MATTHEW MA has been appointed vice-president of cargo for Asia at Qatar Airways, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor. The former Cargolux…
February 27, 2015
China Southern’s new Los Angeles freighter service
27 / 02 / 2015
CHINA SOUTHERN Airlines, the largest airline in the People’s Republic of China, has begun a B777 freighter service between Los…
Lufthansa and ANA confirm Japan-Europe cargo JV
27 / 02 / 2015
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Germany’s Lufthansa Cargo will launch a strategic air cargo joint venture on routes between Japan…
Cathay and CHEP in ULD management deal
27 / 02 / 2015
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has signed a five-year agreement to supply and manage Cathay Pacific’s ULD fleet and pallet accessories. The…
Martinair Cargo MD-11 freighters axed
27 / 02 / 2015
CONSISTENTLY poor demand following the global financial economic crisis six years ago has forced Air France-KLM to phase out its…
Emirates’ Brussels belly service gets under way
27 / 02 / 2015
EMIRATES is celebrating the inauguration of its daily B777-200LR service to Brussels, Belgium, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor. The capital…
New weekly freighter to Entebbe
27 / 02 / 2015
Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo will launch a weekly B747-400ERF service to Entebbe in Uganda from Amsterdam on September 16. The freighter…
AA and US Airways become single cargo unit from October 20
27 / 02 / 2015
American Airlines and US Airways have completed their merger and will become one air freight organisation from October 20. The…
Pharma workshop for good distribution practices
27 / 02 / 2015
IAG Cargo and Exelsius have teamed up to provide a certificated training academy workshop in good distribution practices (GDP) for…
Qatar adds Brussels and Shanghai freighters
27 / 02 / 2015
Qatar Airways Cargo is launching two extra freighter destinations, Brussels in Belgium and Shanghai in China. Brussels will be served four…
One Question
27 / 02 / 2015
Milla Nyholm, manager, marketing and sustainability, Finnair Cargo, answers: "ABOUT a year-and-a-half ago we started receiving more enquiries from customers about…
Fraport’s airfreight rises
27 / 02 / 2015
FRANKFURT AIRPORT is celebrating a cargo uptick after its throughput (airfreight and airmail) rose by 3.2 per cent to 179,555…
ABC Basel service targets pharma
27 / 02 / 2015
AIRBRIDGECARGO Airlines (ABC), Russia’s largest air cargo carrier, is launching a weekly Basel-Moscow Sheremetyevo B747 freighter service to capiltalise on…
Is Cargolux’s unique culture strong enough?
27 / 02 / 2015
HOW do you measure the value of esprit de corps within a company? Since it is an intangible by-product of…
A joint vision
27 / 02 / 2015
LUFTHANSA CARGO’S joint venture with ANA brings together an impressive fleet of freighters and a formidable array of global bellyhold capacity,…
Swiftair orders B737 pax to freighter conversions
27 / 02 / 2015
Spanish carrier Swiftair has placed firm orders for four B737-400SF passenger to freighter conversions with Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) and…
Beluga birthday
27 / 02 / 2015
The Airbus Beluga freighter is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its first flight. The “white whale” freighter replaced the ageing Super Guppy…
AF-KLM cargo return to breakeven by 2017
27 / 02 / 2015
Air France-KLM has unveiled a group-wide Perform 2020 strategic plan that includes a slimmed down cargo business returning to operating…
Volvo renews TNT international delivery contract
27 / 02 / 2015
Swedish truck and bus maker Volvo has renewed a three-year contract with express operator TNT for ‘inbound to production’ and…
Robust August for Cathay
27 / 02 / 2015
STRONG demand out of Hong Kong and mainland China boosted Cathay Pacific Cargo’s performance in August, writes Thelma Etim, deputy…