Finnair Cargo has signed an agreement with Germany’s Lodige Industries to supply a cargo handling system for the airline’s new…
June 2015
B757 conversion quartet heading for SF Express
18 / 06 / 2015
US-based Precision Aircraft Solutions is to convert four B757 passenger aircraft into freighters for China’s SF Express Co, the Shenzhen-based…
A320/A321 conversion programme launched
18 / 06 / 2015
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has signed collaboration agreements with Airbus and the Airbus subsidiary Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) to…
Freighter retirements hit FedEx Express Q4
17 / 06 / 2015
FedEx’s express division recorded a double-digit decline in operating profits in the 2015 fiscal year fourth quarter as a result…
Canadian North combi convert takes a bow
17 / 06 / 2015
North American passenger and cargo carrier Canadian North has taken delivery of a B737-300QC combi. The passenger jet was converted…
Cargolux welcomes animal facility expansion
17 / 06 / 2015
Cargolux has welcomed the extension of Luxair’s animal facility at its cargo hub in Luxembourg. Luxair, which is a shareholder in the…
Air cargo volume growth slows in April
17 / 06 / 2015
Airfreight volume growth at airports began to slow in April as gains from the US west coast port strikes and…
Airbus signs up Beluga XL suppliers
17 / 06 / 2015
Airbus has selected its major aerostructure suppliers for the Beluga XL programme, the new oversize air transporter. Stelia Aerospace has…
Swissport and Swiss WorldCargo agreement extended
17 / 06 / 2015
Ground handler Swissport International and Swiss WorldCargo have extended their strategic handling partnership until 2020. The newly signed agreement extends…
SDV implements CEIV Pharma in major hubs
17 / 06 / 2015
Freight forwarder SDV is implementing the IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharmaceutical Logistics programme (CEIV Pharma) certification in…
Saudia launches new Indian freighter service
17 / 06 / 2015
Saudia Cargo has launched a new freighter service between Delhi, Riyadh and its home base Jeddah, as the Indian city…
Get smart: DHL on pharma’s supply chains
17 / 06 / 2015
Global demand for life sciences will fuel a 60% growth in temperature controlled logistics to $13.4bn by 2020, according to…
Volga-Dnepr eyes billion dollar B747-8F expansion
17 / 06 / 2015
Volga-Dnepr has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing to further its fleet expansion with 20 additional B747-8 freighters, with…
My Opinion
17 / 06 / 2015
JIM BUTLER – President, American Airlines Cargo When asked how air cargo can fast-track the use of e-AWBs “We can do a lot to…
A Predictable Solution
17 / 06 / 2015
It worked for seafreight, so why shouldn’t it also work for airfreight? That was the thinking of German software house…
What Scholten did next
16 / 06 / 2015
I had been working there for four and a half years and it was an interesting journey,” says Peter Scholten…
Boeing ups aircraft demand expectation
16 / 06 / 2015
Boeing has upped its expectation for demand of new aircraft from last year’s forecast, predicting that 38,050 new airplanes will…
Doing the heavy lifting: Ruslan delivers outsize oil and gas equipment
16 / 06 / 2015
Ruslan International has transported oil and gas equipment from Milan, Italy to Qindao, China. MP Holland, a freight forwarder based…
UPS Capital buys jewellery logistics specialist
16 / 06 / 2015
The financial arm of US parcel giant UPS has bought Parcel Pro, a US-based independent logistics provider to the jewellery,…
Swissport hit dnata for six at Old Trafford
16 / 06 / 2015
Aeroflot’s ground-handling partners, Swissport and dnata, were given the chance to show their silky football skills on the hallowed Old…
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