American Airlines and US Airways are counting down the days to a complete cargo merger on October 20, the date…
February 2015
Rapiscan seeking lithium beta-testers
27 / 02 / 2015
Software that can check an x-ray scan for the presence of lithium batteries in air cargo containers is now ready…
Ruslan’s ‘reelly’ urgent cargo
27 / 02 / 2015
Ruslan International has moved 75 tonnes of urgent oil and gas industry coil-tubing equipment from London Stansted to Adelaide by…
Flying pharma
27 / 02 / 2015
A YEAR AGO this month, senior air cargo executives drawn from leading companies operating across the supply chain met in…
ACS’ glorious mud for charity
27 / 02 / 2015
A pair of competing teams from Air Charter Service (ACS) completed a Nuts Challenge assault course, raising more than £4,000…
Qatar Airways takes delivery of flagship A380
27 / 02 / 2015
Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its first A380 at a ceremony in Hamburg hosted by plane maker Airbus. The…
Cargolux relief flight to Liberia
27 / 02 / 2015
Cargolux has operated a second charter flight to Monrovia, Liberia, providing 71 tonnes of medical supplies aimed at containing the…
Cockpit iPad for Lufthansa Cargo
27 / 02 / 2015
Lufthansa Cargo is introducing an iPad-based Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) packed with navigation maps and operating manuals for cockpit use…
Ground handling warning
27 / 02 / 2015
THE GROUND handling industry must jettison masses of unnecessary complexity if it truly wants to make seismic changes to the…
Swiss to terminate collective labour agreement with Aeropers
27 / 02 / 2015
SWISS International Air Lines is to terminate its current collective labour agreement (CLA) with the Aeropers pilots’ staff association because…
IAG converts eight A330-200 options into firm orders
27 / 02 / 2015
THE IAG GROUP has decided to convert eight A330-200 aircraft options into firm orders for its partner airline Iberia, writes…
AF-KLM revises low-cost carrier bid amid pilots’ strike tempest
27 / 02 / 2015
OVER THE last seven days Air France chiefs have been squaring up to their furious pilots determined not to be…
Emirates SkyCargo’s new cool white container
27 / 02 / 2015
EMIRATES SKYCARGO has cemented its position as one of the major players in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare market with the…
Cargolux delivers 48-tonne rotor to South Korea
27 / 02 / 2015
CARGOLUX has delivered this 48-tonne rotor from Switzerland to South Korea, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor. The huge shipment, which…
Air France pilot’s strike rumbles on
27 / 02 / 2015
AIR FRANCE-KLM has offered what are described as ‘last-ditch concessions’ – but its main pilots union has dismissed the offer…
One Question
27 / 02 / 2015
Don Jacobs, director of sales at Jettainer, answers: "Jettainer offers ULD management at about 20 per cent less cost than…
B777-300ER for China Eastern Airlines
27 / 02 / 2015
CHINA Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first B777-300ER, as part of a fleet renewal programme, writes Thelma Etim,…
Saudia Cargo appoints ECS as exclusive GSSA in India
27 / 02 / 2015
SAUDI AIRLINES Cargo has appointed ECS Globe Air Cargo India as its sole general sales and services agent, writes Thelma…
Strong growth for ACS
27 / 02 / 2015
BROKER Air Charter Service (ACS) enjoyed a strong first half of the year with both revenue and charter numbers up across…
Air France appeals to striking pilots
27 / 02 / 2015
AIR-FRANCE has called on its striking pilots to return to work as the beleaguered carrier continues to haemorrhage millions of…
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