EMIRATES is to launch daily passenger services to Khwaja Rawash Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan in December. The capital city will be…
November 2013
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…
The seafood capacity crunch
01 / 11 / 2013
WHICH COMES first, capacity or market? Is air cargo capacity put in place to serve an existing need, or by…