READING my esteemed colleague Thelma Etim’s informative round-up of the latest animals-by-air innovations in this issue (see pages 10 and…
Cargo expansion for Bahrain International Airport
08 / 10 / 2013
A PLANNED expansion of cargo facilities at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) is at preliminary stages as part of a wider…
Yangtze River Express’ launches Amsterdam Airport Schiphol services
07 / 10 / 2013
YANGTZE River Express is the latest freighter operator to introduce services to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The Chinese airline now operates twice…
Carriers to impose dramatic rates rises
07 / 10 / 2013
ADMITTING that the last year was “very demanding for the entire airfreight industry”, Lufthansa Cargo is to increase cargo rates…
Etihad Cargo’s record July cargo tonnage
07 / 10 / 2013
ETIHAD CARGO achieved a record monthly uplift in July of 45,000 tonnes, a remarkable 37 per cent increase on the same…
Air Cargo News ties up with Twig Logistics Network
03 / 10 / 2013
TWIG Logistics Network – the first professional forwarders’ association located in Latin America – has struck a unique partnership agreement…
Asiana adopts new tie down cargo straps
03 / 10 / 2013
KOREA’S Asiana Cargo is the first carrier to adopt new, industry-regulated cargo tie-down straps. The upgraded devices, which prevent cargo…
Ninth B747-8F for Cargolux
03 / 10 / 2013
FREIGHTER airline Cargolux has taken delivery of a ninth B747-8F, which brings the carrier’s combined B747 fleet to 19 units….
Lufthansa Cargo’s B777F era commences in North America
03 / 10 / 2013
LUFTHANSA CARGO (LC) has selected North America to usher in its new era using the Boeing 777 freighter. Atlanta, Chicago…
Chapman Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo airlift humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
03 / 10 / 2013
CHAPMAN Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo have successfully collaborated on a high-profile charter project which utilised the cargo facility on the…
Freighters versus bellies?
03 / 10 / 2013
Kevin Knight, chief strategy and planning officer of Etihad Airways, on the first day of the Freighters and Belly Cargo World Conference in Abu…
Ataturk International Airport’s 10,500-sq m cargo facility aids Turkish Airlines
03 / 10 / 2013
A NEW 10,500-sq m cargo facility at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul will play an important role in the continuing…
Qantas Freight expands its global reach
30 / 09 / 2013
BIG CHANGES have been afoot in Qantas Freight. The division has changed its European strategy, bought out its partner in…
IATA revises its 2013 global industry outlook downwards
24 / 09 / 2013
IATA has revised its 2013 global industry outlook downwards – to US$11.7 billion profits on revenues of $708 billion. The…
IATA sees air cargo growth
23 / 09 / 2013
AIRFREIGHT markets are starting to show signs of renewed growth, according to IATA statistics. Global freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) were…
This airfr(e)ight business
20 / 09 / 2013
CARGO used to be a dirty word in the airline industry. Not so long ago, well before today’s belated introduction…
Singapore airfreight ‘an exciting market’
20 / 09 / 2013
REMEMBER the Asian Tigers? In the 1990s, economies such as Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan were the wonders of the age,…
Emirates’ non-stop B777-200 passenger and belly services to Stockholm
20 / 09 / 2013
EMIRATES has expanded its European reach with the start of daily non-stop B777-200 passenger and belly cargo services to Stockholm,…
Investigators probe UPS crash
20 / 09 / 2013
THE US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is continuing its investigation into the crash of this UPS cargo jet at…
Delta Cargo’s new 3,000-sq ft refrigerated storage unit in Detroit
19 / 09 / 2013
DELTA CARGO, the airfreight division of Delta Air Lines, has opened a new 3,000-sq ft refrigerated storage unit at Detroit-Wayne…
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