HJOERDIS STAHL, executive vice-president of the LuxairGroup, is stepping down from her position to join the Entreprise des Postes and…
May 2013
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…
Geodis rewards staff innovation
21 / 05 / 2013
GLOBAL freight management specialist Geodis Wilson has rewarded its employees who have shown creative prowess. The French company has announced…
Yusen’s new pharma deal with AstraZeneca
20 / 05 / 2013
YUSEN Logistics (YL) is to transport AstraZeneca’s (AZ) prescription drugs from the UK to Australia, as part of a new venture. …
The search for more flexibility
17 / 05 / 2013
CARGOLUX has had a consistent policy of investing in the best available freighter equipment, and so it was no surprise…
The flowering of Bogota’s air cargo
17 / 05 / 2013
OUTSTANDING airfreight facilities, like HACTL’s Superterminal at Hong Kong, invite a lot of copy-cat moves, but Maurice Thorin, managing partner…
Kevlar containers will save LATAM $3.2m a year
15 / 05 / 2013
LATAM Airlines Group will reduce its CO2 emissions by 10 thousand tonnes a year by replacing its entire stock of…
Leased B747-8F joins Etihad’s freighter fleet
15 / 05 / 2013
ETIHAD Airways has signed a multi-year aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) agreement with Atlas Air Worldwide to provide the UAE…
Air Logistics Brunei to manage RB cargo business
09 / 05 / 2013
ROYAL Brunei Airlines (RB) has assigned its entire worldwide air cargo business to a third party – in a groundbreaking…
AF-KL-MP Cargo invest in sniffer dogs at Schipol hub
09 / 05 / 2013
IN LINE with new European Union security regulations, AF-KL-MP Cargo has opened a new, innovative security screening method at the Dutch Schiphol…
ANZ cartel case hearing adjourned
09 / 05 / 2013
A HIGH COURT hearing about Air New Zealand’s alleged anti-trust air cargo activities has been adjourned until the end of…
Mango row hits PIA
09 / 05 / 2013
THE CARGO division of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has come under attack from unhappy mango shippers. They claim the Asian…
B747-400F crash update
08 / 05 / 2013
A US cargo airline has released the names of seven people killed when one of its B747-400 freighters crashed in…