February 24, 2015

Cathay’s cargo app is up and running

Cathay Pacific Airways has launched a mobile app for cargo that can track shipments and provide other freight data. “The app…

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TNT’s express trucking link to Istanbul

TNT has launched a daily scheduled road service to Istanbul, linking the Turkish capital city to Sofia, Bulgaria, and on…

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ABC early extension for Frankfurt handling contact

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has given an early extension to its cargo handling contract with Frankfurt’s Fraport Cargo Services (FCS). The…

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Qatar Airways take 9.9% stake in IAG

Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.99 per cent stake in International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent of British Airways and Spain’s…

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Fokker 50 converted freighter ready for take off

AircraftConversions has re-delivered the first converted full Fokker50Freighter to Amapola Flyg in Sweden, with the aircraft due to enter into…

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Etihad cargo surges 17% in 2014

Etihad Airways reported a 17 per cent increase year-on-year in cargo for 2014 to 569,000 tonnes of flown freight and…

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IAG issues safeguards to Dublin over Aer Lingus bid

International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) has issued legally binding commitments to safeguard Aer Lingus slots at Heathrow as the British…

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Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year

Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for…

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TNT tweaks its figures

Express carrier TNT said its fourth quarter results, due to be published in full on February 17, would include non-recurring…

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Fraport shoulders China Southern load

Fraport Cargo Services will take over the handling operations for China Southern Cargo at Frankfurt from February 25. The Chinese carrier is currently…

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GSAs mull bespoke training scheme

The Federation of Airline General Sales Agents (Fedagsa) would like to see a bespoke training programme for GSAs and GSSAs…

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Cathay chooses CHAMP

Cathay Pacific has selected CHAMP Cargosystems (CCS) to provide the Hong Kong-based carrier’s new cargo IT platform after a six-month design…

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TransGlobal spearheads push to end the paper air waybill

A switch away from the airline industry’s historic Cargo-IMP messaging to modern XML standards could lead to an upsurge in…

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US publishes details of Bagram 747 crash

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released preliminary information from the ongoing investigation into the crash two years…

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China Southern adds ninth freighter, four more to come

China Southern Cargo has taken delivery of its ninth B777-200 freighter, in time for cargo demand created by the 2015 Chinese…

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Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year

Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for…

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CAM completes B767F lease to Cargojet

Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) has completed a new six-year lease of a B767-300 freighter to Cargojet of Canada. CAM, an…

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Maximus profits up by a fifth

Abu Dhabi-based all-cargo carrier Maximus Air reported a 20 per cent increase in profits in 2014 compared with the previous…

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UPS helps keep in the cold

UPS has expanded its Temperature True Packaging service to include expert consultation, package procurement and four new off-the-shelf packaging lines….

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Recovery is ready for take-off, say economists

Airfreight tonnage has recovered to its pre-crisis level in the US and European Union – and it could be sign…

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