Heathrow and Gatwick airports have submitted rival proposals for new runway capacity in the UK. Heathrow wants a third runway, generating…
March 3, 2015
Dnata invests in UK air cargo
03 / 03 / 2015
DUBAI-BASED ground handler dnata is continuing to invest in cargo infrastructure at its newest locations, having invested more than £8m throughout…
Perishables modal shift fuelled by technology
03 / 03 / 2015
NEW technology in controlled-atmosphere containers (CAC), such as Maersk Container Industry’s (MCI) Star Cool CA product line, has the potential…
Heathrow cargo area to double
03 / 03 / 2015
LONDON’S Heathrow Airport is to double the size of its cargo area. New improvement plans allow for enhanced access points…
LATAM cargo revenues dip in Q1
03 / 03 / 2015
LATAM AIRLINES GROUP saw first quarter 2014 air cargo revenues fall 12.5 per cent to around US$406m, as weakened demand saw volumes…
Jan de Rijk gains CEIV Pharma
03 / 03 / 2015
Jan de Rijk Logistics has achieved certification in IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Handling programme (CEIV Pharma)….
Düsseldorf air cargo up in Q1
03 / 03 / 2015
CARGO volumes at Düsseldorf Airport climbed five per cent to about 37,000 tonnes in the first quarter of this year….
ANA Cargo starts Singapore freighter service
03 / 03 / 2015
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (ANA) CARGO has celebrated its inaugural flight from Japan to Singapore’s Changi Airport. The Japanese carrier will operate…
Emirates wins EU security validation for Dnata
03 / 03 / 2015
DUBAI-based ground handler dnata has been validated as a Regulated Agent (RA3), enabling it to accept cargo on behalf of…
Emirates Mexico City and Atlanta freighter service
03 / 03 / 2015
EMIRATES SkyCargo has added Mexico City and Atlanta to its flight schedule, further expanding its freighter network to more than…
B747-8Fs boost Cathay Pacific and Dragonair cargo
03 / 03 / 2015
CATHAY PACIFIC CARGO and its sister company Dragonair carried 137,444 tonnes of cargo and mail in April, an increase of…
June start for Cargolux Zhengzhou service
03 / 03 / 2015
CARGOLUX has postponed the inauguration of its regular scheduled B747F services to Zhengzhou, the capital of Chinese province Henan, for…
Alaskan salmon flies south
03 / 03 / 2015
ALASKA Air Cargo flew 24,100 lbs (11 tonnes) of the season’s first shipment of Alaska Copper River salmon to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport….
Don’t be a pharma chameleon
03 / 03 / 2015
THERE was a time when pharma shipments came in kilo-sized boxes. With a few notable exceptions – Swissair, for example…
China Southern Airlines joins Cargo 2000
03 / 03 / 2015
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES is the first carrier in mainland China to become a full member of Cargo 2000 (C2K). China…
China Eastern Airlines opts for Unisys
03 / 03 / 2015
CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES has selected Unisys Logistics Management System (LMS) to improve the quality, efficiency and speed of its data…
Hong Kong cargo boost in April
03 / 03 / 2015
HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (HKIA) reported another month of solid growth in April, with increases in all three air traffic categories….
ANA takes delivery of leased B767-300ERF
03 / 03 / 2015
GE CAPITAL Aviation Services has delivered a leased B767-300ERF aircraft to Japan’s All Nippon Airways. The wide-bodied aircraft will join ANA Cargo’s fleet of…
Freighter fleet numbers set to grow
03 / 03 / 2015
FREIGHTER FLEET numbers look set to grow by 2033 despite the rise in bellyhold cargo capacity, according to a new range…
Lufthansa launches flyweight LD3s
03 / 03 / 2015
NEW LIGHTWEIGHT LD3 containers will see Lufthansa Cargo cut its fuel consumption by 2,000 tonnes per year and reduce CO2 emissions. The containers,…
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