US passenger airlines long since exited the main-deck market, but the new American Airlines Cargo expects to move 500,000 tonnes…
February 25, 2015
Emirates confident of African future
25 / 02 / 2015
EMIRATES increased its African operations by over 40 percent, says Tim Clark, president of the airline. “Today, Emirates fleet investment…
Steder Group arranges airlifts for 300 tons power equipment to Gabon
25 / 02 / 2015
Steder Group B.V, member of the Worldwide Project Consortium WWPC for The Netherlands, successfully secured urgent cargo charters on behalf of…
Jettainer hits the big time with US expansion
25 / 02 / 2015
JETTAINER, a ULD management company, has started operations in the US. Jettainer Americas, based in Delaware, has a strong start…
Fear of Ebola impacting aviation
25 / 02 / 2015
EBOLA’S spread, especially to the US, is fuelling fears that aviation authorities will soon impose strict travel restrictions, creating a…
Modal shift here to stay, says expert
25 / 02 / 2015
THE modal shift of freight from air to ocean has few signs of relenting, a maritime consultant suggests. Michel Looten,…
One Question
25 / 02 / 2015
Kunio Mikuriya, WCO secretary general says: “We want to understand your needs, and the business model, so we can help facilitate…
‘Flat’ first nine months for Lufthansa Cargo
25 / 02 / 2015
Lufthansa Cargo’s transport figures remained flat in the first nine months of 2014, compared with a slight uptick in worldwide airfreight…
TNT to launch data management for pharma
25 / 02 / 2015
TNT is introducing TrialDat, a web-based data management tool for the clinical research sector. The international express delivery company said that…
IAG Cargo reports “positive” third quarter
25 / 02 / 2015
IAG Cargo has reported a “positive third quarter”, with "good load factor improvements" across markets despite an increase in capacity….
ANZ and Garuda cleared in Australian cargo cartel case
25 / 02 / 2015
Australia’s federal court has dismissed air cargo cartel proceedings against Air New Zealand (ANZ) and Garuda Indonesia. The Australian Competition and…
LAN Cargo adds Basel to LatAm freighter network
25 / 02 / 2015
LAN Cargo has launched a weekly B777 freighter between Switzerland and Latin America, aimed at the pharmaceuticals sector. The cargo…
Emirates services Hungary’s automotive sector
25 / 02 / 2015
Emirates SkyCargo has strengthened its operations in central Europe with the launch of cargo services to Budapest, the capital of…
Cathay adds Phnom Penh to freighter network
25 / 02 / 2015
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways will launch a twice-weekly B747 freighter service to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, from…
Volga-Dnepr lands BACA award
25 / 02 / 2015
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been voted Best Cargo Charter Airline in the annual awards presented by the Baltic Air Charter Association…
IAG’s narrowbody option for European freight
25 / 02 / 2015
IAG Cargo has launched EuroConnector – a time-definite option for freight into, around and out of Europe that uses narrowbody aircraft…
HAE wins 2Excel freighter contract
25 / 02 / 2015
UK based-HAE has been appointed to represent 2Excel Aviation as it commences commercial freighter operations with a B727-2S2F fleet. Neville Karai,…
Third B777F for Ethiopian Airlines
25 / 02 / 2015
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of a third B777-200LR freighter, part of a strategic fleet expansion to support African exports of perishable cargo….
Earnings rise and DHL deal extension for freighter lessor ATSG
25 / 02 / 2015
Freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group recorded a 25 per cent jump in pre-tax earnings in the 2014 third quarter…
SIA halves cargo operating loss
25 / 02 / 2015
SIA Cargo more than halved its operating loss to S$34m in the first half of the current financial year, versus…