LUFTHANSA Cargo has confirmed its US$1.35 billion order for five 777Fs. Lufthansa Cargo first announced its intention to order the…
May 2011
Hellman airfreight figures rise
19 / 05 / 2011
HELLMANN Worldwide Logistics UK has recorded a nine per cent increase in first quarter airfreight revenue compared with the same…
Air France-KLM cargo profits climb 30 per cent
18 / 05 / 2011
A STRONG fourth quarter has helped Air France-KLM back to profit for the 2010/2011 financial year. During the last quarter…
Volga-Dnepr granted cargo-handling certificate
17 / 05 / 2011
RUSSIA’s Federal Air Transport Agency has permitted Volga-Dnepr Airlines to perform its own cargo handling at Russian airports. The new…
People update 18 May
17 / 05 / 2011
FOUR more air cargo industry executives have been elected on to the board of directors at the International Air Cargo…
WFS expands European footprint
17 / 05 / 2011
HEATHROW Airport’s (UK) largest cargo handler, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), has just gotten bigger thanks to a new Continental Airlines…
Lufthansa Cargo cuts fuel surcharge
17 / 05 / 2011
IT has been over two years since Lufthansa Cargo reduced its fuel surcharge, and now the carrier will lower the…
TAM stretches UK-Brazil cargo leg
16 / 05 / 2011
TAM Airlines is adding cargo capacity between London (UK) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) by doubling its direct overnight non-stop…
Agility records profitable start
16 / 05 / 2011
AIRFREIGHT services provider Agility Logistics has reported a net profit of KD 7.7 million (US$27.8 million) for the first quarter…
Singapore Airlines Cargo kick-starts Kansai service
16 / 05 / 2011
SINGAPORE Airlines Cargo launched a twice-weekly 747-400 freighter service to Kansai Airport (Japan) via Hong Kong (China) on 13 May….
Hainan names ECS as Swiss GSA
16 / 05 / 2011
CHINA-based Hainan Airlines has named ECS Group as the general sales agent (GSA) for its operations in Switzerland. Hainan will…
Gabon names UK cargo GSA
16 / 05 / 2011
GABON Airlines, which flies into Europe under strict EU conditions, has named ANA Aviation as its UK and Ireland cargo…
Striking FedEx employees resume work
15 / 05 / 2011
FEDEX employees, who began a strike over a pay dispute on 11 May at the company’s Paris hub, have returned…
Airport update North America
15 / 05 / 2011
IN Canada, Greater Moncton International Airport (New Brunswick) has received a CA$24million (US$24.7 million) upgrade to boost cargo competition with…
Frankfurt’s April high
15 / 05 / 2011
FRAPORT, the operator of Frankfurt International Airport (Germany), saw a 13.4 per cent increase in cargo to 212,947 metric tonnes…
Agreement opens competition over South American skies
12 / 05 / 2011
RAPIDLY-expanding LAN Airlines (Chile) will face fresh competition on South American cargo routes thanks to an open skies agreement the…
Panalpina connects Hong Kong and Huntsville
12 / 05 / 2011
FORWARDING and logistics group Panalpina has added a direct cargo flight between Huntsville, Alabama (US) and Hong Kong (China). From…
Kuehne and Nagel appoints new chairman
12 / 05 / 2011
KLAUS-Michael Kuehne and the board of directors at Kuenhne + Nagel have appointed Karl Gernandt as the company’s new chairman….
Qantas penalty kick-starts cartel case
11 / 05 / 2011
FIRST in the firing line at the New Zealand Commerce Commission’s case against the price-fixing cartel today was Qantas, which…
Yangtze River cargo connects to Europe
11 / 05 / 2011
AIR cargo player Yangtze River Express will connect several destinations in China to Europe on a 747-400SF flying twice a…
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