UNITED Cargo is to install specialist environmental monitoring technology on all of its fleet. The Sentry 400 FlightSafe device from…
December 2011
Air Zim dodges debt collectors
22 / 12 / 2011
AIR Zimbabwe has suspended flights to South Africa fearing its aircraft could be seized for outstanding debts. Acting chief executive…
EU risks trade war with airline tax
21 / 12 / 2011
RISKING an international trade war, Europe Union’s (EU) highest court has approved plans to tax airlines’ carbon emissions. The highly…
Evergreen to fly a 747-400BCF in 2012
21 / 12 / 2011
EVERGREEN International Airlines will introduce a 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to its fleet in 2012. It will be the…
No Christmas cheer for Cathay
19 / 12 / 2011
CATHAY Pacific, the world’s largest air cargo carrier, saw cargo traffic fall 13.8 per cent in November instead of seeing…
MAS’ Middle East minimisation
18 / 12 / 2011
ALONGSIDE cuts to African and Brazilian routes Malaysia Airline System (MAS) has announced a reduction in Middle East destinations. Thrice-weekly…
AEI delivers converted freighter to Varig
18 / 12 / 2011
BRAZIL-based Varig Logistics has taken receipt of a converted freighter. Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) delivered the second 737-400SF 11 pallet configuration…
HKIA cargo crumbles
18 / 12 / 2011
CARGO traffic at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) dropped 6.6 per cent to 343,000 metric tonnes in November. The 10…
FedEx confirms big Boeing order
15 / 12 / 2011
BOEING has confirmed FedEx’s order of 27 767 freighters. The integrator has also exercised existing options for two additional 777…
Atlas accepts two -8Fs
15 / 12 / 2011
ATLAS Air has taken delivery of the company’s second and third 747-8 freighters. Together with the first -8F delivered in…
Lufthansa Cargo reviews China business
15 / 12 / 2011
WEAK demand and a cash-strapped joint venture are pushing Lufthansa Cargo to assess its operations in China. Back in October…
New Dubai cargo player
15 / 12 / 2011
BUDGET carrier flydubai will launch a cargo division on 1 January 2012. Flydubai Cargo will transport goods to all of…
Icelandair Cargo returns to Halifax
14 / 12 / 2011
ICELANDAIR Cargo has resumed freighter flights to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (Canada) after a three-year absence. “The timing couldn’t be…
Cathay Pacific volumes plummet
14 / 12 / 2011
THE world’s largest air cargo carrier Cathay Pacific has recorded a 13.8 per cent freight volume plunge in November. The…
Swissport’s Tanzania monopoly ends
14 / 12 / 2011
FOUR companies have been awarded licenses to operate at six airports in Tanzania, ending Swissport’s role as sole ground handler….
Celebi completes Austrian acquisition
13 / 12 / 2011
CELEBI has acquired Fraport Ground Services Austria, one of the two ground-handling companies at Vienna International Airport (Austria). The company…
Aramex bags Berco
13 / 12 / 2011
LESS than a month since announcing its Sinoair joint venture in China, Aramex has acquired South African logistics and transportation…
Kenya Airways pushes Middle East plans
13 / 12 / 2011
BELLY cargo has been steadily increasing on the Nairobi-Dubai (Kenya-UAE) route and now generates 12 per cent of Kenya Airways’…
LAN lands more cargo traffic
13 / 12 / 2011
DURING November, LAN Airlines cargo traffic rose 11 per cent as capacity increased 10.9 per cent. The cargo load factor…
Turkish Cargo expands in Asia-Pacific
12 / 12 / 2011
TURKISH Cargo is extending its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region after opening new headquarters and appointing a new general sales…