March 2, 2015

Air France-KLM half year results

ON A long flightpath to financial recovery, Air France/KLM grew its half-year 2014 group revenues by one per cent to €12bn,…

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Record performance for Russia’s ABC

AIRBRIDGECARGO (ABC) Airlines, Russia’s largest scheduled cargo airline and part of Volga-Dnepr Group, started its 10th anniversary year with a…

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ANA takes delivery of first B787-9

JAPANESE airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first B787-9 Dreamliner. ANA becomes the world’s first airline…

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Air freight price index stabilised in June

East-West air freight rates stabilised in June, following the seasonal correction of May, as Drewry’s East-West Air Freight Price Index…

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UPS parcel surge to Europe

E-commerce shipping in the US and strong International export growth helped parcel giant UPS record a 7.2 per cent increase…

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Rapiscan wins lithium battery detection project

Rapiscan Systems has won a UK contract to determine whether the presence of lithium batteries in air cargo shipments can be detected automatically….

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ACAS trial period extended

THE decision by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency to extend the deadline for the introduction of air…

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Latest eAWB statistics

CATHAY and Emirates continue to lead the way in airline eAWB adoption, as paperless documentation has doubled in 12 months,…

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Aviation administrators tackle conflict-zone risks

AVIATION administrators are taking action to mitigate potential risks to civil aviation arising from conflict zones. Airports Council International (ACI),…

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SIA cuts Q1 cargo loss to S$18 million

Singapore Airlines’ cargo division halved its first quarter loss to S$18 million in the financial year first quarter, after it…

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Subdued half year for Lufthansa

Lufthansa’s group cargo volumes fell 3.1 per cent in the first six months of 2014 to 932,000 tonnes in a…

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June volumes maintain upward momentum

June continued the momentum of 2014 air freight volume growth, with a 4.8 per cent year on year increase for…

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Virgin expands lightweight container fleet

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has taken delivery of its first 802 lightweight air cargo containers and will add a further 250…

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PEMCO delivers B737-300Fs trio

PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has redelivered three more 737-300 freighter conversions to Yangtze River Express. Shanghai-based YRE, which manages…

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IAG Cargo results reflect capacity switch

IAG Cargo’s revenue fell 9.8% in the first half of 2014 to €488 million as volumes edged down 3.3 per cent…

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Atlas ‘encouraged’ by market volumes

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has presented an upbeat market volume outlook after announcing a second quarter net income of $29.6 million, compared…

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HACTL’s golden route for pharma

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (HACTL) has achieved Good Distribution Practices (GDP) accreditation, bringing it in line with the World…

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American adds more services

AMERICAN Airlines is strengthening its presence across the US by adding six new domestic routes to its network this month,…

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Qatar adds belly capacity to Perth with B777-300

QATAR AIRWAYS is to increase belly capacity on its Perth, Australia, route by switching from using a B777-200 to a larger B777-300 version,…

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Air cargo dips in June

GLOBAL airfreight volumes were up 4.1 per cent in the first six months of this year in comparison with 2013,…

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