DUTCH freight player TNT Express has capitalised on growing Europe-UAE traffic by opening a new cargo hub at Dubai International…
March 2011
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…
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…
Turmoil in Libya sparks relief movement
07 / 03 / 2011
AS NATO discusses a possible military intervention in war-torn Libya, humanitarian and general cargo destined for refugees and businesses alike…
FedEx accelerates 757 shift
07 / 03 / 2011
RECYCLING has its benefits. The world’s largest cargo airline FedEx will buy 18 used 757s and convert them into freighters…
Bomb hoaxer arrested in Jamaica
07 / 03 / 2011
THE man behind a bomb hoax, which forced a two-day suspension of cargo shipments to the US from Jamaica, has…
Airports update
07 / 03 / 2011
AIR Cargo News reports on new cargo developments at airports around the world. In North America, Reno-Tahoe International Airport and…
Turkish Airlines orders three freighters
07 / 03 / 2011
THREE is the magic number. Turkish Airlines has signed an order for three A330-200 freighters to add to its existing…
IATA World Cargo Symposium – Progress is vital but who will pay
07 / 03 / 2011
CONSTANT vigilance was the message at IATA’s World Cargo Symposium opening plenary. Both Des Vertannes, global head of cargo, and…
Thai enters twin conversion programme
06 / 03 / 2011
THAI Airways will extend the life of its passenger aircraft by 10-15 years by converting them into freighters. In an…
Kuehne + Nagel to exceed a million tonnes a year
06 / 03 / 2011
FREIGHT forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) is looking to lift airfreight volumes by 500,000 tonnes a year in the next…
All change for Damco
06 / 03 / 2011
DENMARK-headquartered freight forwarder Damco has seen a recent change in profits as well as people. Total 2010 revenues were up…
Rover roams international airspace
06 / 03 / 2011
US-based Rover Air Freight has branched out with a new international freight service. Rover will be providing airfreight express, ocean…
AA expands international footprint
03 / 03 / 2011
AMERICAN Airlines (AA) has opened a new freight facility in the Dominican Republic and started a new route to Japan….
Stansted welcomes new 777F
03 / 03 / 2011
LONDON Stansted Airport has unveiled a first-of-its-kind 777 scheduled cargo aircraft. FedEx Express revealed its new Boeing 777F aircraft at…
Cargoitalia makes a Customs first
03 / 03 / 2011
FOUR months ahead of a national deadline, Cargoitalia has become the first airline in Italy to submit the new electronic…
Budapest bags first cargo tenant
03 / 03 / 2011
IT will not be complete until next year, and yet Budapest Airport’s air cargo centre has secured its first tenant…
Saudia extends European GSA network
02 / 03 / 2011
SAUDI Airlines Cargo Company is stretching its legs in Europe with the appointment of seven general sales agents (GSAs). The…
Cargojet earnings tumble
02 / 03 / 2011
CANADA-based time-sensitive overnight air cargo services provider Cargojet recorded a slump in earnings during 2010. While total revenues were up…
Lufthansa Cargo encourages green fuel trials
02 / 03 / 2011
SINCE 2008 airlines including Japan Airlines, Air New Zealand and Continental Airlines to name a few, have operated test flights…
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