A 2010 Airports Council International (ACI) report reveals cargo rose strongly by 15.2 per cent as compared to 2009. In…
March 2011
Security training underway at Africa’s airports
14 / 03 / 2011
STAFF at African airports are rapidly undertaking security training programmes, the latest of which began in Dakar on 14 March….
Air India obtains safety audit
14 / 03 / 2011
Air India has received the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO). During the audit, airline’s headquarters’ organisation and management…
Swift Freight changes hands
14 / 03 / 2011
THREE years after it acquired transportation and logistics solutions provider Swift Freight, Barloworld Logistics Middle East & Asia has sold…
FedEx calls Japan’s Narita a no-fly zone
14 / 03 / 2011
FOLLOWING an assessment of local issues, FedEx has pulled airfreight bound for Japan’s Narita airport. Widespread destruction, a lack of…
Cargo routes update 14 March
13 / 03 / 2011
AIR Cargo News reports on new cargo carrier routes around the world. Saudi Cargo will extend the frequency of its…
Airports update 14 March
13 / 03 / 2011
AIR Cargo News reports on new cargo developments at airports around the world this week. Expansion plans at Indianapolis International…
Adac to construct cargo facilities
13 / 03 / 2011
THE United Arab Emirates government’s development plans have spurred Abu Dhabi Airports Company (Adac) to consider new cargo facilities at…
The Americas assist Lufthansa Cargo lift
13 / 03 / 2011
LUFTHANSA Cargo continues its successful start to the year with a 25.2 per cent increase in freight traffic in February…
TSA change causes cargo fury
10 / 03 / 2011
ANGER greeted the US’ Transport Security Administration’s (TSA) representative, Warren Miller, this week over the TSA’s latest emergency amendment that…
People update March 2011
10 / 03 / 2011
AIR Cargo News reviews who has moved where in the air cargo industry this March. All-cargo airline Avient’s managing director…
Air cargo carriers ascend in 2010
10 / 03 / 2011
THE story last year was largely one of success for air cargo companies across the world. Each 2010 financial year…
Airports update 11 March
10 / 03 / 2011
AIR Cargo News reports on new cargo developments at airports around the world this week. In Europe, Fraport (pictured) saw…
New cargo carrier flies from Florida
09 / 03 / 2011
FLORIDA-based Charter Logic Holdings has launched a worldwide air cargo division. Building on the back of recent charter cargo trips…
Iberia invests in cargo terminal
09 / 03 / 2011
IBERIA will build a 39,000m2 cargo terminal at the Madrid-Barajas airport in Spain. With support from national airport and traffic…
Chinese credit lifts off African airline
09 / 03 / 2011
IT is no secret that Chinese investors are pumping huge sums into Africa, the ‘emerging’ continent. These funds have now…
Air France-KLM cargo stalls in Chinese New Year
09 / 03 / 2011
NOT every New Year is a cause for celebration. Air France-KLM’s February 2011 cargo figures have taken a knock thanks…
Ude steps down; Appel promotes DHL courier man
09 / 03 / 2011
ON 9 March Air Cargo News broke the news that Hermann Ude, DHL Global Forwarding’s chief executive officer, is leaving…
ATSG ends 2010 on a high
08 / 03 / 2011
AIRCRAFT leasing, cargo transportation and maintenance company Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has reported earnings of US$11.8 million on revenues…
North America trails the world’s airports league
08 / 03 / 2011
The international association of the world’s airports, Airport Council International (ACI), has reassured the air cargo world that airports are…