November 3, 2015

All cargo carrier WGA set to launch

US start-up all cargo carrier Western Global Airlines plans to launch operations with MD-11 freighters after receiving an air operator certificate…

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UK shippers back Heathrow plans for cargo investment

UK shippers have welcomed plans to double cargo volumes at London’s Heathrow Airport. Chris Welsh, Freight Transport Association director of…

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WFS completes Frankfurt cargo handler deal

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has completed its acquisition of a 51% shareholding in Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) for airfreight handling…

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Logistics in the driving seat for M&A deals

Logistics companies remained a “significant driver” of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the 2015 third quarter, and financial advisors…

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Geodis completes OHL takeover

French global forwarder Geodis has received regulatory approval to complete its acquisition of US-based OHL (Ozburn-Hessey Logistics) based in Nashville,…

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CEVA Logistics: Leaner and fitter

CEVA Logistics had an interesting birth, starting life in 2007 as a merger between the logistics business of TNT and…

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Heathrow’s £180m blueprint for cargo growth

UK exporters are set to benefit from the doubling of cargo volumes at Heathrow as part of a 15 year vision…

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Welcome to our new-look website

Air Cargo News has a new-look website that adds sharper design and extra search engine functionality to the online presence of the…

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My Opinion Nabil Sultan

Nabil Sultan, Divisional senior vice president–cargo of Emirates SkyCargo On whether the carrier will place further freighter orders “At the…

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Emirates dons special livery to help endangered species

Two Emirates A380 jets take to the skies this week, wearing special livery in support of United for Wildlife, a…

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European forwarders upbeat on airfreight volumes

Danske Bank’s monthly European Freight Forwarding Index for October indicates higher volumes compared with two months ago. The current airfreight…

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