NEW Zealand is charging multinational freight forwarders for fixing surcharges and fees on airfreight to and from New Zealand from…
Volga-Dnepr ramps up its freighter fleet
02 / 09 / 2010
VOLGA-Dnepr Airlines of Russia has confirmed it will take delivery of its fourth and fifth new generation Il-76TD-90VD freighters in…
DFW rides the Asian wave
02 / 09 / 2010
DALLAS/Fort Worth International Airport has been riding the wave of Asian imports into the US. In the 12-month period to…
Aero Lanka relaunches as Lankan Cargo
31 / 08 / 2010
SRI Lankan airline Aero Lanka is resuming operations, rebranding itself as Lankan Cargo. The carrier has leased a 727-200, which…
Azkar buys ACL
31 / 08 / 2010
SPANISH logistics company Azkar has bought airport cargo handling company ACL (Cargo Aerospace Logistics). ACL currently manages operations for AirBridgeCargo…
ANA adds regional freighter flights
31 / 08 / 2010
JAPAN’S All Nippon Airways (ANA) is increasing its regional freighter operations. From 31 October, the carrier will add new flights…
Green light for Air China, Cathay joint venture
31 / 08 / 2010
AIR China has received approval to start an air cargo joint venture with Cathay Pacific Airways. Permission from China’s National…
JAL plans profit in 2013
30 / 08 / 2010
JAPAN Airlines (JAL) has filed additional plans for its future reorganisation. The carrier, which in March had debts of ¥959…
Northwest Cargo fined USD38m for pricefixing
30 / 08 / 2010
A US judge has fined Northwest Airlines Cargo US$38 million for price-fixing air cargo charges. Prosecutors proved that the division,…
Second Exin crash at Tallinn
30 / 08 / 2010
ESTONIA’S Tallinn Airport was closed last week after a freighter crashed during takeoff. Erik Sakkov, board member of Tallinn Airport,…
Iberia’s shrinking losses bolster merger hope
30 / 08 / 2010
IMPROVING air cargo demand allowed Spain’s Iberia to post better-than-expected results for the first half of the year. The carrier…
Tan buys majority share of Johnny Cargo
30 / 08 / 2010
LUCIO Tan Jr, via MRC Allied, has finalised the purchase of a 56 per cent stake in the Filipino-owned but…
Tri-MG flies again
26 / 08 / 2010
INDONESIA has reissued a business permit for Tri-MG, a cargo airline that had its business permit revoked by the government…
First freighter flies Shanghai-St Louis route
26 / 08 / 2010
A CARGO test flight from China has flown to St. Louis (US) MidAmerica Airport from Shanghai. The flight was the…
Second 777-200F for China Southern
26 / 08 / 2010
CHINA Southern Airlines has taken delivery of its fifth 777-200 freighter. This is the second of the type the airline…
Dreamliner delayed…again
26 / 08 / 2010
BOEING has delayed delivery of the 787 Dreamliner aircraft again to the first quarter of 2011. The first customer will…
Finnair plans cargo freighter service to India
25 / 08 / 2010
FINNAIR Cargo is planning to launch a freighter service between Helsinki (Finland) and Mumbai (India). “Our experience so far with…
Air China first-half profit up 60 per cent
25 / 08 / 2010
AIR China, one of China’s big three airlines, recorded a 60 per cent rise in its first-half profit compared to…
Kansas airport cargo down
25 / 08 / 2010
BUCKING the trend for recovery Kansas City International Airport has reported a drop in air cargo traffic for the first…
Bout extradition to US hits problems
24 / 08 / 2010
THAILAND has agreed to extradite air cargo arms dealer, Viktor Bout, to the US but legal wranglings may still see…