April 2008

Hactl goes undercover in Hong Kong

HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has announced new investments in additional facility enhancement projects to further upgrade its…

Read More

LH Cargo sets Krasnoyarsk ball in motion

AFTER being forced to move its main stop over hub from Astana, Kazakhstan to Krasnoyarsk in Russia, by stronghand Russian…

Read More

Cargo Airline of the Year award

VIRGIN have been crowned Cargo Airline of the Year, for the sixth time at Air Cargo News’ prestigious award ceremony…

Read More

AirBridge adds Budapest

FOLLOWING the arrival of the third Boeing 747 freighter into its fleet, AirBridgeCargo Airlines has extended its route network with…

Read More

Menzies secures Thai contract at LHR

MENZIES Aviation announced the award of a further three year contract with Thai Airways International for cargo handling at London…

Read More

AMI Express slashes rates

AMI Express, has launched a new drive for heavier express shipments, with dramatic reductions on its rates from the UK…

Read More

Cuba courts Volga for new cargo hub

RUSSIA’s Ministry of Transport has invited Volga-Dnepr Group to participate in a project to explore the potential development of an…

Read More

Prestwick posts new cargo peak

GLASGOW Prestwick Airport’s performance in March signalled a strong end to the 2007/08 financial year. The airport handled 192,142 passengers…

Read More

Great Wall heads for the USA

GREAT Wall Airlines announced that it will commence B747-400 freighter services to the USA from 1 June, 2008. The new…

Read More

Etihad picks Descartes for EDI services

ETIHAD Crystal Cargo, has selected Descartes’ global logistics network (GLN) to provide its air cargo electronic data interchange (EDI) services….

Read More

Aramex opens new facility

ARAMEX has unveiled its new InfoFort facility at a special ceremony in Jebel Ali Free Zone. The AED 55 million…

Read More

New Russian service to the Far East

AIRBRIDGE Cargo Airlines, has launched non-stop services to Moscow from Shanghai and Hong Kong. Using the recently-delivered extended range Boeing…

Read More

Ocean calls in the receivers

OCEAN Airlines has finally called in receivers after months of vainly attempting to refinance the company, following its decision to…

Read More

Ukrainian cargo airline hit by EU ban

UKRAINE Cargo Airways has been added to the EU blacklist of airlines banned from flying in EU airspace. The carrier…

Read More

Aeroflot add Almaty

AERFLOT Cargo has launched a new weekly DC10 freighter service from Frankfurt Hahn to Almaty, Kazakhstan via Moscow. The first…

Read More

ACI backs industry action on climate change

AIRPORTS Council International member airports, have responded strongly in favour of a cross-industry declaration “Aviation Industry Commitment to Action Climate…

Read More

Panalpinas Nigeria scandal affects Q1 profits

COMPARED to the 1st quarter 2007, the global transport and logistics group Panalpina, has increased its net forwarding revenue in…

Read More

CCN gains C2K seal of approval

CARGO 2000 has awarded a quality accreditation certificate to Cargo Community Network for providing IT solutions that measures, manages and…

Read More

Chapman sets new horse transport record

CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering, arranged a charter of a B747-200F with MK Airlines to transport 73 show-jumping horses from the Netherlands…

Read More

ITF hypes up green credentials

ITF Infotech has proclaimed itself the world’s greenest IT company and is the only carbon and water positive company in…

Read More