BDP Solutions Ltd is currently upgrading the cargo handling system for Silk Way at the Baku Logistics Centre. The upgrade will convert the existing single-level system (installed 6 years ago) to a multi-level system, served by 2 Elevating Transfer Vehicles (ETVs). This upgrade will more than double the cargo terminal handling capacity with the capability of loading / unloading 2 747 freighters simultaneously. The new system will be fully operational by January 2012.
The three directors of BDP Solutions - Uwe Beck, Keith Damen, Steve Perry – are well known throughout the air cargo industry, previously holding Managing Director positions at ALS and CDG Systems.
Uwe, Keith and Steve have combined air cargo handling experience of over 70 years and have been involved in over thirty projects throughout the world, working with many renowned air cargo handling companies. As a result of this wealth of experience, BDP now have a 360˚ vision when approaching air cargo-handling solutions.
We go the extra distance…
At BDP each project is not a sprint to the finish line; our endurance guides customers over the longer term and we go that extra mile for each of them.
Our relationship with our customers does not end when a system is completed - this set of values enables us to maintain long-standing and strong customer relationships. We consider ourselves to be ‘in it for the long haul’ with our clients.
We offer a full service, beginning with the initial stages of throughput analysis and conceptual design, right through to after sales support.
Visit: www.bdp-solutions.co.uk
Cargolux is one of the leading suppliers of high-quality, worldwide scheduled and charter air cargo services. The company offers more than 40 years of experience and, today, ranks tenth worldwide, measured in tonne-kilometers flown, while it remains the biggest all-cargo airline in Europe.
Cargolux is an integrated transportation company. Its business is cargo. Only.
Its investment is in the skills, equipment and technology that benefit its customers. Its long-term arrangements and flexible route structure add value to its customers’ product.
Cargolux uses a modern fleet of B747-400 freighter aircraft and a number of trucking contractors to move valuable and time-sensitive commodities on its worldwide network, covering more than 90 destinations in over 50 countries,
Cargolux is the launch customer for Boeing’s new 747-8F with 13 aircraft on order.
“At Cargolux, we continue to adapt our structures to accommodate a company that is prepared to grow in line with the global airfreight market,” says Cargolux President and CEO, Frank Reimen. “We continue to accompany our customers on potential growth markets and reinforce our position on the crossroads of the major trade flows worldwide.”
Over the years, innovative concepts and the constant drive for high quality services have earned Cargolux a number of awards, including the ‘Best All Cargo Airline’ award that the company received for four consecutive years by the readers of the trade magazine Air Cargo News in recognition of the its exemplary role as a first class provider of air cargo services to the industry.
Visit: www.cargolux.com
Chapman Freeborn is the world's leading air charter service company, with a proven reputation for innovation, expertise and professionalism.
Chapman Freeborn was established in 1973 and has 30 offices in 23 countries worldwide. The company employs over 400 staff and annual group turnover stands at around US $800 million. Chapman Freeborn provides over 6,000 cargo and passenger aircraft charters a year, in addition to many ACMI, wet and dry aircraft lease arrangements.
Chapman Freeborn's core business is arranging cargo and passenger aircraft charters for a wide ranging client base including freight forwarders, international aid agencies, major corporations, governments, and a host of industries around the globe. Chapman Freeborn also provides clients with specialised On Board Courier (OBC) services that complement its cargo charter services.
International freight forwarders and airlines voted Chapman Freeborn Air Cargo Charter Broker of the Year at the ACW World Air Cargo Awards in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Visit: http://www.chapman-freeborn.com/
Global Cargo Management has gained a strong international reputation for competence in two specialty areas: As General Sales Agents for airlines, primarily within the German air cargo market, and as Airfreight Brokers for worldwide charters and transportation of high-value goods.
As a GSA with wide-ranging expertise and experience in airfreight sales, we are uniquely able to work as the exclusive representatives for passenger, cargo and combination airlines to perform marketing, project organization and management, and consignments with maximum flexibility and high standards of quality.
