The European Union’s new Uniform Customs Code (UCC) will usher in big changes for ports and airports — mostly smaller ones — that…
Free to download freighters directory wallchart
27 / 11 / 2015
A free copy of Air Cargo News’ exclusive 2016 Freighter Fleet Directory is available to download. The editorial team worked…
Steppin’ out for charity
27 / 11 / 2015
A Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 freighter is flying around the world with the footprints of 24 children on its fuselage as a…
Jettainer completes partner certification programme
27 / 11 / 2015
Jettainer has completed the certification of its outsourced ULD partners around the globe, a measure it hopes will reassure customers…
Cargolux pilot unions “not optimistic” about talks
27 / 11 / 2015
Ahead of Monday’s crunch talks to avoid further strike action, Cargolux’s pilot union representatives remain unimpressed by an airline management…
Cargolux to create 100 additional pilot jobs in Luxembourg
27 / 11 / 2015
Cargolux is to create 100 additional pilot jobs in Luxembourg and has announced a fleet upgrade that will replace two…
E-AWB growth slows in October
26 / 11 / 2015
Growth in the use of electronic air waybills (e-AWB) slowed in October making any hopes of hitting IATA useage targets…
Eddie McMullen: ‘A true character and a great aviation man’
26 / 11 / 2015
Eddie McMullen, the founder of animal transport specialist Intradco, has passed away, aged 66. Chapman Freeborn, which acquired Intradco in early…
Air Partner and Air Cargo Integrators launch new partnership
26 / 11 / 2015
Air Partner’s freight division and UAE-based Air Cargo Integrators (ACI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop both…
Asia Pacific airlines report demand weakness
26 / 11 / 2015
Airlines based in the Asia Pacific region saw demand decline in October as weaker activity in major economies continued to…
CargoLogicAir goes live with website as footage emerges of aircraft
26 / 11 / 2015
Video footage has emerged of an aircraft in the livery of rumoured new UK cargo airline CargoLogicAir, while a website…
Aussie rules OK for FedEx takeover of TNT
26 / 11 / 2015
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose FedEx’s proposed $4.8bn acquisition of TNT Express. ACCC chairman Rod…
ABC adds new Atlanta flights
26 / 11 / 2015
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has added two new services to its North American route network with the launch of twice-weekly flights…
Swissport owner HNA takes stake in Azul of Brazil
25 / 11 / 2015
Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, which owns ground handler Swissport, is to take a 23.7% strategic stake worth $450m in Azul…
Shake on it: Lufthansa and CSafe sign ULD lease deal
25 / 11 / 2015
Temperature-controlled container supplier CSafe Global will provide Lufthansa Cargo with a dedicated fleet of specialist ULDs for the German carrier’s…
Georgi and Menian join Air Cargo Community Frankfurt
25 / 11 / 2015
Georgi Transporte and Menian Spedition have joined Air Cargo Community Frankfurt, the alliance of companies, institutions and associations aimed at…
Lufthansa cabin crew union calls off further strikes
25 / 11 / 2015
Germany’s Independent Flight Attendant’s Organisation (UFO) has agreed immediately to call off the strikes at Lufthansa announced for Thursday, Friday and next…
Aviation: don’t tax us to fund non-aviation related environmental programmes
25 / 11 / 2015
The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) governing council has urged regulators not to use taxes raised from the aviation industry…
BIFA’s Steve Parker is the new president of CLECAT
24 / 11 / 2015
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed the appointment of a board member Steve Parker as president of CLECAT,…
Sea vs air: even sharks prefer to be flown
24 / 11 / 2015
Forwarder Davies Turner’s air cargo team has helped transfer the first-ever Sand Tiger Sharks bred in captivity from South Africa…