EMIRATES Airline has cancelled its order for 70 A350 XWB. The move follows the on-going discussions the carrier has been…
March 2, 2015
Heathrow cargo up 6.9 per cent in May
02 / 03 / 2015
LONDON Heathrow’s air cargo throughput rose 6.9 per cent in May to 125,982 tonnes, with traffic hot spots Mexico, China and Brazil…
LATAM Airlines’ cargo dip
02 / 03 / 2015
REDUCTIONS in both bellyhold capacity and freighter operations saw cargo traffic at LATAM Airlines Group dip by 0.7 per cent in May,…
Aegean adds UK service
02 / 03 / 2015
AEGEAN Airlines has celebrated its inaugural flight from Birmingham to Athens. Greece’s largest carrier is using an A320 on the…
Lufthansa cuts earnings forecast
02 / 03 / 2015
LUFTHANSA group has cut its 2014 earnings forecast due to “revenue risks” in its passenger and cargo business caused by strikes,…
United Airlines Cargo president Robbie Anderson departs
02 / 03 / 2015
ROBBIE ANDERSON, president of United Airlines Cargo, has unexpectedly left the company. Although no statement has been issued by the…
American strengthens its presence in Asia
02 / 03 / 2015
AMERICAN AIRLINES CARGO has launched cargo services from Dallas/Fort Worth Texas to Hong Kong and Shanghai, as part of a…
Cargojet to get 15-pallet B757 freighter
02 / 03 / 2015
AERO engineering company Precision Aircraft Solutions has signed an agreement with Canadian freighter airline Cargojet to perform the world’s first…
Good May for Cathay Cargo
02 / 03 / 2015
CATHAY Pacific and Dragonair carried a combined total of 138,448 tonnes of cargo and mail in May, an encouraging increase of…
Frankfurt cargo up 6.9 per cent
02 / 03 / 2015
FRANKFURT Airport’s cargo business increased by 6.9 per cent to nearly 186,000 tonnes year-on-year in May. "The strong performance in…
IATA: “solid improvement” in air freight growth
02 / 03 / 2015
AIRFREIGHT growth has seen a “solid improvement” in 2014 over prior year, but IATA warns that demand could weaken as the on-shoring trend continues….
Brussels Airport’s new cargo community system
02 / 03 / 2015
BRUSSELS Airport, with help from private companies and the local chamber of commerce, has launched a ground-breaking new cargo community…
Etihad Cargo starts Dar es Salaam freighter service
02 / 03 / 2015
ETIHAD CARGO has launched a weekly freighter service from Abu Dhabi to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Middle East carrier…
Frankfurt launches new cargo community
02 / 03 / 2015
KEY businesses at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) have joined forces to strengthen the facility’s position as a major global air cargo…
TAP strengthens its position in Brazil
02 / 03 / 2015
TAP has increased its destinations in Brazil to 12, with the launch of thrice-weekly services to Manaus and Belém. The…
Cargolux’s delayed Zhengzhou service takes off
02 / 03 / 2015
CARGOLUX’S twice-postponed inaugural B747-8 flight to Zhengzhou has taken off after the all-cargo airline finally obtained operating permits from the…
New B787 Dreamliner certified by FAA
02 / 03 / 2015
A STRETCHED version of the B787 Dreamliner has been certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European…
Qatar Airways Cargo supports solar energy
02 / 03 / 2015
QATAR Airways Cargo has further linked itself to renewable energy by sponsoring the opening ceremony of the Qatar Solar Energy…
Etihad Cargo adds new capacity to Switzerland and USA
02 / 03 / 2015
ETIHAD CARGO has augmented its services to Switzerland and to the United States by offering new bellyhold cargo capacity on…
Intradco to broaden global reach
02 / 03 / 2015
LIVESTOCK and bloodstock transport specialist Intradco is poised for global expansion under the auspices of its owner Chapman Freeborn (CF). …