A US court has agreed to Kuehne + Nagel’s (K+N) plea bargain with the US Department of Justice (DoJ). K+N…
Cargo arms dealer incarcerated
03 / 11 / 2011
‘THE Merchant of Death’ Victor Bout has been found guilty of dealing weapons to terrorists on cargo jets. Bout, 44,…
BA bags bmi
03 / 11 / 2011
BRITISH Airways is set to buy rival bmi from Lufthansa at a reported £300 million (US$480 million). Bmi sells belly…
Turkish cargo climbs
03 / 11 / 2011
TURKISH Airlines total cargo carried increased 22.5 per cent from January to September 2011 compared to the same period of…
IAG Cargo receives -8F
03 / 11 / 2011
IAG Cargo has taken delivery of the first of three 747-8 freighters. The freighters, through IAG brand British Airways World…
Hactl adds two carriers
02 / 11 / 2011
HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) has signed a contract to handle cargo for S7 Airlines and Silk Way Airlines….
Panalpina expects stagnant year
02 / 11 / 2011
FREIGHT forwarder Panalpina has lowered its airfreight market growth expectations for 2011 to zero per cent. The group’s third-quarter results…
Boeing says bye to more -8F orders
02 / 11 / 2011
IN a move sure to knock Boeing further, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) will covert five of its 15 orders for…
All go for Alitalia
02 / 11 / 2011
ALITALIA has become the first European Union airline to restart its commercial passenger and cargo flights to and from Libya….
Crashed cargo pilots bodies recovered
01 / 11 / 2011
THE two missing pilots of an Asiana Airlines 747 freighter, which crashed in the East China Sea off of South…
Martinair says bye to passenger
01 / 11 / 2011
DUTCH carrier Martinair has ended its life as a passenger carrier and will now be a cargo-only airline. All of…
Southern Air doubles 777Fs
01 / 11 / 2011
SOUTHERN Air has doubled the number of its leased 777Fs in two weeks. In mid-October the carrier leased two 777Fs…
UK exports may be grounded
31 / 10 / 2011
NEW airfreight safety rules to be implemented next month could put UK exporters out of business. The UK’s Department for…
UK and UAE in airfreight security agreement
31 / 10 / 2011
A YEAR after Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) tried to send two parcel bombs to the US via…
Transaero cargo climbs 30 per cent
31 / 10 / 2011
DURING the first nine months of the year Russian carrier Transaero’s cargo volumes increased 30.2 per cent over the same…
Cathay collects first 747-8 freighter
31 / 10 / 2011
CATHAY Pacific has joined the ‘at last’ club alongside Cargolux following the receipt of its delayed first 747-8F. “The 747-8F…
September freight dips again
30 / 10 / 2011
AIRFREIGHT volumes for the month of September contracted 2.7 per cent compared to September 2010. This is a 0.3 per…
Chapman expands in Australia
30 / 10 / 2011
CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering has acquired Alltrans International in Australia. The new venture – Chapman Freeborn Airchartering – will improve access…
ACS up 20 per cent
30 / 10 / 2011
UK-based Air Charter Service has seen revenue shoot up 20 per cent to £134 million (US$215 million) from £112 million…
Kenya Airways’ cargo kick
27 / 10 / 2011
KENYA Airways has registered a 13.5 per cent surge in second quarter cargo volumes, reaching 16,021 tonnes. Improved conditions, increased…
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