IAG CARGO has marked another milestone in its fleet modernisation programme by celebrating the start of flights to Johannesburg using…
March 2015
TIACA steps up membership drive
21 / 03 / 2015
TO BOOST membership numbers The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is offering a member referral incentive scheme. Existing members will…
Cool chain communication breakdown
21 / 03 / 2015
THE risk of temperature excursions during the transportation of pharmaceutical products can be markedly reduced, if supply chain members share…
Finnair Cargo positioned for success
21 / 03 / 2015
IN recent years very few European carriers have been adding freighter services, but one exception has been Finnair Cargo, which…
DWC cargo up 15.9 per cent in Q4
21 / 03 / 2015
AL MAKTOUM International at Dubai World Central (DWC) recorded a 15.9 per cent hike in cargo volumes – 63,028 tonnes…
Garnadt leaves Lufthansa Cargo
21 / 03 / 2015
LUFTHANSA CARGO’S chief executive Karl Ulrich Garnadt is leaving the freight airline to become a member of the German carrier’s…
Cargolux hunts for new CEO
21 / 03 / 2015
CARGO airline Cargolux has confirmed it is hunting for a new chief executive (CEO). Executive recruitment firm Spencer Stuart, has been…
Cathay Pacific: The declining role of freighters in air cargo
21 / 03 / 2015
If Cathay Pacific had stuck to the plans it had at the end of 2011, it would have had a…
Landing in the wrong place
21 / 03 / 2015
PILOTS attempting to land at the wrong airport happens more often than is realised, it seems. I’ve been reading reports…
Celebi acquires Aviapartner in Germany
21 / 03 / 2015
ÇELEBI, a Turkish ground-handling, cargo and warehouse operator, has made a major advance into the German air cargo business with…
Work on DB Schenker’s new Dubai facility under way
21 / 03 / 2015
GLOBAL transportation company DB Schenker has started construction work on a new logistics facility in Dubai. It will offer general…
Aviation leader Dr Assad Kotaite dies
21 / 03 / 2015
UNIVERSALLY recognised as one of the most prominent and respected figures in the world of civil aviation, Dr Assad Kotaite,…
Air cargo boosts K+N’s growth
21 / 03 / 2015
A MARKET-BEATING airfreight contribution helped Swiss global logistics company Kuehne + Nagel [K+N] back on the road to profitable growth…
Panalpina expects airfreight market to grow by 2-3 per cent
21 / 03 / 2015
AIR, ocean and logistics company Panalpina made steady progress in 2013 – and expects the airfreight market to grow by…
Edging towards e-freight
21 / 03 / 2015
IF you have the idea that targets for the IATA e-freight programme keep slipping, you are not wrong. At the…
New cargo sales manager at Chartersphere
21 / 03 / 2015
GLOBAL aircraft charter provider Chartersphere, has promoted Nacho Carretero as is its new cargo sales manager. Spanish-speaking broker Carretero, who…
New senior vice-president of sales at Etihad
21 / 03 / 2015
ETIHAD AIRWAYS has appointed James Mueller as senior vice-president of sales. Mueller, who has more than 20 years experience in…
Asian e-commerce fuels UK firm’s growth
21 / 03 / 2015
UK-BASED Europa Worldwide Logistics has seen its Asian air cargo operations soar, fuelled by the continuing boom in e-commerce, especially…
New CEO at Dimerco
21 / 03 / 2015
TAIWAN-BASED global logistics service provider Dimerco Express Group has promoted Edward Lin as its new chief executive officer. He replaces…
New interim chief financial officer at Air Partner
21 / 03 / 2015
CHARTER broker Air Partner has promoted Neil Morris to the role of interim chief financial officer. Morris, who replaces Gavin…