Frankfurt-Hahn Airport was the starting grid for 31 racing cars, three safety cars, equipment and supplies for the next FIA…
September 2015
Green is the new brown
11 / 09 / 2015
US parcels and logistics global giant UPS, or ‘Big Brown’ as it is affectionately known, is turning green. The great…
Shippers prepared to pay more for greener airfreight
11 / 09 / 2015
Shippers and forwarders are prepared to pay higher freight rates for environmentally-friendly air cargo. That is the message from Lufthansa…
Freighter to door delivery
10 / 09 / 2015
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered an 11-ton oil and gas pump right to the door of a customer in the town…
Finnair adds widebody capacity to London links
10 / 09 / 2015
Finnair will add belly cargo capacity to its Helsink-London Heathrow route from the end of October with a three times…
More cash for online freight network
10 / 09 / 2015
Hong Kong-based Freightos says it has gained a further US$14m worth of funding for its automated global freight network. Existing…
UPDATE: UPS pilots set to vote on strike action
10 / 09 / 2015
Another airline is facing up to the prospect of strikes after a union representing UPS pilots announced it would hold…
AF-KLM offers real time notification when a problem occurs
09 / 09 / 2015
Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo is offering RealTime Care, a service that tells customers automatically when a shipment is affected by an…
AMI offers agents instant online quotes in the UK
09 / 09 / 2015
Airfreight and express wholesaler AMI UK has launched a new online booking portal that also offers instant price quotes. The…
K+N signs cool chain deal with Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
09 / 09 / 2015
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics has awarded a six-year contract to Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) to manage its cold and temperature-controlled warehousing and distribution…
Lufthansa will see 1,000 flights cancelled today due to strike action
09 / 09 / 2015
Around 1,000 Lufthansa flights will be affected by a pilot strike that began at midnight targeted at short and medium-haul routes….
United CEO steps down amid corruption investigation
09 / 09 / 2015
United Airlines chief executive Jeff Smisek and two other senior officials have stepped down from their positions as a result…
Exclusive interview: AstraZeneca’s move to seafreight continues
08 / 09 / 2015
A few years back when hints of modal shift first appeared in airfreight, the received industry wisdom was that it…
DHL goes greener in Asia Pacific
08 / 09 / 2015
DHL Express has improved its carbon efficiency by 12% year on year in the Asia Pacific region despite a growth…
My Opinion
08 / 09 / 2015
Krisha Kucharski – United Cargo, Tempcontrol manager On signing a pharma container rental deal with va-Q-tainer “We’re very excited to add…
The strike goes on as Lufthansa pilots extend action for another day
08 / 09 / 2015
Lufthansa Group pilots have announced they will extend their strike into Wednesday, this time targeting medium and short-haul routes. The…
NCA says changed market conditions behind B747F order cancellation
08 / 09 / 2015
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has given a few more details on the reasons behind its decision to cancel a $1.5bn order…
Lufthansa: freighter flights unaffected by tomorrow’s strike
07 / 09 / 2015
Lufthansa expects more than half of all long-haul flights and all cargo flights to go-ahead as planned tomorrow despite a…
Webinar on Middle East air traffic
07 / 09 / 2015
A panel of experts will discuss in a live webinar how increased aircraft movements and fewer delays could bring significant…
Hong Kong was the top cargo hub in 2014
07 / 09 / 2015
Hong Kong was again the world’s number one cargo airport by freight tonnages, registering a six percent increase during 2014…