LATIN American player LAN Airlines has recorded total revenues in the first quarter of 2011 at US$1.365 billion compared to…
April 2011
US indicts former Air France Cargo execs
26 / 04 / 2011
A US court has indicted two former Air France Cargo executives for conspiring to fix airfreight surcharges and rates. The…
Air China launches freighters to Frankfurt
25 / 04 / 2011
AIR China Cargo has became the first airline in Dalian to offer cargo flights to Europe. A 747-400 freighter took…
The rusty airport cargo run
25 / 04 / 2011
NEWS comes from India that modern equipment at Chennai airport is desperately needed. Rusty and rickety vehicles and equipment are…
BA chairman outlines airport security measures
25 / 04 / 2011
THE chairman of British Airways Martin Broughton has attacked current airport security measures, and offered a series of new steps…
Construction on Edmonton cargo facility underway
25 / 04 / 2011
CONSTRUCTION on a new multi-tenant cargo facility at Edmonton International Airport in Canada began on 20 April. Edmonton Air Cargo…
Mattala Airport in perishable cargo mould
25 / 04 / 2011
MATTALA airport in southern Sri Lankan, which is currently under construction, will be used as a principal cargo hub where…
People update 26 April
25 / 04 / 2011
AIR Cargo News reviews who has moved where in the air cargo industry recently. JADE Cargo has named Lufthansa Cargo…
EU lifts ban on Indonesian cargo airlines
25 / 04 / 2011
INDONESIAN cargo airlines Air Maleo, Asia Link, Cardig Air and Republic Express have been permitted to enter the European fly…
Etihad on cargo high
25 / 04 / 2011
A JUMP of 22 per cent in cargo carried by Etihad in the first quarter of 2011 is nursing the…
Hawaii says ‘aloha’ to Easter eggs
25 / 04 / 2011
THEY may not have been covered in chocolate, but 20,000 eggs flown from Honolulu made Easter special for people living…
Delhi cargo handling times dive
25 / 04 / 2011
ONGOING construction work being carried out by Turkish cargo services provider Celebi and DIAL at Delhi Airport’s cargo complex has…
AAWW begins contract talks
25 / 04 / 2011
THE pilots and flight engineers of Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo (AAWW) have begun briefings on a joint collective…
First 747-8 test freighter heads to Texas
25 / 04 / 2011
IN May Boeing will send the first 747-8 freighter test aircraft to its global services and support site in San…
US airport update 20 April
19 / 04 / 2011
AIR Cargo News reports on new cargo developments at airports in the US. Chicago Rockford Airport has received conditional approval…
Lufthansa volumes gain 20 per cent
19 / 04 / 2011
IN the first quarter of the year Lufthansa Cargo, which won this year’s Cargo Airline of the Year award, increased…
FedEx opens up Asian route
19 / 04 / 2011
FEDEX Express’ newly-acquired 777F will focus on serving India and the Middle East. “We are getting heavy cargo demand from…
Improving Customs technology in Southeast Asia
19 / 04 / 2011
TWO different but not exclusive approaches to the challenges Customs services face in Asia were outlined at TIACA’s Executive Summit…
Estonian cargo up
18 / 04 / 2011
ESTONIA’s Tallinn Airport registered cargo turnover growth of 74.5 per cent in March at 1,062 tonnes, with airfreight contributing 961…
Global airport update 19 April
18 / 04 / 2011
AIR Cargo News reports on new cargo developments at airports around the world. In Europe, Manchester Airport (pictured) will be…