April 2015

Van Stekelenburg to succeed Schiphol’s Osinga

Jonas van Stekelenburg is to succeed Amsterdam Airport Schiphol cargo director Enno Osinga who is retiring in September. Van Stekelenburg…

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UPS set for billion dollar expansion in Europe

United Parcel Service (UPS) looks set to invest €1bn in its European business in order to expand its package delivery…

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Heathrow cargo volume marches on

Heathrow Airport cargo volumes in March were 137,000 tonnes, a 2.9 per cent rise over the same month in 2014….

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UPS set for billion dollar expansion in Europe

United Parcel Service (UPS) looks set to invest €1bn in its European business in order to expand its package delivery…

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Finnair Cargo appoints Nopanen

European carrier Finnair Cargo has appointed Pasi Nopanen as vice president, global sales. Nopanen, who has broad experience in logistics…

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ANA’s transpac cargo JV with United gains antitrust approval

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has received antitrust immunity from the Tokyo regulator for the Japanese carrier’s transpacific cargo joint venture…

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CAL joins pharma programme

CAL Group has joined IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharmaceutical Logistics programme (CEIV Pharma). Once completed, CAL states…

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ABC first quarter tonnage growth

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) saw tonnages grow by 20 per cent in the first quarter of 2015. The Russian operator carried…

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PEMCO delivers B737F to China Postal

US-based PEMCO World Air Services has redelivered its latest B737-300F to Beijing-based China Postal Airlines EMS (CPA), the fourth passenger-to-freighter…

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American and US merger marks new milestone

American Airlines has received a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for American and US Airways, marking…

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My Opinion

James Hogan President and Chief Executive of Etihad Airways Speaking in Washington about  US airlines, who allege unfair competition from Middle East carriers “Etihad…

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Yangtze River Express freighter debut at Munich

Chinese cargo airline Yangtze River Express has launched a five times a week B747-400 freighter service from Germany to China….

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Swiss fills network holes

Swiss WorldCargo is offering more bellyhold capacity to North America and Asia with extra flights to and from Chicago, San…

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New Ceva chief to drive car business

Ceva Logistics has appointed Antonio Fondevilla as executive vice president of global Automotive – a sector which accounted for 24…

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AirBridge adds Los Angeles

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has added twice-weekly Los Angeles flights to its global network. The carrier, which entered the North American…

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FedEx and TNT confident that any regulatory issues can be overcome

Express parcel players FedEx and TNT Express are “confident” that any anti-trust issues around the $4.8bn acquisition of TNT by…

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Turkish freighter goes to Chicago

Turkish Airlines has launched weekly freighter services to Chicago to supplement its passenger flights to the US and Canada. The…

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GSSAs, working hard to keep pace with demand

Win some, lose some is the recurring theme in the general sales and service agency (GSSA) business. As fast as…

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Stansted: London’s freighter airport

London and freighters do not often appear in the same sentence. Heathrow no longer has any slots to spare for…

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FedEx set to buy TNT Express for $4.8bn

US parcels and logistics giant FedEx has made a $4.8bn  bid to acquire rival operator TNT Express of the Netherlands,…

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