Johannesburg based BidAir Cargo has acquired the business of Imperial Air Cargo (IAC) in a deal approved by the South…
March 20, 2015
Dubai World Central’s (DWC) US$32bn airport
20 / 03 / 2015
CARGO business is projected to soar at Al Maktoum International Airport- Dubai World Central (DWC) in the 2020s, after the…
Emerging markets boost Heathrow’s cargo
20 / 03 / 2015
ROBUST freight traffic, driven primarily by the emerging markets, made August Heathrow Airport’s busiest ever month, writes Thelma Etim, deputy…
Otto leaves Lufthansa Cargo for Austrian Airlines
20 / 03 / 2015
Andreas Otto is leaving Lufthansa Cargo after 14 years to become chief commercial officer of Austrian Airlines. Dr Otto, the…
DHL opens Leipzig pharma hub
20 / 03 / 2015
DHL Global Forwarding has marked the official opening of a €3.4 million logistics centre in Leipzig, Germany, for the pharmaceuticals…
Dubai (DXB) cargo uptick
20 / 03 / 2015
DUBAI International Airport’s cargo volumes rebounded by 4.3 per cent to 192,902 tonnes in August, compared with 184,877 in the same…
Is shipment consolidation the big barrier to cutting transit times?
20 / 03 / 2015
DOING the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome is a clear sign of madness, it…
WFS: Still room for expansion
20 / 03 / 2015
All new account wins are welcome, of course, but a series of deals signed by handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS)…
Seko invests in UK ecommerce agency amid online sales boom
20 / 03 / 2015
GLOBAL forwarder SEKO Logistics has acquired an equity stake in UK ecommerce agency, Metakinetic, to capitalise on the growing number of online retail sales,…
Amerijet closes failed Rickenbacker cargo hub
20 / 03 / 2015
Amerijet International has shut down its cargo-hub operations at Rickenbacker Airport in Columbus, Ohio only months after launching it. The…
eAWB take-up hits its stride
20 / 03 / 2015
August set the record for the fastest month for e-AWB growth, at 2% globally. Adoption speed is now four times…
Air cargo leaders call for collaboration
20 / 03 / 2015
Greater collaboration between the air cargo industry and regulators is essential to deliver safe, reliable and efficient global trade, according…
Formula One arrives in Sochi
20 / 03 / 2015
Three flights conveying Formula One racing cars and spare parts from Nagoya following the Japanese Grand Prix arrived at Sochi…
Handlers anxious to raise their profile
20 / 03 / 2015
For a man who has just established his first foothold on a new continent, Olivier Bijaoui is surprisingly grumpy. The…
United Cargo: A dutchman in America
20 / 03 / 2015
Jan Krems may have just taken over as president cargo at United Airlines after a 27-year career with KLM (Air…
Regulators and demanding customers force the pace on e-freight
20 / 03 / 2015
Modal shift is occurring in part because of the air cargo industry’s snail-paced adoption of e-freight and reluctance to share…
Pistole: cargo security must not slow the flow
20 / 03 / 2015
The air freight industry has a collective responsibility to maintain the highest standards of security. But this is “not mutually…
Munich Airport’s CEO to remain at the helm of the German Airport Association
20 / 03 / 2015
Dr. Michael Kerkloh, who has served as the President and CEO of Munich Airport for the past 12 years, will…
Aurora Air International selects MidAmerica St Louis as headquarters
20 / 03 / 2015
AURORA Air International President Carlos Smith announced the airline’s intentions to establish its world headquarters at MidAmerica St Louis Airport…
Why China still depends on Hong Kong
20 / 03 / 2015
As the civil unrest on the streets of Hong Kong gradually abates, the interesting question emerges of whether China needs…