DHL Express gets creative with new aviation partnerships

Pallets of air cargo on carts waiting to be loaded into a white plane at night.

DHL Express last week made two unusual additions to its roster of contract carriers that bring with them extra aircraft to help the parcel carrier meet escalating growth in e-commerce shipments.

The express delivery arm of postal and logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL Group (DIX: DPW) arranged for German leisure airline Condor and a start-up cargo division of Latvian carrier SmartLynx to fly packages in its European air network.

The first cargo flights under the Condor partnership began last week....

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RMT responds to COVID-19 jobs threat on Condor Channel Isl‎ands ferries

Mick Cash

RMT responds to COVID-19 jobs threat on Condor Channel Isl‎ands ferries

RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said: “The UK Government has just given millions to Condor’s new owner, Brittany Ferries as part of the £35m freight ferries package announced yesterday.

“And the very next day Condor is sizing up local seafarers for the chop and replacing them with cheaper foreign seafarers further down the line when Covid-19 recedes and passengers return.

“We urge Brittany Ferries and Condor to get...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/05/19/rmt-responds-to-covid-19-jobs-threat-on-condor-channel-isl‎ands-ferries/