AUSTRALIAN airfreight fell 9.2 per cent in 2008/9 compared with 2007/8, down to 709,374 tonnes. This comprised 398,362 tonnes (or…
July 2010
AF-KLM Cargo ups capacity to Tokyo
12 / 07 / 2010
AIR France-KLM Cargo is increasing capacity to Tokyo following the recent recovery in demand for airfreight. From 3 September, it…
Lufthansa Cargo sees solid first half rise
12 / 07 / 2010
LUFTHANSA Cargo carried 830,000 tonnes of freight and mail in the first six months of 2010, nearly 20 per cent…
Cargo backlog plagues Air India
11 / 07 / 2010
A FAULTY cargo scanner at Air India’s Chennai warehouse brought the clearance of airfreight to a standstill last week. However,…
Vueling appoints WFS in UK
11 / 07 / 2010
SPAIN’S Vueling Airlines has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) cargo handling agent at London Heathrow and Edinburgh. The airline operates…
New Nairobi handler picks Carroll to head up sales
11 / 07 / 2010
TRANSGLOBAL Cargo Centre – the new on-airport perishables handler at Kenya’s Nairobi Airport – has appointed Mark Carroll (right) its…
Airfreight recovery slows in Japan
11 / 07 / 2010
JAPAN’S airfreight levels have recovered with the rest of the global industry, but recovered gains are starting to slip, for…
Air France-KLM settles cargo price-fixing claims
11 / 07 / 2010
AIR France-KLM has agreed to pay US87, million to have its price-fixing charges dropped in the US. “Air France, KLM…
Is e-freight finally finding some traction
08 / 07 / 2010
THE troubled and often painfully slow e-freight project received a boost in early July when Emirates SkyCargo announced that total…
Huge fire breaks out at Heathrow warehouse – UPDATED
08 / 07 / 2010
A LARGE fire has broken out in a warehouse at London Heathrow Airport. Dozens of firefighters are tackling the blaze…
Another one bites the dust
08 / 07 / 2010
A SECOND significant all-cargo airline is to be wound-up, following on from the failure of MK Airlines earlier this year….
Turkish Airlines prepares for a step-up in capacity
08 / 07 / 2010
TURKISH Cargo is gearing itself up for the introduction of major new freighter capacity much earlier than expected, when it…
Korean is number one for sixth year in a row
08 / 07 / 2010
NEW IATA statistics have shown that Korean Air maintained its position at the top of the international scheduled air cargo…
Toll in UK double swoop
08 / 07 / 2010
AUSTRALIA’S Toll Group becomes one of the largest freight forwarders in the UK after it announced the acquisition of Genesis…
TCC wins Hellenic contract
07 / 07 / 2010
JOHANNESBURG-based GSSA The Cargo Connection has won the contract to represent Hellenic Imperial Airways throughout South Africa. The airline launched…
Boeing finalises configuration of 787-9
07 / 07 / 2010
BOEING has announced the firm configuration for the new stretch version 787-9 Dreamliner. “Firm configuration means the airplane’s structural, propulsion…
Hactl increases gain
07 / 07 / 2010
HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) handled a total of 245,352 tonnes in June, up 30.5 per cent year-on-year….
BDO acquires Spain’s Euromodal
07 / 07 / 2010
BDP International has completed its phased acquisition of Euromodal, taking 100 per cent ownership of the Spanish logistics firm. The…
TNT lifts capacity to China
06 / 07 / 2010
DUTCH logistics group TNT is raising airfreight capacity to China thanks to strong demand. According to the Chinese General Administration…
Lufthansa Cargo ready for screening ahead of deadline
06 / 07 / 2010
LUFTHANSA Cargo has achieved full compliance of the new, tougher cargo screening requirements imposed by the US Transportation Security Administration…