Munich Airport has won approval for the construction of a third runway ten years after the project was first launched….
July 2015
Hactl passes GDP audit
17 / 07 / 2015
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has passed its World Health Organisation (WHO) Good Distribution Practices (GDP) annual surveillance…
Asia Pacific airport volumes affected by European economy and Asia export slowdown
17 / 07 / 2015
Air cargo volumes at airports based in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions edged up in May but were…
Swissport to acquire majority stake in Aviation Fuel Services
17 / 07 / 2015
Swissport International has signed an agreement to buy Air BP’s share in Aviation Fuel Services (AFS). The Swiss-based provider of…
China’s HNA close to buying Swissport, says Bloomberg
17 / 07 / 2015
China’s HNA Group Co is in talks to acquire airport handler Swissport International, according to the Bloomberg news agency, citing…
Pegasus to co-host logistics conference
16 / 07 / 2015
Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines and Bahcesehir University are organising an international transport logistics conference. To be held on the university’s Besiktas…
UPS expands express freight service
15 / 07 / 2015
UPS is adding eight origin and five destination countries to its Worldwide Express Freight service, designed for urgent, time-sensitive and…
Qatar adds first 747 freighter to fleet
15 / 07 / 2015
Qatar Airways Cargo has added its first Boeing 747 freighter aircraft to its fleet as it continues to expand its…
Air Charter Service takes part in lion conservation project
15 / 07 / 2015
Air Charter Service has helped transport seven lions from South Africa to Rwanda as part of a conservation project. The…
American expands Atlanta cargo operations
15 / 07 / 2015
American Airlines Cargo has expanded its operations at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, with a new 12,000 sq ft facility and…
Shifting cargo caused Bagram B747 freighter crash
15 / 07 / 2015
A National Airlines (NAL) Boeing 747 freighter crashed on take-off from Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan, in April 2013 because the five…
The new voice of air cargo
15 / 07 / 2015
One of the criticisms that has been made in the past of TIACA, the International Air Cargo Association, is that…
Swissport International expands in Austria
14 / 07 / 2015
Ground handler Swissport International has signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture that will provide air cargo…
Frankfurt perishables centre celebrates 20 years
14 / 07 / 2015
Perishable Center Frankfurt (PCF) has celebrated its 20th anniversary. PCF operates temperature-controlled logistics at the German hub, with direct access…
UPDATE: First half air cargo boost for K+N
14 / 07 / 2015
Kuehne + Nagel delivered a "sensational" airfreight performance in the first half of the year as export increases from Europe,…
Miserable May for top air cargo airports
14 / 07 / 2015
Total airfreight growth dipped to a one-year low of 1.3% in May, with half of the world’s top 30 air…
Cathay Pacific sees weakening demand hit load factors
14 / 07 / 2015
Cathay Pacific and Dragon Air saw air cargo load factors weaken in June as "sporadic" demand out of mainland China…
FedEx freighter deal ‘on the agenda’ – Bloomberg
14 / 07 / 2015
FedEx senior management met at the weekend to discuss a $5bn order for at least 25 Boeing 767 freighters, according…
June cargo boost for Heathrow
14 / 07 / 2015
London’s Heathrow Airport saw cargo volumes dip 1.9% in June to just under 123,000 tonnes, but airfreight volumes at the…
IAG Cargo eyes Dreamliner bellyhold from October
13 / 07 / 2015
IAG Cargo will begin freight services on the new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from October, with cargo bellyhold capacity of seven…
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