As experienced Airfreight Brokers for worldwide charters, we have gained extensive knowledge of transporting specialized and high-value goods like luxury automobiles.
Our experienced, dedicated team of airfreight and logistics experts can help you find your best, short or long-term solution for:
• Ad-hoc/regular, part- or full-charter
• Aircraft type and route evaluation
• Project management
• Cargo handling and distribution operations
• Dry- and wet-lease contracts
• Implementation and development of freighter routes
• Traffic rights and regulatory affairs
• Airline cargo sales, representation and assistance
• Airline all-cargo business plans and strategies
Our International Locations
As emerging international GSA GCM is now conquering the new and fast-growing air cargo markets in India, the United Arab Emirates and South Africa.
For further information, kindly please visit our homepage www.gcm-logistics.com
Kales Group and its Kales Airline Services offices has become a major player in Global Airline GSSA business with Peter Kales and the management team in the cockpit having 35 offices in more than 20 different countries. Already more than 100 Airlines have appointed Kales Airline Services to sell their cargo and/or passenger products. Daily hundreds of people cross the globe with a ticket purchased directly or indirectly through Kales Airline Services. Every minute, somewhere in the world, a shipment booked through Kales Airline Services is being loaded on an aircraft. Over the last 16 years our expanding network of offices are delivering our customers a flexible and last but not least : personal service. We are proud to (re)present our airline partners to the industry and offer them the best dedication within the fields of Cargo, Passenger and Charter Services and continuously deliver Service in Every Direction!
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Lufthansa Consulting is an aviation and management consulting company which is dedicated to assist international clients from the aviation sector and related industries to successfully meet the challenges of the future. As an independent subsidiary of the Lufthansa Aviation Group (Deutsche Lufthansa AG), Lufthansa Consulting is in the unique position of offering comprehensive consultancy and expertise to aviation specific client groups: air carriers, airport authorities, governments, investors, financial institutions, manufacturers, other industries and service related entities.
We identify improvement potentials quickly and offer customized consulting solutions including know-how transfer and implementation, applying the diversified experience of the entire Lufthansa Group. Our consultants have extensive industry experience and apply highly developed methods and skills to achieve innovative and durable solutions. Our clients benefit from customized business solutions designed by consultants with a global understanding of the industry and in-depth knowledge of factors which are critical for success. We know the aviation business!
Visit our website: www.LHConsulting.com
SITA is the world's leading specialist in air transport communications and IT solutions. SITA delivers and manages business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world’s most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
SITA’s portfolio includes managed global communications, infrastructure and outsourcing services, as well as services for airline commercial management and passenger operations, flight operations, aircraft operations and air-to-ground communications, airport management and operations, baggage operations, transportation security and border management, cargo operations and more.
SITA has two main subsidiaries: OnAir, which is the leading provider of in-flight connectivity, and CHAMP Cargosystems, the world's only IT company dedicated solely to air cargo.
CHAMP is the global leader in supplying cost-effective, new generation IT solutions, as well as business and process optimization services to the air cargo industry.
SITA is one of the world's most international companies. Its global reach is based on local presence, with services for over 550 air transport industry members and 3,200 customers in over 200 countries and territories. SITA today employs people of more than 140 nationalities, speaking over 70 different languages.
Visit: www.sita.aero
The company "SW Holding" was established on July 14, 2006. The purpose of establishing of company "SW Holding" was necessity of activity coordination of subdivisions, included in the field of strategic planning. Policy, started by the National leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev and successfully continued by the President of the Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev has allowed to the company "SW Holding" to take one of the leading places in a private sector of economy of Azerbaijan.
Today's "SW Holding" includes 23 companies working, basically, in the sphere of aviation business. More than 3000 highly skilled specialists work at the enterprises of the company. The permanent work is carried out on technical updating and adoption of modern technologies. For more detailed information on activities of each of the companies, please see the presented site of "SW Holding".
Visit: http://swh.az
