AIR Cargo News, from the latest issue onwards, has totally changed its editorial coverage and design. The job of Air…
March 2012
Indias global aviation hub ambitions
29 / 03 / 2012
INDIA has the potential to become a global aviation hub, if it is prepared to pursue polices that encourage growth,…
Whistleblower escapes US$226m fine
28 / 03 / 2012
THE ‘Gardening Club’ freight forwarding cartel has been fined €169m (US$226m) by the European Commission (EC). The cartel – so-called…
KLM and LAN Cargo settle price-fixing case
27 / 03 / 2012
FRANCO-Dutch airline Air France-KLM and LAN Cargo have agreed a settlement in the Air Canada Cargo class action over alleged…
Air Cargo News launches fund for future industry leaders
26 / 03 / 2012
AIR Cargo News is launching a scholarship to support students who want to pursue a career in the air cargo…
SIA and South African settle price fixing charges
26 / 03 / 2012
SOUTH African Airways (SAA) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have both made a plea bargain for price fixing of cargo with…
Hactl welcomes third runway bid
25 / 03 / 2012
HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has praised the government’s go-ahead for the third runway at Hong Kong Airport…
Kenyan set for massive capacity expansion
25 / 03 / 2012
KENYA Airways plans to invest US$3.6bn in new aircraft and routes to cash in on the growth in cargo between…
Fuel anxiety shrinks profit margins
25 / 03 / 2012
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) is reducing its forecast for 2012 due to the rising cost of fuel. IATA…
Liège safe from UPS’ TNT takeover, for now
25 / 03 / 2012
UPS denies it has plans to close TNT’s Liège (Belgium) hub operations following its takeover of the Dutch express operator….
KLM’s cargo shipments plummet in February
22 / 03 / 2012
FRANCO-Dutch airline Air France-KLM has blamed the weak economy for its cargo traffic falling by 5.1 per cent in February….
Takeover will create Euro giant
20 / 03 / 2012
UPS will buy the Dutch TNT Express for US$6.85 billion (€5.2 billion), strengthening its lead as the world’s largest integrator…
Saudia’s sea-sky move
13 / 03 / 2012
SAUDI Airlines Cargo and the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) will work together in partnership to ship urgent…
Cathay cargo loss nears 10 per cent
13 / 03 / 2012
CATHAY Pacific’s freight volumes dropped 8.6 per cent last year, as the airline filled 67.2 per cent of cargo space…
Karachi crushed by customs strike
12 / 03 / 2012
QATAR Airways and Air France-KLM Cargo have announced plans to restart scheduled freighter services to Karachi (Pakistan) at a time…
QCS’ quick growth
12 / 03 / 2012
FREIGHT forwarder Quick Cargo Service (QCS) has seen its turnover increase 11.5 per cent to €49 million (US$64.2 million) during…
Qatar expands cargo routes
11 / 03 / 2012
THIS year Qatar Airways will launch four new cargo routes and upgrade two existing ones. From late March new routes…
Volga-Dnepr nears ACG acquisition
11 / 03 / 2012
GERMAN anti-monopoly authorities are expected to approve Volga-Dnepr’s plans to acquire Air Cargo Germany (ACG) in the next two weeks….
AF-KLM Cargo $100 million worse off
08 / 03 / 2012
AIR France-KLM Cargo has gone from a US$19.8 million profit in 2010 to a $79.2 million loss in 2011– leaving…
SIA to pilots – see you in two years
08 / 03 / 2012
IN February it announced it would reduce capacity on its 13 747-400Fs by at least 20 per cent and now…