ETIHAD Airways and Jettainer have partnered to launch a new lightweight and double-width Unit Load Device (ULD), known as type…
Animal magic
12 / 06 / 2013
ALTHOUGH animal transportation is unlikely to ever be a hugely lucrative source of revenue in the way, say, perishables or…
IAG assists FIFA
12 / 06 / 2013
AIRLINE grouping IAG Cargo has transported a large shipment of high-value, specialist security equipment across its extensive global network for…
What GACAG does
12 / 06 / 2013
GACAG, Tiaca, Cargo 2000, Fiata, Iata – if you feel that there is something of an alphabet soup of bodies…
Germany does well for Emirates
12 / 06 / 2013
GERMANY has become one of Emirates SkyCargo’s most successful markets in Europe, since its launch in 1987. In the last…
Milan route for Qatar Airways
06 / 06 / 2013
QATAR Airways Cargo is launching a new freighter service between the USA and Italy – a traditional and well established…
Get smarter or get squeezed
06 / 06 / 2013
AFTER eight years away doing other jobs within the airline – including heading the carrier’s maintenance, repair and overhaul business…
Cargo Champion – Ram Menen
06 / 06 / 2013
THE AIR was pregnant with a heady cocktail of thunderous applause, delight and expectation – as Ram Menen rose from…
Lug wins Cathay at FRA
06 / 06 / 2013
GERMAN ground handling company LUG has won the tender to handle cargo for Cathay Pacific Airways at Frankfurt-Main. The GHA…
Cargo Champion – Chris Chapman
06 / 06 / 2013
‘PARTY animal’ is not a term one would ordinarily use to describe one of the most admired operators in the…
Healthcare healthy for Panalpina
05 / 06 / 2013
HEALTHCARE has suddenly become big business at Panalpina. The company’s temperature-controlled airfreight shipments for healthcare customers have grown exponentially in…
Hjoerdis Stahl leaves LuxairGroup
29 / 05 / 2013
HJOERDIS STAHL, executive vice-president of the LuxairGroup, is stepping down from her position to join the Entreprise des Postes and…
Air cargo spurs Damco
29 / 05 / 2013
AIRFREIGHT helped DAMCO, one of the world’s leading freight forwarding and logistics service providers, achieve a six per cent increase…
John Batten leaves Swissport
29 / 05 / 2013
JOHN BATTEN, executive vice-president of cargo services, is to leave his position at Swissport International, the global provider of air…
Swissport ties up with Moscow handler
28 / 05 / 2013
THE signing of a new contract has paved the way for ground handler Swissport’s market entry into the Russian Federation….
Yusen helps Samsung Galaxy S4 reach market
28 / 05 / 2013
THE FLEXIBILITY of carefully managed air cargo supply chains helped smooth the launch of the popular Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone…
IATA’s update on e-cargo drive
24 / 05 / 2013
THE SECOND IATA e-Cargo Conference, which takes place in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 18-20, will provide a comprehensive update on…
Virgin prospers in a tough market
24 / 05 / 2013
VIRGIN Atlantic Cargo has thanked its customers around the world, after a satisfying year during which the airline performed well…
New all-cargo airline launched
23 / 05 / 2013
AEROSPACE ONE, a new, Greece-registered all-cargo airline, has been set up. It will offer wide-bodied freighters for charter or ACMI…
Lufthansa Cargo’s paperless strategy
22 / 05 / 2013
LUFTHANSA Cargo is speeding up the pace of e-freight adoption. The German cargo carrier has signed a worldwide agreement with…