Daily Archives: June 19, 2017

DHL awards second A330-300P2F conversion contract to ST Aerospace

DHL awarded a second tranche A330-300P2F (Passenger-to-Freighter) conversion contract to ST Aerospace’s subsidiary, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), which is jointly owned with Airbus Group. DHL awarded a second tranche A330-300P2F (Passenger-to-Freighter) conversion contract to ST Aerospace's subsidiary, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), which is jointly owned with Airbus Group.This follows the launch contract for four A330-300P2F conversions that was also awarded by DHL Express in July last year. It will further strengthen the global air network of DHL Express and help us to achieve even greater efficiencies in our aviation operations," said Geoff Kehr, Senior Vice President, Global Air F

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UPS Establishes New Peak Shipping Charge

US 06/19/17Atlanta, GAUPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced a new peak charge applicable during selected weeks in November and December 2017 for U.S. “With the new peak charge, per-package costs for many shipments will only marginally increase during this very busy time of the year.” Gershenhorn continued. When shipping packages that exceed UPS’s published maximum size limits, customers are encouraged to consider using UPS Freight. In addition, UPS will apply a peak surcharge on specific international

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Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever Stamp to be Issued Tomorrow

The Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever stamp commemorates the upcoming Aug. 21 eclipse. A total solar eclipse provides us with the only chance to see the Sun’s corona — its extended outer atmosphere — without specialized instruments. Partial eclipses or partial phases of total solar eclipses are never safe to watch without solar eclipse glasses.”Guthakurta recommended learning more on solar eclipse safety, educational and science information at eclipse2017.nasa.gov. Thermochromic InkIn the first U

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