IN Europe, during the autumn, work will begin at Billund Airport (Denmark) to expand the existing cargo facilities by 2,215m²,…
May 2011
Portland products appeal to Asiana Airlines
31 / 05 / 2011
ASIANA Airlines plans to launch freighter flights between Portland (US) and Seoul (South Korea) in September, restoring international air cargo…
Ethiopian Airlines leases 777Fs
30 / 05 / 2011
ETHIOPIAN Airlines is adding to its fast-growing freighter fleet by dry leasing two 777Fs from GE Capital Aviation Services. The…
EVA latest in DoJ jaws
30 / 05 / 2011
TAIWAN-based EVA Airways has become the latest cargo airline to plead guilty to US Department of Justice charges for price-fixing….
JetBlue to ship Alaska freight
30 / 05 / 2011
IN the US, freight forwarding and integrated logistics company Lynden International will now ship cargo on JetBlue Airways, which has…
MASkargo records poor performance
26 / 05 / 2011
SOFTENING demand has hit MASkargo’s operations for the quarter. Cargo traffic fell 8.2 per cent on four per cent capacity…
Korean kicks off new freighter service
26 / 05 / 2011
ON 14 May, Korean Air began a freighter service to Navoi (Uzbekistan), a newly-developed location for the airline’s network. Navoi…
Mumbai Customs agents protest theft
26 / 05 / 2011
CUSTOMS agents at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai (India) went on strike yesterday (26 May) bringing cargo processing to a…
Cargo El Al’s lifesaver
26 / 05 / 2011
EL Al posted a net loss of US$42.9 million in the first quarter of 2011, compared with a loss of…
Swiss WorldCargo expands summer schedule
25 / 05 / 2011
SWISS WorldCargo will open new routes in three different countries in its summer schedule. The expanding network comes following a…
Saudia and Jade fly to Vietnam
25 / 05 / 2011
SAUDI Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and Jade Cargo have been granted operating licenses by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam. Saudia…
Lufthansa opens Hyderabad pharma hub
25 / 05 / 2011
LUFTHANSA Cargo’s temperature-sensitive airfreight pharma hub went into operation today at Hyderabad Airport (India). The first temperature-sensitive medicines were transported…
UPS adding direct service to Guam
25 / 05 / 2011
IN June, United Parcel Service (UPS) will start a direct weekly flight from Guam (US) to Hong Kong (China). UPS…
Volcanic ash cloud update
24 / 05 / 2011
ICELAND’S Grimsvötn volcano has stopped erupting and the ash cloud slowly dispersing as it moves across northern Europe. Disrupted flights…
Transmile loses delisting appeal
23 / 05 / 2011
TROUBLED Malaysian cargo carrier, Transmile Air Services, has had its appeal not to be delisted from the local stock exchange,…
More delays plague 747-8 deliveries
23 / 05 / 2011
BOEING looks like it will suffer another delay to its first 747-8 delivery. Already 18 months late, the aircraft’s first…
Volcanic ash cloud update
23 / 05 / 2011
AIRLINES have cancelled and delayed flights across Scotland and Northern England (UK) as a result of the spreading ash cloud…
Icelandic volcano casts pall over Europe
22 / 05 / 2011
ANOTHER Icelandic volcano has erupted, sending a growing cloud of ash into the atmosphere. The eruption of Grímsvötn volcano, 400km…
MASkargo spends big on investment
22 / 05 / 2011
MALAYSIA Airlines Cargo (MASkargo) is to spend RM1 billion (US$327 million) over the next three years, according to its managing…
Lufthansa bags 777F quintet
19 / 05 / 2011
LUFTHANSA Cargo has confirmed its US$1.35 billion order for five 777Fs. Lufthansa Cargo first announced its intention to order the…