PASSENGER volume growth is outpacing air cargo, with a "big gap" emerging in the last three years as onshoring has…
March 5, 2015
International trade stifled by protectionism, says Fred Smith
05 / 03 / 2015
FEDEX founder Fred Smith has warned that ‘the golden age’ of double-digit air cargo growth is unlikely to return due to…
Cathay’s profits soar despite weak air cargo
05 / 03 / 2015
CATHAY PACIFIC’S profits in 2013 climbed by nearly 204 per cent to US$335m last year – however its cargo business…
Finnair Cargo doubles cargo capacity to Vietnam
05 / 03 / 2015
FINNAIR CARGO is increasing its services to Vietnam with new freighter capacity this summer. From the end of this month,…
IAG Cargo B787 targets India pharma
05 / 03 / 2015
IAG CARGO, the all-cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia, is to capitalise on India’s booming pharmaceuticals and healthcare market…
Thai Cargo seeks to widen EU security status
05 / 03 / 2015
THAI CARGO is in the process of applying for European Union security accreditation to handle airfreight from customers in New…
Alitalia opts for lightweight ULDs
05 / 03 / 2015
UNIT load device (ULD) outsource specialist Jettainer is to replace Alitalia’s entire fleet of ULDs with state-of-the-art, lightweight containers. The…
Pegasus widens operations with new GSSAs
05 / 03 / 2015
PEGASUS Cargo has appointed ABDA Cargo Services and Aviation Services as cargo sales agents for its operations in Germany and…
AA Cargo up 11.2 per cent in February
05 / 03 / 2015
AMERICAN Airlines Cargo and US Airways Cargo, the freight arms of the merged American Airlines Group, recorded an airfreight increase…
CHEP launches track-and-trace app
05 / 03 / 2015
ULD repair specialist CHEP Aerospace Solutions has launched an air cargo track-and-trace mobile app. The software is designed to save…
Hong Kong Airport air cargo dipped in February
05 / 03 / 2015
COMBINED traffic for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in January and February showed cargo throughput increased 2.6 per cent to…
LATAM cargo revenues slumped by 10.8 per cent
05 / 03 / 2015
CARGO revenues at LATAM slumped by 10.8 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2013 as a result of a…
ACS opens Houston office
05 / 03 / 2015
CHARTER broker Air Charter Service (ACS) is to open a new office in Houston, Texas to satisfy airfreight demand from…
AA Cargo and US Airways co-locate to New York’s JFK
05 / 03 / 2015
IN A first step to co-locate cargo operations across the combined network, US Airways Cargo has joined American Airlines Cargo’s…
Finnair celebrates 90th Anniversary
05 / 03 / 2015
TOMORROW (Thursday) marks exactly 90 years since Finnair’s first commercial flight. On March 20, 1924, a Junkers F13 D-335 seaplane…
Cargo Airline of the Year: how to win it
05 / 03 / 2015
WHAT does it take to be voted Cargo Airline of the Year? Continuous innovation and an expansive outlook that embraces…
Cargo crime up 66 per cent
05 / 03 / 2015
A SUPPLY chain watchdog is calling for greater collaboration between European law enforcers and businesses following an increase in air…
Two days faster – or become extinct
05 / 03 / 2015
SHIPMENTS need to arrive two days earlier than is normal – or the air cargo industry will continue to lose…
Coming soon: a global air cargo standard for pharma
05 / 03 / 2015
MEDICAL authorities are devising a GDP-style global standard regulation covering the air transportation of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. It will…
Manston Airport holds talks over possible closure
05 / 03 / 2015
THE UK’s Manston Airport is holding talks over its possible closure, it is reported. 144 staff at the loss-making airport…