SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) Cargo has introduced a new freighter route to Jakarta (Indonesia) and elevated Asia frequencies. The once-weekly freighter…
August 2012
Schiphol reports a shortage of capacity
20 / 08 / 2012
AIR cargo is being held up on Asian routes for lack of freighter lift, according to Enno Osinga, senior vice-president…
Schiphol strengthens China link
20 / 08 / 2012
CHINA Cargo Airlines (CCA) has launched a daily 777 flight to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (the Netherlands), a month following new…
Asia Pacific cargo down 17.4 per cent in June
20 / 08 / 2012
FIGURES from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that its member airlines carried 17.4 per cent less cargo…
Air Partner appoints new UK freight manager
17 / 08 / 2012
AIR Partner has made Clive Chalmers (right) its UK freight manager. Chalmers will report to Richard Smith, group freight director,…
Pilot jailed for UPS cargo theft
17 / 08 / 2012
A MARTINAIRE Aviation cargo pilot has been jailed for two years for stealing from shipments he flew for UPS. Brian…
Etihad Airways secures wet lease to 2012
16 / 08 / 2012
ETIHAD Airways continues the year with a fleet of six all-cargo aircraft thanks to the extension of wet lease contracts…
Air Canada attacked for monkeying around
16 / 08 / 2012
AIR Canada has faced its second animal cargo-related embarrassment in three years with fresh allegations that the airline shipped lab…
Air Canada Cargo awards distribution contract
16 / 08 / 2012
AIR Canada Cargo has awarded a two-year contract to Luxembourg-headquartered Wallenborn Group to provide international road feeder services for 40…
Chapman Freeborn enters Romanian market
16 / 08 / 2012
CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering is expanding its global network with a new operation in Romania. The Bucharest-based team will work closely…
Turkey seizes illegal Iranian arms
16 / 08 / 2012
SUSPICIONS about illegal arms in the cargo hold on an Iranian aircraft bound for Syria have been confirmed. The Turkish…
American Airlines launch Chicago-Beijing service
15 / 08 / 2012
AMERICAN Airlines has launched its first-ever direct services between Chicago and Beijing. Operating with a wide-bodied B777 aircraft, AA Cargo…
Taiwan carriers’ recovery heralds future competition
15 / 08 / 2012
TAIWAN’S China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Airways both recorded high traffic figures in December, thanks largely to an upswing in…
AA Cargo and DHL Express deliver steaks
15 / 08 / 2012
IN the true spirit of giving, American Airlines Cargo and DHL Express, recently partnered to deliver premium steak dinners to…
AA Cargo adds another European link
15 / 08 / 2012
AMERICAN Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) is strengthening its European links by adding a new direct service between Helsinki (Finland) and…
Paralympic preparations
15 / 08 / 2012
UPS’s Olympic challenge is far from over according to Paralympian Caz Walton. The ten-time medal winner welcomes the logistics firm’s…
US Airways looks for merger
14 / 08 / 2012
DEREK Kerr, US Airways’ chief financial officer has announced that the carrier is looking to merge with another US airline….
Pemco to convert Hainan 737s
13 / 08 / 2012
CHINA’S Hainan Airlines has extended its agreement with Pemco World Air Services to convert some of its 737-300 passenger aircraft…
Pemco expands into 757 conversions
13 / 08 / 2012
PEMCO World Air Services, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the 757 cargo conversion operations and assets…
Cathay banks on freighter expansion
09 / 08 / 2012
CATHAY Pacific, the world’s largest international freight carrier, boosted first-half sales 13 per cent to HK$46.8 billion (US$6 billion). While…