AMERICAN Airlines Cargo’s (AA Cargo) freight volumes were up almost 19 per cent in October, compared with the same month…
Air cargo charter airline Evergreen in trouble
13 / 11 / 2013
RISING debts have forced US air cargo company Evergreen International Airlines to the brink of bankruptcy. The ACMI and charter airline,…
Chapman Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo airlift humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
13 / 11 / 2013
CHAPMAN Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo have successfully collaborated on a high-profile charter project which utilised the cargo facility on the…
Emirates’ first Afghanistan service to Kabul
13 / 11 / 2013
EMIRATES is to launch daily passenger services to Khwaja Rawash Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan in December. The capital city will be…
Cargolux expands Latin America B747-8 freighter network
12 / 11 / 2013
INCREASED demand in Latin America has induced Cargolux to expand its network of B747-8 freighter flights to Argentina’s capital Buenos…
Atlas Air’s net income drops to $21million in Q2
12 / 11 / 2013
ATLAS AIR’S net income plummeted by a third from US$31.2 million in the second quarter of 2012 to $21million in…
DB Schenker builds US$44m Swiss logistics centre
11 / 11 / 2013
GLOBAL logistics company DB Schenker is building a new US$44million logistics centre at Pfungen near Zurich, Switzerland. Scheduled to open…
AA’s Kenji Hashimoto leaves air cargo
10 / 11 / 2013
BARELY 18 months into the role of president of American Airlines Cargo, Kenji Hashimoto has suddenly moved on, as part…
Cargolux’s Vietnam fashion freighter service
08 / 11 / 2013
WITH a lot of fashion industry production now locating to Vietnam, freighter operator Cargolux has launched new B747-8F services into…
Geoff Corpe returns to air cargo
08 / 11 / 2013
FORMER chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding, Geoff Corpe is making an air cargo comeback after illness. After being incapacitated…
Can air cargo shipment profiling intercept security risks?
06 / 11 / 2013
AIR CARGO remains one of the most vulnerable and critical areas of aviation security today. It has been seven years…
Croatia Airlines’ handling deal with Fraport Cargo Services
06 / 11 / 2013
EMERGING eastern European carrier Croatia Airlines has selected Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) to act as its new air cargo handling…
Why BIG is not always best
06 / 11 / 2013
During the late 1990s, there was a lot of talk about how the big global forwarders were going to take…
DB Schenker’s South Korea healthcare bid
06 / 11 / 2013
AS PART of a plan to build global supply chain competence in the healthcare market, logistics giant DB Schenker has…
Fire-proof ULDs for UPS sparks heated discussion
05 / 11 / 2013
MORE than once the integrators have blazed new trails for the rest of air cargo to follow. Is UPS writing…
Cathay Pacific leads the e-freight drive
05 / 11 / 2013
CATHAY Pacific, Emirates SkyCargo and Korean Air Cargo are the top three airlines when it comes to efreight advancement. In…
Qatar Cargo’s A380 maiden flight to Hamburg
05 / 11 / 2013
QATAR AIRWAYS’ first A380 takes off for its maiden flight to Hamburg for painting and cabin installation. The Doha-based carrier…
Has the US shot itself in the foot?
01 / 11 / 2013
TO SAY that the US government shutdown couldn’t have come at a worse time has to be among the biggest…
Cargo remains a core business, says Air France-KLM
01 / 11 / 2013
IF YOU WANT an illustration of how the rise in belly capacity is changing air cargo, look at Air France-KLM-Martinair…
Will TIACA join the real world?
01 / 11 / 2013
WHAT’S going on at TIACA? First there was the abrupt and unexplained departure of Daniel Fernandez, the organisation’s secretary general…