World airfreight was significantly weaker than passenger traffic, inching up by only 0.3% in October, reports Airports Council International (ACI)….
Gloomy November for Hong Kong cargo
14 / 12 / 2015
Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) dropped by 3.1% to 407,000 tonnes in November compared to the same…
e-AWB target of 56% by end of 2016 says IATA
11 / 12 / 2015
IATA Cargo has set a 56% target for electronic air waybill (e-AWB) usage by the end of 2016, despite missing…
IATA Cargo working closely with forwarders
11 / 12 / 2015
IATA Cargo will acquire a leaner look as it cuts back on bureaucracy and complexity, as well as building a…
IATA to meet US security chiefs on continued mutural recognition for European airfreight
11 / 12 / 2015
IATA will meet next week with representatives of the Washington air cargo security community to safeguard a mutual recognition agreement…
Paris attacks and strike action take their toll on European air cargo carriers in November
11 / 12 / 2015
The November monthly statistics from European air cargo carriers paint a bleak picture for the end of the year as…
Swissport Cargo Liège gains CEIV certification
11 / 12 / 2015
Air cargo handler Swissport International’s business at Liège Airport has successfully completed the validation process for IATA’s Center of Excellence…
Cathay Pacific runs airfreight test flight to Wellcamp Airport
11 / 12 / 2015
Cathay Pacific has run an air cargo test flight to the Australian town of Toowoomba to gauge commercial interest in…
Business slams ‘dithering’ UK government over runway decision delay
11 / 12 / 2015
Airlines, shippers and business leaders have condemned the British government’s postponement of a decision on UK south east runway capacity expansion…
IAG and Exelsius set 2016 pharma GDP training schedule
10 / 12 / 2015
IAG Cargo and Exelsius have announced their pharmaceuticals Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Academy workshop programme for 2016. The new workshops…
Cargolux pilots’ union ‘opens the possiblity’ of industrial action
10 / 12 / 2015
The war of words between Cargolux and its pilots union have intensified with the LCGB union “opening the possibility to…
DSV target UTi sees airfreight volumes slide as it stays in the red
10 / 12 / 2015
DSV takeover target UTi remained in the red during its financial third quarter, while airfreight volumes also suffered a double-digit…
Lufthansa Cargo releases new tracking app for airfreight
10 / 12 / 2015
Lufthansa Cargo has released a new app that offers customers the ability to track consignments but also offer feedback to…
Lufthansa Cargo and United Cargo set for transatlantic co-operation deal
10 / 12 / 2015
Lufthansa and United Airlines are to extend their current cooperation on passenger services to include cargo on routes between the…
ACS saves client $200,000 on fire truck charter
10 / 12 / 2015
Air Charter Service saved a client $200,000 by using special ramps to load three fire trucks onto two IL-76s flying…
March to head WCA as Menen joins supervisory board
10 / 12 / 2015
Dan March has been appointed chief executive of WCA, the independent forwarder network, with founder David Yokeum becoming chairman and…
Setback for Cargolux peace talks
10 / 12 / 2015
Cargolux management said that talks on a new collective work agreement (CWA) with the LCGB pilots’ union were cut short…
Freight falls back in October, says IATA
09 / 12 / 2015
Freight-tonne-kilometres volumes fell back in October after showing signs of modest growth in the third quarter, said IATA in its…
Royal Jordanian’s Turkish delight
09 / 12 / 2015
Royal Jordanian celebrated the return of regular flights to the Turkish capital with a ceremony in Ankara on 9 December….
Franco-Dutch carrier is best in Brazil
09 / 12 / 2015
Air France KLM Martinair has been named Best Cargo Airline by Viracopos Airport in Brazil. The plaudit was part of…