CARGO traffic registered in 2010 at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria saw an increase of just 200 tons more than in…
January 2011
Cargo boom hands Hong Kong number one spot
30 / 01 / 2011
ASIA-Pacific airlines saw cargo demand grow by 24.2 per cent in 2010, helping to position Hong Kong International as the…
Air India under acquisition enquiry
30 / 01 / 2011
NATIONAL auditor Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has made an enquiry into the purchase of 111 aircraft made by the…
Inspections slow Nigerian air cargo
30 / 01 / 2011
A HEAVY inspection regime at the air cargo section of Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) in Lagos has translated into long…
QCS freight volumes climb
30 / 01 / 2011
FRANKFURT-based forwarding agent QCS-Quick Cargo Service saw steady growth in 2010 with a 22.7 per cent boost in airfreight exports…
Airlines appeal Euro cartel fine
27 / 01 / 2011
AIR Canada, British Airways World Cargo, Cargolux and Cathay Pacific have appealed against the European Commission’s (EC) cargo price-fixing fine….
Lufthansa Cargo to lift freighter capacity
27 / 01 / 2011
A PROJECTED shortage of available global airfreight capacity has prompted Lufthansa Cargo to consider boosting its fleet to 24 freighters…
China-US cargo talks begin
26 / 01 / 2011
CHINA Cargo Airline, the largest airfreight operator in China, is negotiating a deal for cargo flights at Lambert-St. Louis International…
Cargolux appeals against US$100 million fine
25 / 01 / 2011
CARGOLUX, recipient of last year’s second-largest European Commission (EC) fine for operating an illegal cartel, has filed an appeal against…
IATA sees slow cargo growth
25 / 01 / 2011
MORE than three-quarters of IATA members reported an increase in cargo business during Q4 2010, the association says amidst a…
Domodedovo airfreight uninterrupted
25 / 01 / 2011
THE terrorist explosion at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, the largest air cargo handling facility in Russia, on 24 January has not…
Ganja airport suspends Russian aircraft
25 / 01 / 2011
Ganja International Airport in Azerbaijan has suspended all Russian flights following the recent Moscow airport bombing. The airport’s director Beyler…
Boeing delays Dreamliner to third quarter
23 / 01 / 2011
BOEING has announced that delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner will now be in the third quarter of this year….
Airports round-up
23 / 01 / 2011
Air Cargo News provides a run-down of the airports which have experienced a growth in cargo volumes and financing in…
Emirates SkyCargo launches e-freight and Iraq service
23 / 01 / 2011
JUST a month after launching its inaugural paperless flight from Mauritius to Dubai Emirates SkyCargo has made a further shift…
Finnair and Neff plan cargo venture
20 / 01 / 2011
FINNAIR Cargo and Neff Capital Management are in negotiations to start a cargo joint venture together. In a statement the…
FAA fines SkyWest for cargo violations
20 / 01 / 2011
THE Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has fined SkyWest Airlines US$220,000 for alleged cargo violations. The FAA claims SkyWest failed to…
Changi’s ACE plan
20 / 01 / 2011
A planned first-of-its-kind air cargo express (ACE) hub will come into operations early next year at Changi Airport’s Free Trade…
ST Aerospace faces penalty and promise
20 / 01 / 2011
DESPITE the low of a potential fine, maintenance, repair and operations provider ST Aerospace can be glad about one thing:…
Fraport records new cargo high
19 / 01 / 2011
FRAPORT’S Frankfurt Airport made a new record for airfreight tonnage, which jumped by 21.5 per cent to 2,2341,348 metric tons…