LUFTHANSA Cargo moved 17.9 per cent more air cargo in August compared to last year, up to 155,000 metric tons….
September 2010
Fraudsters target Cargolux
09 / 09 / 2010
FRAUDSTERS are targeting customers of Cargolux, claiming to be representatives of the all-cargo airline. Robert van de Weg, Cargolux’s senior…
Double-dip air cargo recession “unlikely”
09 / 09 / 2010
FIGURES suggest a double-dip recession in air cargo is now unlikely, report IATA. Writing in its Cargo e-Chartbook Q3 2010…
China Airlines to expand air cargo services
09 / 09 / 2010
CHINA Airlines (CAL) is launching three new freighter routes in September. From 4 September the airline will fly once a…
Czech Airlines shakes up European network
09 / 09 / 2010
CZECH Airlines is slashing its winter schedule in the biggest shake up of its European network in years. Notably, the…
Hong Kong Airlines receives new A330-200F
07 / 09 / 2010
HONG Kong Airlines has taken delivery of a new A330-200 freighter from Aircastle. The freighter is the first of three…
AEI redelivers four 737Fs in third quarter
07 / 09 / 2010
AERONAUTICAL Engineers (AEI) redelivered four 737SF conversions in the third quarter, 2010. The first, a 23-year-old 737-300 was sent to…
UPS freighter on fire before crash
07 / 09 / 2010
INVESTIGATORS into the recent UPS freighter crash in Dubai, which killed both pilots, have confirmed a fire broke out in…
Freight rates will fall in second half
07 / 09 / 2010
INTERNATIONAL freight rates are forecasted to fall in the second half of 2010 due to overcapacity and slowing demand. Rates…
Singapore Airlines names new CEO
06 / 09 / 2010
SINGAPORE Airlines has made Goh Choon Phong (right) its chief executive officer. Goh replaces Chew Choon Seng, who retires at…
Stop complaining, says FAA to American over record fine
06 / 09 / 2010
THE record US$24.2 million fine levied against American Airlines (AA) for poor maintenance of its aircraft could have been more…
Agility fraud charges could be dropped on a technicality
06 / 09 / 2010
FRAUD charges against Agility may be dropped on a technicality. A US magistrate ruled that the Department of Justice (DoJ)…
China Eastern air cargo revenue up 175 per cent
06 / 09 / 2010
CHINA Eastern Airlines handled 2,122 million tonne-kilometres of cargo and mail in the first six months of the year, an…
Polar Air Cargo fined $17.4m for pricefixing
05 / 09 / 2010
POLAR Air Cargo has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a US$17.4 million fine for conspiring to fix airfreight charges….
UPS freighter crashes in Dubai, killing pilots
05 / 09 / 2010
A UPS freighter crashed in Dubai on Friday 3 September killing the two pilots. They have been named as Captain…
BA, Iberia plan future buy outs
05 / 09 / 2010
WITH their merger not even finalised, British Airways (BA) and Iberia are already drawing up plans for future acquisitions, with…
Etihad starts A330-200F services
05 / 09 / 2010
ETIHAD Crystal Cargo has started scheduled services with its first Airbus A330-200 freighter, operating from Abu Dhabi to Tripoli (Libya)….
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…
Centurion buys Arrow Cargo in auction
02 / 09 / 2010
DEPENDANT on final court approval at a sale hearing on 7 September, Centurion Air Cargo has bought the bankrupt Arrow…
© Designed by Air Cargo News
