AA Cargo’s freight volumes up 19 per cent

AMERICAN Airlines Cargo’s (AA Cargo) freight volumes were up almost 19 per cent in October, compared with the same month…

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Air cargo charter airline Evergreen in trouble

RISING debts have forced US air cargo company Evergreen International Airlines to the brink of bankruptcy. The ACMI and charter airline,…

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Chapman Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo airlift humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees

CHAPMAN Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo have successfully collaborated on a high-profile charter project which utilised the cargo facility on the…

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Emirates’ first Afghanistan service to Kabul

EMIRATES is to launch daily passenger services to Khwaja Rawash Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan in December. The capital city will be…

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Cargolux expands Latin America B747-8 freighter network

INCREASED demand in Latin America has induced Cargolux to expand its network of B747-8 freighter flights to Argentina’s capital Buenos…

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Atlas Air’s net income drops to $21million in Q2

ATLAS AIR’S net income plummeted by a third from US$31.2 million in the second quarter of 2012 to $21million in…

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DB Schenker builds US$44m Swiss logistics centre

GLOBAL logistics company DB Schenker is building a new US$44million logistics centre at Pfungen near Zurich, Switzerland. Scheduled to open…

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AA’s Kenji Hashimoto leaves air cargo

BARELY 18 months into the role of president of American Airlines Cargo, Kenji Hashimoto has suddenly moved on, as part…

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Cargolux’s Vietnam fashion freighter service

WITH a lot of fashion industry production now locating to Vietnam, freighter operator Cargolux has launched new B747-8F services into…

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Geoff Corpe returns to air cargo

FORMER chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding, Geoff Corpe is making an air cargo comeback after illness. After being incapacitated…

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Can air cargo shipment profiling intercept security risks?

AIR CARGO remains one of the most vulnerable and critical areas of aviation security today. It has been seven years…

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Croatia Airlines’ handling deal with Fraport Cargo Services

EMERGING eastern European carrier Croatia Airlines has selected Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) to act as its new air cargo handling…

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Why BIG is not always best

During the late 1990s, there was a lot of talk about how the big global forwarders were going to take…

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DB Schenker’s South Korea healthcare bid

AS PART of a plan to build global supply chain competence in the healthcare market, logistics giant DB Schenker has…

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Fire-proof ULDs for UPS sparks heated discussion

MORE than once the integrators have blazed new trails for the rest of air cargo to follow. Is UPS writing…

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Cathay Pacific leads the e-freight drive

CATHAY Pacific, Emirates SkyCargo and Korean Air Cargo are the top three airlines when it comes to efreight advancement. In…

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Qatar Cargo’s A380 maiden flight to Hamburg

QATAR AIRWAYS’ first A380 takes off for its maiden flight to Hamburg for painting and cabin installation. The Doha-based carrier…

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Has the US shot itself in the foot?

TO SAY that the US government shutdown couldn’t have come at a worse time has to be among the biggest…

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Cargo remains a core business, says Air France-KLM

IF YOU WANT an illustration of how the rise in belly capacity is changing air cargo, look at Air France-KLM-Martinair…

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Will TIACA join the real world?

WHAT’S going on at TIACA? First there was the abrupt and unexplained departure of Daniel Fernandez, the organisation’s secretary general…

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