CARGO volumes fell by 2.4 per cent to 155,000 tonnes at Singapore’s Changi Airport’s in July, writes Thelma Etim, deputy…
February 2015
Qantas boosts services to South America and the USA
27 / 02 / 2015
QANTAS is to augment its services between Melbourne and Los Angeles, and Sydney and Santiago, Chile, early next year, as…
Cathay adds Boston service
27 / 02 / 2015
CATHAY PACIFIC is a launching four-times-weekly, non-stop B777-300ER scheduled passenger services from Hong Kong to Boston, USA, next year, writes…
AA Cargo starts work on Philadelphia pharma hub
27 / 02 / 2015
AMERICAN Airlines (AA) Cargo has started construction of a 25,000-sq ft pharmaceuticals hub in Philadelphia, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor….
Emirates SkyCargo adds Los Angeles freighter service
27 / 02 / 2015
EMIRATES SKYCARGO is expanding its freighter network in the USA by starting a weekly B777 freighter service to Los Angeles,…
Russian tit-for-tat security plan sparks cost fears
27 / 02 / 2015
THE COST of transporting goods by air to Russia will rise, if that nation introduces its own security rules for…
One Question
27 / 02 / 2015
Sanjeev Gadhia, chief executive of Astral Aviation, answers: "WE foresee a greater investment coming from within the continent, especially from…
Keep to the rules
27 / 02 / 2015
TRADE and commerce require internationally-agreed rules and regulations if they are to flourish, and the same can be said for…
Air Partner delivers aid to Iraq
27 / 02 / 2015
AIR charter broker Air Partner has successfully transported more than 400 tonnes of humanitarian relief to Iraq since the mid…
Ruslan An-124 delivers mill head
27 / 02 / 2015
RUSLAN international – the joint venture which manages and markets the 17-strong fleet of An-124-100 aircraft belonging to its shareholders…
Qantas Freight earnings in freefall
27 / 02 / 2015
THE SALE of road freight company Star Track Express amid ‘challenging global air cargo markets’ pushed down Qantas Freight’s (QF)…
Virgin Cargo chief’s warning over yields
27 / 02 / 2015
OVERCAPACITY in the global air cargo industry on major routes continues to suppress yields, warns Virgin Atlantic Cargo, writes Thelma…
Turkish Cargo’s new Hyderabad freighter services
27 / 02 / 2015
FROM September, Turkish Cargo is to begin a twice-weekly A330-200 dedicated freighter service to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad,…
WFS awarded Malpensa cargo contract
27 / 02 / 2015
WORLD Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded the handling contract for a new 5,000 sq m cargo terminal at Milan…
Silk Way takes delivery of B747-8Fs
27 / 02 / 2015
AZERBAIJAN-based cargo airline Silk Way has taken delivery of its two new B747-8 freighters, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor. The…
Counting on perishables
27 / 02 / 2015
THIS summer Korean Air was gorging itself on Canadian lobster. Between late May and the end of August the carrier extended…
Freighters switch triggers Dubai (DXB) cargo drop
27 / 02 / 2015
WHILST the permanent relocation of Emirates SkyCargo’s freighter operations has boosted Dubai World Central’s (DWC) cargo business, the switch has…
WFS to acquire Swissport’s Copenhagen handling business
27 / 02 / 2015
WORLD Flight Services (WFS) is to acquire Swissport’s cargo business at Copenhagen Airport, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor. Under the…
Brussels aims for pharma first
27 / 02 / 2015
Brussels airport has launched its pharmaceutical certification process to assess the BRUcargo air freight community against the checklist of sector…
July air freight markets rise strongly
27 / 02 / 2015
Global air freight markets showed a strong increase in July, with freight tonne km (FTKs) up 5.8 per cent, more…