August 2013

Etihad Cargo and Atlas Air’s round-the-world freighter service

ETIHAD CARGO and Atlas Air Worldwide have joined forces to operate a round-the-world freighter route.  The service connects Etihad’s Abu…

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Kerry Logistics’ majority stake in Mexico’s Cargo Master’s Group

HONG KONG-based Kerry Logistics has acquired a majority stake in Mexico’s Cargo Master’s Group (CMG). A logistics and forwarding company,…

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Air cargo: still overshadowed by its passenger big sister

CARGO has always been a bit of a Cinderella business compared to its passenger big sister, but was the contrast between…

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Probe continues into Antonov blaze at Leipzig

INVESTIGATORS are continuing their enquiries after a fire destroyed this Ukraine-registered An-12 freighter on the ground at Leipzig-Halle airport in…

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Aloha to air cargo success

APART from the fact that they are unburdened by freighters, the thinning phalanx of US legacy airlines has not had…

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BDP International acquires majority share of Sweden’s Polar Logistics

BDP International (BDP), a USA-based privately-owned global logistics and transportation company, has taken a majority ownership in Sweden’s Polar Logistics,…

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Aer Lingus adopts multilateral eAWB agreement

IRISH airline Aer Lingus is the latest carrier to adopt the multilateral eAWB agreement. The carrier describes it as a…

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Can freighters beat the bulge?

THE future viability of dedicated freighter operations will be put under the spotlight at next month’s Freighters and Belly Cargo…

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US orders airlines to double cargo screening

THE USA is demanding additional security checks on cargo being flown into America from around the world. The sudden move,…

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Airlines alter surcharge calculations

FORWARDERS and their customers stand to pay significantly more in fuel and security surcharges as airlines change the way they…

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Why even the biggest airports need to innovate

LEADING airports have identified innovation as a key tool to cope with the global air cargo downturn. Increasingly, these efforts…

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Find a niche..raise quality

NICHE market exploitation is the name of the game right now. With reducing amounts of general air cargo about, sharp organisations…

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Air cargo: still overshadowed by its passenger big sister

CARGO has always been a bit of a Cinderella business compared to its passenger big sister, but was the contrast between…

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Air cargo rocks in Germany

ROLL over Beethoven, because air cargo rocks – and the boys are back in town. The Bluesfathers of Air Cargo,…

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Etihad’s e-commerce hub for Abu Dhabi cargo community

ETIHAD Airport Services – Cargo (EAS-Cargo), a subsidiary of Etihad Airways, is working with Singapore-based Cargo Community Network (CCN) to…

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GLN ties up with United Cargo

UNITED Airlines Cargo is the latest carrier to tie-up with Global Logistics Network (GLN), an association of 438 small and…

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Transaero appoints UK GSA

RUSSIAN carrier Transaero has appointed London-based Select Airline Management to manage its new TU204C freighter service to Moscow. The Saturday…

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