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4 Transglobal New cargo handling facility opens in Nairobi


5 Vietnam Paris-based general sales agent opens in Hanoi


8 ABC handles more charters Russia’s B747 freighter airline is expanding – and keeping busy


12 Pharmaceuticals A business undergoing change


20 European airports


Boosting their capacity and upgrading facilities as business returns


28 Africa is a coutry ready to boom We look at some of the companies preparing for the rush


European airports bounce back


20 REGULARS 4 NEWS


All the latest news from around the world


18 INTERVIEW


Abdullah Soner Akkurt, senior vice president cargo at Turkish Airlines


30 ENDPIECE


Karl Ulrich Garnadt, chairman and CEO of Lufthansa Cargo talks about air cargo security


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Pharmaceuticals – evolving requirements


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