Lufthansa Cargo is deploying extra freighter capacity in order to mitigate the effects of a cabin crew strike taking place…
November 2015
Qatar announces new dedicated pharma routes
09 / 11 / 2015
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced the launch of two new dedicated pharma routes from India to Doha as it looks…
Cargojet records another loss despite Canada Post contract
09 / 11 / 2015
Cargojet has reported an upsurge in third-quarter revenues as a result of its new Canada Post contract, but the increased…
FTA: Invest in Belfast or lose air cargo to rivals
09 / 11 / 2015
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called for investment in an enterprise zone and road improvements at Belfast International…
Middle East aircraft fleet to treble by 2034 says Airbus
09 / 11 / 2015
Airbus forecasts that by 2034 the fleet of passenger and freighter aircraft in the Middle East region will almost treble…
Etihad adding two B777 freighters
08 / 11 / 2015
Etihad Airways has exercised its options on two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft, making the announcement on the opening day of…
Special report: Fast thinking will get air cargo aid to where it’s needed
06 / 11 / 2015
Rapid decision making by aid agencies and the airfreight industry is the key to getting aid cargo to the people…
Gunning to become chief financial officer at British Airways
06 / 11 / 2015
Steve Gunning, the current chief executive of IAG Cargo, will become chief financial officer at British Airways in April next…
Big names line up for ACN pharma conference
06 / 11 / 2015
Air Cargo News’ Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals Air Cargo Conference has again attracted a top level line-up of industry speakers…
ATSG revenue increase in third quarter
06 / 11 / 2015
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), the medium wide-body freighter aircraft lessor, saw third quarter 2015 revenues increase 3% to $142.3m,…
Air cargo security regulations create consistency concerns
06 / 11 / 2015
The executive director of the US Air Forwarders Association (AFFA) has said that a lack of co-operation between agencies that…
Miami targets pharma as it gains IATA recognition
06 / 11 / 2015
Miami International (MIA) is the first US airport to become an IATA pharma hub as it looks to continue to…
High value cargo helps push Viracopos revenues despite demand decline
06 / 11 / 2015
The struggling Brazilian economy has caused a double-digit decline in cargo volumes at Viracopos airport but despite this it has…
Atlas Q3 loss reflects debt reduction, repeats strong outlook for full year
05 / 11 / 2015
US freighter aircraft lessor Atlas Air Worldwide (AAW) reported a net 2015 third quarter loss of $12.8m as it refinanced…
Emirates bucks cargo trend with 10% volume surge
05 / 11 / 2015
Dubai’s Emirates Skycargo outpaced the airfreight market with a 10% rise in volumes to 1.25m tonnes during the first six…
Singapore narrows cargo losses
05 / 11 / 2015
Singapore Airlines’ cargo division (SIA Cargo) narrowed its operating loss from $34m to $12m in the first half of the financial…
Pharma, it’s good to talk
05 / 11 / 2015
Poor communication about the evolving processes and regulation for air cargo’s pharmaceutical supply chain is leaving the airfreight community frustrated….
ICAO proposes 30% lithium battery state charge limit
05 / 11 / 2015
New safety recommendations covering lithium battery shipments carried on passenger and freighter aircraft have been agreed by the Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP)…
Frankfurt see 2.4% dip in cargo volumes
05 / 11 / 2015
Frankfurt airport’s cargo volume fell by 2.4% to 1.56m tonnes in the first nine months of 2015 versus prior year,…
IAG Cargo taps into Accenture software
04 / 11 / 2015
IAG Cargo has upgraded its cargo reservation technology with software from Accenture to deliver more flexible reservation processes for all…