May 2015

LAN Cargo signs CHEP

Latin American largest airfreight carrier, LAN Cargo, has signed an agreement to outsource the repair and maintenance of its ULDs…

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Heathrow cargo volumes on the rise

London Heathrow Airport recorded cargo growth of 2.2 per cent in April to 122,879 tonnes versus same month of 2014, and…

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CAL targets high value artwork

CAL Cargo Airlines has launched Cal Val for artwork and valuable cargo, aimed at private art collectors, museum curators and…

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April puts spring in IAG Cargo’s step

International Airlines Group (IAG)’s April cargo tonne kilometres rose by 1.9 per cent – from 432 million to 440m –…

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Jettainer’s quality seal for ULD repair partners

Jettainer has introduced a quality seal for ULD repair partners that it hopes will reassure customers that its outsourced repair shops…

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St Louis Airport approves cargo plans

The St Louis Airport Commission has approved plans for a major cargo development at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. They include…

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Pilot opens down Mexico way

North American transport firm Pilot Freight Services has opened a station in Mexico City. Its first location under a new…

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Frankfurt freight disappoints

Frankfurt’s airport operator Fraport’s airfreight and airmail tonnage dropped by 2.4 per cent year-on-year to around 500,000 tonnes in the…

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Airfreight lifts buoyant Expeditors

A 13 per cent rise in airfreight volume helped Expeditors International to a 27 per cent earnings surge in the…

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SkyCargo shines bright for Emirates

Emirates SkyCargo was one of the star performers in the airline group’s performance in the 2014-15 financial year, contributing to…

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Qatar boosts pharma service

Qatar Airways Cargo is expanding the specialist container options for its QR Pharma service, which has handled 14,100 tonnes of pharmaceutical…

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Cargo blunts Finnair growth

Lower cargo income helped mute overall revenue growth at Finnair, which ended the first quarter of 2015 roughly on a…

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Hactl and Lux-Airport sign pharma certification MoU

Lux-Airport and Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding which will create a trade lane…

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Air forwarders strike back against integrators

Air freight forwarders are beginning the fightback to win marketshare lost to integrators over the last few years, but concede…

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Top man for top job at Allport

UK forwarder and logistics operator, Allport Cargo Services (ACS), has appointed its managing director, Charles McGurin to the new post…

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Air Charter Service launches onboard courier operation

Air Charter Service has officially launched an onboard courier service as it looks to win a share of a market…

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Thomas Cook to carry less weight, thanks to Jettainer

Lufthansa’s outsourced ULD company, Jettainer, is taking over the management and servicing of all the air-freight containers for Thomas Cook…

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Saudi adds Paris freighter

Saudi Airlines Cargo will operate a new dedicated freighter service to Paris Charles de Gaulle from 22 May. The B747-400…

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My opinion

Larry Coyne – Chief Executive Officer and founder of all-cargo carrier Coyne Airways Winner of the Air Cargo News Lifetime Achievement award “I could…

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Columbus freighter to help Midwest exporters discover new markets

Columbus, Ohio is to join Emirates SkyCargo’s freighter network a weekly service to Rickenbacker International Airport from 27 May, the…

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