March 5, 2015

Emirates freighter move on track

EMIRATES SkyCargo is on track for the wholesale move of its home freighters base to the new Dubai World Central…

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Lufthansa Cargo takes a strong lead on security

COUNTRIES in South America, the Middle East and Africa have been placed on a strictly confidential cargo-risk list. A map,…

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ABC steps up European network

RUSSIA’S AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is expanding its presence in Europe with new routes linking Moscow with Malmo in Sweden and…

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Qatar freighter to Hyderabad

QATAR Airways Cargo celebrates the launch of its new twice-weekly A330 freighter service to Hyderabad, India with a traditional water…

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Lufthansa Cargo throws the book at security wastage

LUFTHANSA Cargo has demanded no double-screening of air cargo shipments, when stringent new international security regulations come into force in…

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AA Cargo and US Airways co-locate to Phoenix

IN A another step to co-locate operations across the combined network, American Airlines Cargo has joined US Airways Cargo’s operations…

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Cologne Bonn Airport seeks investor for air cargo handling expansion

GERMANY’S Cologne Bonn Airport is seeking an investor for a 10,000-sq m expansion and the operation of its handling centre…

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AF-KLM Martinair Cargo fly 100 horses to Amsterdam

MERGED European airline Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo has carried almost 100 horses from the USA to Amsterdam Schiphol. In what is…

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Pilot strike halves Lufthansa Cargo’s scheduled freighter flights

MORE than 50 per cent of Lufthansa Cargo’s scheduled freighter flights have been affected by the three-day pilot strike.  “We…

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US Airways in deal with AA, Iberia and Finnair

US AIRWAYS has joined its merger partner American Airlines in a transatlantic business deal with Finnair, Iberia and British Airways….

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Amazon fined for Hazmat breach

AMAZON has paid a US$91,000 civil penalty, handed down by the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for…

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Dreamliner debuts Air New Zealand’s new livery

FRESH out of the paint hangar at Boeing in Seattle is this first B787-9 Dreamliner to be delivered to launch…

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Volga-Dnepr airlifts telecommunications satellite

A VOLGA-DNEPR Airlines An-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighter has delivered the Luch-5V and KazSat-3 telecommunications satellites from Krasnoyarsk in Russia to Kazakhstan’s…

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Chartersphere airlifts humanitarian aid to Central African Republic

GLOBAL broker Chartersphere has helped to deliver urgent humanitarian aid to the troubled Central African Republic. The landlocked tiny nation,…

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‘Misdeclared’ toxic cargo handed to FedEx

NEW YORK shipper Alfa Chemistry has been hit by a massive possible US$325,000 fine after it allegedly sent two separate…

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E-AWB penetration remains flat

GLOBAL E-AWB penetration has remained flat over the last two months partly due to the Chinese New Year, which impacted…

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Saudia Cargo boosts Shanghai

SAUDI Airlines Cargo has upgraded its Shanghai service to a B747-8 freighter. The airline now operates three weekly B747-8F flights…

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Lufthansa Cargo upgrades Shanghai to B777F

LUFTHANSA CARGO has upgraded its Shanghai service to a B777F. China’s largest city is to be served with daily flights…

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IAG Cargo adds capacity to Tel Aviv

IAG CARGO has replaced its narrowbody A321 with widebody B777 aircraft on seven of the 14 weekly flights from London…

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Pactl upgrades handling system

SHANGHAI’S ground handling agent Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Ltd (PACTL) has implemented an upgrade to its HERMES air cargo…

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