CHARTER firm Tailwind International (US), raises its game by expanding its newly acquired fleet of aircraft. Less than two months…
August 2012
Low-cost leader
08 / 08 / 2012
LOW-COST passenger operators are not normally associated with air cargo, so it comes as a surprise to learn that the…
SIA Cargo ‘under pressure’
08 / 08 / 2012
SINGAPORE Airlines Group says its cargo division “faces pressure with respect to both demand and yields” despite the company posting…
Cargo soars at second Dubai Airport
08 / 08 / 2012
FREIGHT volumes at Al Maktoum International Airport, known as Dubai World Central (DWC), surged 153 per cent during the second…
Fraport gets greenlight for expansion
08 / 08 / 2012
A GERMAN court has given Fraport the go ahead to expand Frankfurt Airport. The airport company said it was “a…
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has strong start to year
07 / 08 / 2012
VIRGIN Atlantic Cargo has reported annual revenues, for the 2009/10 financial year, of £161 million carrying 194,000 tons of airfreight…
Air Charter Service expands into Africa
07 / 08 / 2012
Heading up the African operation is Lyndee DuToit. An office on the African continent has been seen as essential to…
Groundhog day for Asian freight carriers
06 / 08 / 2012
ASIAN carriers saw little improvement in international freight volumes in June, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). Air…
CEVA Logistics made lead logistics provider by Honda
06 / 08 / 2012
CEVA Logistics has been appointed by Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) to manage its European inbound logistics operation. The…
New freight hub for London
01 / 08 / 2012
HEATHROW is set to build a major new cargo complex. Investors have announced plans to build a 19,646 m2 warehouse facility at the…
Dubai cargo up a quarter, year-to-date
01 / 08 / 2012
DUBAI Airports reported a 21.5 per cent surge in year-on-year cargo growth in August to 198,543 tonnes compared to 163,427…
Dubai airport cargo capacity to expand
01 / 08 / 2012
AL Maktoum International Airport, which opened first for cargo-only freighters in June 2010, is increasing freight capacity. Authorities have revealed…
Delta dips as US Airways falls
01 / 08 / 2012
US carriers Delta Air Lines and US Airways second quarter figures have been cautiously received despite positive group performance. Delta…