A US court sentenced infamous arms dealer Viktor Bout to 25 years in prison yesterday. Bout shouted “It’s a lie!”…
June 2012
Flower-power pushes Allied freighter extension
06 / 06 / 2012
NIGERIA’s Allied Air Cargo has extended its lease contract on two MD-11Fs from ACMI provider World Airways in order to…
Allied Air ups capacity
06 / 06 / 2012
NIGERIAN all-cargo airline Allied Air, in partnership with ANA Aviation Services, has leased an MD-11F to accommodate peak Christmas freight….
Chinese cargo’s lukewarm comeback
01 / 06 / 2012
TWO new freighters were added to the Chinese fleet during July, but that did little to lift volumes for the…
IAG Cargo climbs
01 / 06 / 2012
INTERNATIONAL Airlines Group (IAG Cargo), holding company of BA World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has reported volumes of 3,066 million…
IAG gets green light for bmi purchase
01 / 06 / 2012
THE European Commission (EC) has given its approval for International Airlines Group’s (IAG) to buy bmi from Lufthansa. IAG will…
Cargo ‘improving’ in April’s global traffic results
01 / 06 / 2012
ALTHOUGH air freight demand was 4.2 per cent down on April last year, markets are showing signs of expansion after…
Hactl praises Hong Kong’s third runway bid
01 / 06 / 2012
MAJOR air cargo handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) throws its weight behind Hong Kong International Airport’s (China) plan to build…