Vietnamese passenger carrier VietJet is expanding its cargo offer – including freighter services longer term – with the launch of…
February 25, 2015
Jettainer lands first African contract
25 / 02 / 2015
ULD logistics management company Jettainer has secured a supervision and maintenance contract with Equatorial Congo Airlines (ECAir), its first client on the African…
LATAM to lease out B767-300F trio
25 / 02 / 2015
LATAM Airlines Group is to lease out three Boeing 767-300 freighters as a strategy to maximise belly capacity in the…
Air Partner and Envirotainer respond to the Ebola crisis
25 / 02 / 2015
As the global response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa grows, the role of timely and effective logistics for…
ANA working on Transpacific JV with United
25 / 02 / 2015
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is seeking permission to form a transpacific cargo joint venture (JV) with its Star Alliance partner…
Etihad/Alitalia codeshare adds Italy–Abu Dhabi belly capacity
25 / 02 / 2015
A new codeshare agreement between Etihad Airways and Alitalia, Italy’s leading carrier, will see more flights between Abu Dhabi and…
Asiana set to take delivery of first 747-8 freighter
25 / 02 / 2015
Asiana will take delivery of the first of five Boeing 747-8 freighters set to join the South Korean operator’s fleet….
Delta/Virgin to add direct London–Philadelphia route
25 / 02 / 2015
Philadelphia will next spring become the eleventh US city added to the growing list of direct destinations available via the Delta/Virgin…
Air France Cargo selects CHEP for Paris equipment repair contract
25 / 02 / 2015
CHEP Aerospace Systems has added Air France Cargo to a list of recent contract awards. The French carrier has selected…
US and Mexico open the door to new crossborder routes
25 / 02 / 2015
A new civil aviation agreement between the US and Mexico, due to come into force from January 2016, could see major…
Ethiopian adds fourth B777 freighter
25 / 02 / 2015
Ethiopian Airlines’ fleet expansion continues, with Africa’s largest cargo operator taking delivery of its fourth B777-200LR freighter last week. The acquisition of…
Qatar’s fourth freighter checks in
25 / 02 / 2015
Qatar Airways Cargo has taken delivery of its fourth Airbus A330-200 freighter. The A330-200F has a 70 tonnes payload and…
Lufthansa Cargo turns 20
25 / 02 / 2015
Do you know which airline has spent the last 20 years flying around the world 3.6m times and transporting the…
‘Firm’ October for Asia Pacific cargo demand
25 / 02 / 2015
Preliminary traffic figures for October show continued growth in Asia Pacific air cargo demand. Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) data…
German rail to seek multi-billion cartel damages from airlines
25 / 02 / 2015
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) is to launch a “multi-billion dollar lawsuit” seeking damages from air cargo carriers found guilty…
Cargolux adds freighter calls to Vietnam
25 / 02 / 2015
Cargolux will expand its freighter services to Vietnam with a second weekly flight to Ho Chi Minh City and a fourth…
2015 Freighter Fleet Directory, free to download
25 / 02 / 2015
A FREE copy of Air Cargo News’ exclusive 2015 Freighter Fleet Directory is available to download here …. The editorial team worked with cargo charter…
Double acquisition for Descartes
25 / 02 / 2015
Global logistics technology specialist Descartes Systems has acquired UK based electronic security firm e-customs Inc (e-customs) for $9m. The deal will bring the e-customs’…
Finnair to axe Helsinki-Hong Kong freighter
25 / 02 / 2015
Finnair Cargo is ending its MD-11F freighter service between Helsinki and Hong Kong due to “deteriorating yields” and will rely…
TNT cockpit iPads save 50kg in paper
25 / 02 / 2015
TNT Airways is to roll out paperless cockpits across its worldwide fleet by using iPad Air tablets as electronic flight…