April 2015

US cartel case settlements break the $1bn mark

SETTLEMENTS in the ongoing US air cargo antitrust litigation have exceeded the $1bn mark, following on from Eva Airways Corp…

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Zurich cool chain expansion

Swiss WorldCargo’s ground handling partner, Cargologic, has expanded its cold storage facilities at Zurich Airport to provide more capacity for…

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Cargolux reports 2014 profit decline

Cargolux recorded a decline in profits in 2014, despite an improvement in revenues, as impairment charges and antitrust actions took…

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IAG Cargo Q1 revenues down, but load factors up

IAG Cargo reported a 2015 first-quarter decline in revenues of just over one per cent on the back of a…

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Heathrow not structured to cope with future airfreight growth

A cargo specialist at London-Heathrow has admitted that the airport is not structured to cope with future airfreight growth, writes…

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Lufthansa delays the construction of new Frankfurt cargo centre

Lufthansa has delayed its planned investment in a new cargo centre at Frankfurt airport for at least two years as the…

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Volga-Dnepr validates first seven airports for ACC3 compliance

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has validated the first seven airports in compliance with the European Union’s ACC3 (air cargo or mail carrier…

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XPO launches Norbert Dentressangle takeover bid

Fast-growing XPO Logistics has launched a €3.2bn takeover one of Europe’s largest logistics firms, Norbert Dentressangle, that will push the…

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TIACA promotes phased approach to advance data regulations

Regulators must continue to work closely with all members of the air cargo supply chain to ensure impending advance data…

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ACS sees 2014 cargo recovery as revenues surge

Air Charter Service (ACS) reports an “extremely successful 2014” for all three of its divisions. Chris Leach, chairman of the…

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Air industry responds to Nepal earthquake

Aid agencies, non-governmental organisations and governments are chartering aircraft to fly aid to Nepal, after the country was hit by…

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EVA launches Pharmacare with Envirotainer

Taiwan-based EVA Air Cargo has launched a pharma service in collaboration with cool chain equipment supplier Envirotainer. EVA Pharmacare will…

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American Airlines is Cargo Airline of the Year 2015

American Airlines is the 2015 Cargo Airline of the Year. The presentation was made to Jim Butler, president, American Airlines…

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Asia Pacific load factors boosted by US port chaos

Airlines based in the Asia Pacific region enjoyed a double-digit increase in airfreight demand in February, thanks to US west…

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Cargolux announces lithium ion battery ban

Cargolux Airlines has temporarily imposed a ban on the transport of lithium ion batteries from May 1. The airline said…

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No update on FedEx deal as TNT reports Q1 loss

TNT Express was unable to provide any updates on its potential acquisition by FedEx as it announced a first quarter…

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Swissport appoints vice president from forwarder Damco

Swissport International has announced the appointment of a new senior vice president of global commercial and key account management ground…

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Panalpina adds Baku calls on pharma and tech growth

Panalpina has added extra calls in Baku to its service roster on the back of increased demand for pharmaceutical and…

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DHL’s global freight forwarding boss steps down for personal reasons

Roger Crook, Deutsche Post DHL Group management board member and chief executive of the German logistics giant’s global freight forwarding…

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Changi sees volumes slide in March

Singapore’s Changi Airport recorded a dip in cargo volumes during March, but there was a more positive result for the…

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