ALMOST 4,000 Qantas freight, baggage handlers and ground staff will go on strike for four hours from 05:00 am on…
Panalpina upgrades to -8F
14 / 09 / 2011
FORWARDER Panalpina will lease two 747-8Fs from Atlas Air. The multi-year aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance contract will see the…
Air France-KLM’s cargo cold-shoulder
12 / 09 / 2011
THE addition of at least six new routes this year using dedicated freighters and belly capacity has left Air France…
IAG cargo’s slide
12 / 09 / 2011
INTERNATIONAL Airlines Group’s (IAG) August cargo performance saw a 2.3 per cent gain in capacity from August 2010 but a…
CAM’s Qantas conversion
11 / 09 / 2011
AIR Transport Services Group subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management plans to convert a Qantas Airways 767-300ER in mid-2012. CAM will purchase…
Freighter crash in Indonesia
11 / 09 / 2011
A SUSI Air Cessna 208-B freighter carrying a cargo of fuel disappeared in remote eastern Indonesia on 9 September. Rescuers…
Mercury acquires TAC
11 / 09 / 2011
AIR CARGO player Mercury Air Group has purchased 50 per cent of the stock of cargo aircraft lessor Trans Asia…
FedEx eyes expansion
11 / 09 / 2011
FEDEX is looking hungrily at the aircraft manufacturers’ menu, as it considers a purchase of up to 50 aircraft. The…
Atlas signs DHL deal
08 / 09 / 2011
ATLAS Air is growing its non-asset-intensive crew, maintenance and insurance (CMI) service solution following a deal with DHL Express. Atlas…
The dash that turned into a marathon
08 / 09 / 2011
CARGOLUX will receive the first two 747-8Fs on 19 September and 21 September respectively, two years after the initial delivery…
Boeing battles with Chinese manufacturers
08 / 09 / 2011
HOME-GROWN aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft (Comac) is putting pressure on Boeing to fulfil China’s expected freighter fleet boom. Chinese air…
All systems go for Apollo
07 / 09 / 2011
APOLLO Freight has started construction on a 15,663 sq ft perishable centre at an off-airport warehouse adjacent to Los Angeles…
Lovers collide in the skies
07 / 09 / 2011
ON 3 September two freighter pilots – boyfriend and girlfriend – crashed into one another following an unsuccessful manoeuvre in…
DHL’s Southern trio
07 / 09 / 2011
DHL Express is adding capacity thanks to an air service agreement with Southern Air Holdings to operate three new 777…
Lufthansa lands North America GSA
07 / 09 / 2011
LUFTHANSA Cargo Charter is doubling its presence in North America following an agreement with general sales agent Airline Network Services…
Martinair moves cargo to DWC
07 / 09 / 2011
MARTINAIR Cargo has launched operations from Dubai World Central (DWC) in the UAE. The carrier will fly six times a…
Air France-KLM cargo dips
06 / 09 / 2011
DURING the month of August cargo traffic was down 0.2 per cent from a year earlier with capacity up 2.8…
Emirates SkyCargo flies to Oz
06 / 09 / 2011
EMIRATES SkyCargo is on a mission to meet cargo demand at the corners of the earth. The Middle Eastern carrier…
Menzies to handle ABC Amsterdam cargo
05 / 09 / 2011
MENZIES Aviation has signed a five-year contract with AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) to handle its cargo at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (the…
A new airline for a new country
05 / 09 / 2011
SOUTHERN SUDAN start-up airline Southern Star is getting off the ground thanks to Kenya-based aircraft leasing company ALS. ALS is…