UNDER pressure from the increasing availability of widebodied passenger aircraft bellies, the world of the dedicated freighter operator has come…
July 2013
Chapman Freeborn and Swiss WorldCargo’s new deal
29 / 07 / 2013
CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering and Swiss WorldCargo have forged a new strategic partnership. It means that the global aircraft charter specialist…
Geodis appoints Leif Voelcker in India
29 / 07 / 2013
FRENCH logistics company Geodis has appointed Leif Voelcker as managing director in India. Geodis Overseas is the Indian subsidiary of…
CargoAir’s B737-400SF 11-pallet freighter
29 / 07 / 2013
FREIGHTER conversion specialist AEI has redelivered the first B737-400SF 11-pallet freighter to supplemental carrier CargoAir. The re-engineered aircraft, a high-gross-weight…
Ten Brink leaves AF-KLM
26 / 07 / 2013
MATTIJS ten Brink, senior vice-president of sales and distribution at Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo, is moving to a new position as…
IAG Cargo uses its new A380 on Johannesburg route
26 / 07 / 2013
IAG Cargo has chosen Johannesburg as the third route for its new A380 cargo-friendly superjumbo. The A380, which begins flying…
Move over Antonov
26 / 07 / 2013
PICTURE a scene in which airships drift serenely across the skies, delivering cargo direct to factories, construction sites, even urban locations,…
We’ve gone backwards five years
25 / 07 / 2013
AN unremitting global slump in demand has knocked the air cargo industry back at least five years. Cargo volumes have…
Swissport to acquire Servisair
25 / 07 / 2013
GROUND handling giant Swissport is on track to acquire 100 per cent of rival handler Servisair. The Swiss company has…
Cathay’s first freighter to Mexico
25 / 07 / 2013
CATHAY Pacific Airways is launching its first ever destination in Latin America with a new scheduled, twice-weekly B747-8 freighter service…
AA Cargo’s website designed by customers
22 / 07 / 2013
AMERICAN Airlines Cargo’s new website has been designed by customers. That’s why it possesses technological advancements that embrace functions such…
Work on Emirates SkyCargo’s new Dubai terminal under way
19 / 07 / 2013
CONSTRUCTION work has started on this project, Emirates SkyCargo’ s latest state-of-the-art cargo terminal and supporting facilities at Dubai World…
Emirates selects Kiev for first Ukraine service
17 / 07 / 2013
EMIRATES, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, plans to strengthen its position in eastern Europe with a new service…
Chapman Freeborn’s An-225 charter for giant compressors
17 / 07 / 2013
A COLLABORATION between charter broker Chapman Freeborn and multi-modal logistics specialist Air Cargo International (ACI) has successfully completed a high-profile…
Ethiopian Dreamliner fire
16 / 07 / 2013
FLIGHTS at London’s Heathrow airport have resumed following an incident involving an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft. It is alleged the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was…
The new air cargo frontier
12 / 07 / 2013
EVER SINCE the modern industrial economy was created it has tended to be Europeans and Americans who have been the…
AF-KLM net benefits
11 / 07 / 2013
AIR FRANCE-KLM has cut its carbon dioxide emissions and netted a useful saving in annual fuel costs by adopting revolutionary…
The new air cargo frontier
10 / 07 / 2013
EVER SINCE the modern industrial economy was created it has tended to be Europeans and Americans who have been the…
Second Sydney airport decision urgent
10 / 07 / 2013
IATA has called on Australia to pay urgent attention to some infrastructure issues in order to ensure the continued development…