ROMANTIC Russians provided a business boost for AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the country’s largest cargo carrier, with a big rise in…
March 2015
IAG Cargo’s Valentine’s Day flower shipments blossom
21 / 03 / 2015
AS THE world’s economy shows tentative signs of recovery, data from IAG Cargo has shown that when it comes to…
LAN CARGO ships 15 million bouquets of flowers
21 / 03 / 2015
LAN CARGO and its affiliates transported 15 million bouquets of flowers all over the world during the four-week flower rush…
Lufthansa Cargo’s Karl Ulrich Garnadt appointed to Fraport’s board
21 / 03 / 2015
LUFTHANSA CARGO’s chief executive officer (CEO) Karl Ulrich Garnadt, has been appointed as a member of Fraport’s supervisory board. The…
Aerolíneas Argentinas gets four A330-200s
21 / 03 / 2015
AEROLÍNEAS Argentinas has signed a purchase agreement for four A330-200s to renew and consolidate their widebodied fleet. Argentina’s flagship carrier…
Confident Cargolux commits to another B747-8 freighter
21 / 03 / 2015
DESPITE widespread over-capacity woes, Cargolux has confidently ordered an additional B747-8 freighter from Boeing as part of its ongoing fleet…
Air cargo down in January for Cathay
21 / 03 / 2015
CATHAY PACIFIC and sister airline Dragonair saw cargo and mail tonnage decline year-over-year in January. They carried 130,955 tonnes of…
Fedex expands its cool chain service
21 / 03 / 2015
MORE FedEx healthcare and life-science customers in Europe can now keep cool about their temperature-sensitive shipments. The US delivery company…
LATAM Airlines cargo up 0.9 per cent
21 / 03 / 2015
LATAM Airlines, the leading airline group in Latin America, says its cargo business increased by 0.9 per cent last year,…
One Question
21 / 03 / 2015
Doug Brittin, secretary general of TIACA, answers: "Some things are very difficult to put a hard timeline on. For example,…
Cargolux eyes combination carriers’ dilemma
21 / 03 / 2015
CARGOLUX will capitalise on the impact that belly capacity is having on some combination carriers, by reasserting its cargo-only credentials….
Saudia Cargo says it with Kenyan flowers
21 / 03 / 2015
SAUDIA Cargo is running four additional B747 freighter flights from Nairobi to Amsterdam this month, to meet the high demand…
SATS gets IATA pharma seal of approval
21 / 03 / 2015
SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services’ (SATS) perishables handling facility has become the world’s first centre of excellence in pharmaceuticals handling, as certified…
Virgin cargo up in 2013
21 / 03 / 2015
TRAFFIC from the United States to India, business gains in the US north-east and an increase in perishables traffic, all…
Asia’s big demand for aircraft
21 / 03 / 2015
BOEING says strong economic and passenger growth will be the main drivers of future new aircraft demand in the Asia…
Emirates flies to Taipei
21 / 03 / 2015
TAIPEI has become Emirates’ newest B777-300ER passenger destination from Dubai International Airport. “Emirates and Taipei began their partnership in 2003 when…
Sea-Tac sets new air cargo record
21 / 03 / 2015
SEATTLE-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport saw its air cargo numbers climb for the third time in four years. The US facility…
Finnair boosts Heathrow service
21 / 03 / 2015
FINNAIR is increasing the number of flights it operates to London Heathrow from four to five times daily. The new…
Budapest is venue for Freighters Conference
21 / 03 / 2015
BUDAPEST, the romantic capital city of Hungary, is the glamorous venue for the 14th Freighters and Belly Cargo World Conference…
AF-KLM cargo spreads Valentine love with extra capacity
21 / 03 / 2015
LOVE is in the air thanks to Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo. The airline grouping has been adding additional capacity to meet…