IAG Cargo has launched EuroConnector – a time-definite option for freight into, around and out of Europe that uses narrowbody aircraft…
February 2015
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…
Third B747F for Etihad
25 / 02 / 2015
Etihad Cargo has added a third Boeing 747 freighter from Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings as part of a multi-year aircraft,…
Canadian shippers set to screen air cargo
25 / 02 / 2015
Canada is edging closer to a revised air cargo security process that will allow shippers to screen outbound airfreight consignments…
Etihad recruits Alitalia pilots
25 / 02 / 2015
Etihad Airways is recruiting 40 fully-qualified pilots from Alitalia as part of a large-scale global campaign to hire between 500 to…
Volga-Dnepr aid flights to African states hit by Ebola virus
25 / 02 / 2015
A Volga-Dnepr Airlines An-124-100 freighter has operated to five cities in Congo, Ghana, Mali, Guinea-Bissau and Ivory Coast to deliver equipment…
Atlas sees increased demand
25 / 02 / 2015
Atlas Air reports increased demand across all regions, with the greatest growth in the transpacific market, adding that online shopping and…
Korean cargo yields rise
25 / 02 / 2015
Korean Air registered a 5.7 per cent increase in cargo yield in the 2014 third quarter as its load factor rose…
TNT adds Hanover freighter
25 / 02 / 2015
TNT is stepping up its services in Europe with the launch of B737-400 freighter services to Hanover in Germany, Europe’s…
Superjet airframe ready to fly
25 / 02 / 2015
A Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 freighter has transported a Sukhoi Superjet 100 fuselage as well as the aircraft’s wings and tail…
Cargojet in “robust” outlook
25 / 02 / 2015
Cargojet expects “a very robust peak period to end the year” after reporting a strong set of Q3 results helped…
ABC reports global network growth
25 / 02 / 2015
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) reports across the globe network volume growth in the first nine months of 2014, led by North…
Emirates restarts Erbil flights
25 / 02 / 2015
Emirates will restart passenger flights to Erbil in Iraq from November 16, with twice a week passenger flights served by…
Cairo pharma hub revamp
25 / 02 / 2015
Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo has invested in revamping the cool chain facilities at Cairo airport in Egypt. The pharmaceutical industry in…
Buoyant October for Cathay and Dragonair
25 / 02 / 2015
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for October show an increase in both passenger and cargo numbers compared with the…
Cargolux reports record month
25 / 02 / 2015
Cargolux achieved its "best ever" October with a record performance in tonnage, revenues and block hours. Compared to the same…
New Beluga to fly by 2019
25 / 02 / 2015
Airbus is to expand its oversize air transport capability with the development of five new Beluga transport aircraft. The future “white…