HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) handled a total of 244,087 tonnes in March, with cumulative tonnage for the…
April 2010
MK Airlines forced from the sky
08 / 04 / 2010
MK Airlines has suspended all flying after the struggling cargo carrier failed to secure sufficient funding to continue its operations….
BAWC and DHL sign airfreight security agreement
07 / 04 / 2010
DHL Global Forwarding and British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sees BA join…
Lufthansa strike called off
07 / 04 / 2010
LUFTHANSA pilots have cancelled their threatened four-day strike following successful negotiations between the carrier and their union, Cockpit. Both parties…
Centurion Air Cargo bid for Arrow
07 / 04 / 2010
AIR Cargo News has learned from sources within Centurion that owner and chairman Alfonso Rey has firmed up a bid…
Japanese airline to offer temperature-controlled cargo
07 / 04 / 2010
NIPPON Cargo Airlines has signed a global lease agreement with Envirotainer for active temperature-controlled air cargo containers. The agreement supports…
ABC takes on fifth 747-400F
07 / 04 / 2010
AIRBRIDGECARGO Airlines (ABC) has added a fifth 747-400 freighter to its fleet. This brings the airline’s total freighter fleet to…
Vertannes is IATA’s new Global Head of Cargo
07 / 04 / 2010
Air Cargo News can exclusively reveal that Etihad’s executive vice-president cargo is leaving his current position and taking the role…
Viva Macau shut down for good
06 / 04 / 2010
DESPITE previously vowing “we’ll be back”, Viva Macau has now admitted that it is winding down operations. The Civil Aviation…
Evergreen sues Boeing over Atlas ‘conspiracy’
06 / 04 / 2010
EVERGREEN is suing Boeing over the abrupt cancellation of its contract to operate the Dreamlifter. “Boeing committed bad faith and…
ATSG makes Corrado CCO, profits up
06 / 04 / 2010
AIR Transport Services Group (ATSG) has appointed Rich Corrado as chief commercial officer of ATSG and president of Cargo Aircraft…
MAS orders two A300-200Fs
06 / 04 / 2010
MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS), has ordered two A330-200 freighters with an option for two more. The first is expected in September…
Desperate Air India makes Baldauf COO
05 / 04 / 2010
AIR India (AI), in an effort to recover its fortunes before it goes the same way as Japan Airlines, has…
BA closes JFK cargo operations
05 / 04 / 2010
BRITISH Airways (BA) is to close its cargo operation at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York this summer. According…
China Southern joins SkyTeam Cargo
05 / 04 / 2010
WHEN China Southern Airlines joins SkyTeam Cargo in November it will become the first Chinese airline to join an international…