March 2015

Lufthansa lauds benefits of ANA partnership

More routes, more direct flights and faster service recovery are among the benefits of the new partnership between Lufthansa and…

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AF-KLM adds Americas routes

The Americas is the focus of the new Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo summer schedule. A total of 70 extra frequencies from…

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Qatar freighter is LA bound

Qatar Airways Cargo will launch a new freighter service to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) from April. The twice-weekly B777F to…

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Jones in at BIFA

The UK’s British International Freight Association (BIFA) has confirmed the appointment of Mike Jones as policy and compliance advisor to…

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DHL’s supply chain medicine for pharma firm STADA

DHL will integrate the German logistics activity of pharmaceuticals company STADA into its own business from June. Its supply chain…

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Lufthansa – Decision on B777F option this year

The B777F was the best – virtually the only – aircraft for Lufthansa’s needs, says Lufthansa Cargo chief executive Peter…

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Lufthansa ‘may sign another joint venture this year’

Putting together the joint venture with Japan’s ANA in 2014 had not been an easy task – it had taken…

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TAM opens Sao Paulo cargo terminal

TAM Cargo has formally opened its new airfreight terminal at Brazil’s Guarulhos Airport (GRU) in Sao Paulo, a facility able…

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IAG Cargo adds Cuba and Colombia to LatAm network

IAG Cargo is boosting its Latin America network by utilising a new passenger route into Colombia and a reopened route…

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Chinese Lunar New Year helps Changi’s cargo

CHANGI Airport’s air cargo traffic increased by 3.8 per cent year-on-year in January, buoyed by the Chinese Lunar New Year…

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New York is taking steps to attract freighters

ONE OF the trends in air cargo in the last decade or so has been the apparent downgrading of the…

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OnAsset: The spy in the box tracking air cargo

ONLINE TRACKING, Cargo 2000 and other performance measurements of air cargo all aim to give shippers the reassurance that their…

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Atlas Air, One Question

William J Flynn, president and chief executive of Atlas Air, answers: "Looking to full-year 2013, we expect to generate significant earnings…

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UPS extends pharma network

UPS customers can now ship biological substances, dangerous goods in excepted quantities and shipments using dry ice to more than…

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Vertannes joins SmartKargo

IATA’s ex-head of cargo, Des Vertannes, has joined air cargo software company SmartKargo as a strategic adviser. Vertannes, who now divides his…

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Transavia man steps into the breach for Air France KLM Cargo

Transavia chief Bram Graeber has been appointed temporary executive vice president of Air France KLM Cargo, following the departure of…

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Swissport promotes Knudsen

Swissport International has promoted Nils Pries Knudsen to executive vice president global cargo services, with immediate effect. He will continue…

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Schmitt takes up Swissport role for Germany & Austria

Swissport International (Swissport) has named Dirk Schmitt as chief executive cargo services for Germany & Austria. He will be responsible for Swissport…

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Duggan joins Saudi as charter sales director

Saudi Airlines Cargo has appointed Mike Duggan as director of charter sales, based in Jeddah. Duggan brings over 23 years…

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Scholten joins FLS in Dubai

Peter Scholten, former Saudia Cargo vice president commercial, has been appointed chief executive of Fast Logistic Solutions Group (FLS), based…

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