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May 21, 2014 (newstodate): Greenland's Airports, Mittarfeqarfiit and the Icelandic company Air Iceland Cargo are to cooperate closely on enhancing airfreight in Greenland.
Under the newly signed agreement, the two parties will make it easier to import consumer goods, especially perishables, into four airports in Greenland.
As part of the agreement, Air Iceland will deliver one de-icing vehicle to Mittarfeqarfiit's Kulusuk Airport to raise regularity under adverse winter conditions that have so far been causing many delays and cancellations.
Another element is an agreement on cargo handling including delivery of new systems easing the export and import of cargo shipments at the airports concerned.
The parties have also agreed on new cargo training classes for Mittarfeqarfiit staff, a new pricing structure to ease invoicing and calculations, implementation of a new cooling container for perishables at Nuuk Airport, and deliveries by Air Iceland of technical handling equipment at the airports at Nuuk and Ilulissat.
In 2013, the carrier transported about 800 tonnes of cargo on its fleet of five Fokker F50 and two Bombardier Dash 8-200 aircraft that can be reconfigured to take cabin cargo containers.
Air Iceland is part of the the Icelandair Group and works in cooperation with Icelandair Cargo.
Under the newly signed agreement, the two parties will make it easier to import consumer goods, especially perishables, into four airports in Greenland.
As part of the agreement, Air Iceland will deliver one de-icing vehicle to Mittarfeqarfiit's Kulusuk Airport to raise regularity under adverse winter conditions that have so far been causing many delays and cancellations.
Another element is an agreement on cargo handling including delivery of new systems easing the export and import of cargo shipments at the airports concerned.
The parties have also agreed on new cargo training classes for Mittarfeqarfiit staff, a new pricing structure to ease invoicing and calculations, implementation of a new cooling container for perishables at Nuuk Airport, and deliveries by Air Iceland of technical handling equipment at the airports at Nuuk and Ilulissat.
In 2013, the carrier transported about 800 tonnes of cargo on its fleet of five Fokker F50 and two Bombardier Dash 8-200 aircraft that can be reconfigured to take cabin cargo containers.
Air Iceland is part of the the Icelandair Group and works in cooperation with Icelandair Cargo.