June 2015

Eva to buy Boeing 777Fs

Eva Airways unveiled plans to buy five Boeing 777 freighters at the Paris Airshow on 15 June. The planes, with…

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Hong Kong airfreight chief steps down

Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) chairman Paul Tsui is to step down and will be replaced…

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Local link-up for Garuda

Garuda Indonesia has signed a joint marketing deal with local carrier, Cardig Air. Initially, the Indonesian flag carrier will sell…

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Heathrow Terminal 1 bows out

One of the UK’s oldest operational air terminals, Heathrow Terminal 1, has been closed to make room for future expansion…

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More Morphos for Air Canada

Morpho Detection has won a follow-up order from Air Canada Cargo for Itemiser DX explosives trace detectors with service contracts. The…

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Great leap forward for Lufthansa Cargo IT

Lufthansa Cargo said it had taken a major step forward in ridding itself of its legacy computer systems on 30…

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Jetpak flies in to the UK

Door to door courier Jetpak has extended its service to the UK, following its recent expansion into the Netherlands market….

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New bill to tame US dockers

A US senator has introduced legislation to reduce the risk of seaport strikes similar to the one that shut down…

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China Southern to launch Stansted freighter link

China Southern Cargo will join Stansted Airport’s global cargo network when it begins a B777-200F service to the UK hub from…

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Watery welcome for China Southern freighter

A China Southern Cargo B777-200F has touched down at Stansted Airport to launch the only direct freighter link between the…

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Air cargo rates decline below $3 per kg mark

Air cargo rates are now at their lowest level for at least the last three years as weakening growth and…

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FedEx-TNT deal edges forward

FedEx’s potential $4.8bn takeover of TNT has edged further forward as the US express giant has filed regulatory paperwork to…

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Freighter order fuels ABC’s global ambitions

Volga-Dnepr’s planned $7.4bn order for 20 Boeing 747-8 freighters will transform its AirBridgeCargo Airlines subsidiary from a niche regional player…

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CAL Engines takes off

CAL Cargo Airlines has launched a dedicated product for the transport of aircraft engines. The new product, CAL Engines, is…

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Yusen opens new Heathrow facility

Yusen Logistics UK has opened a new airfreight facility at Heathrow that offers greater capacity. The Japanese logistics firm said…

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CAAC denies Chinese cargo carrier merger remarks

The Civil Aviation Authority of China has denied remarks attributed to it that suggest the country’s leading air cargo carriers…

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Load factors slide in Asia as west coast effect eases

The improvement in US west coast port performance resulted in a growth slowdown for Asian airlines in May, while load…

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Atlas ramps up freighter fleet

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings is to acquire a new B747-8 freighter from Boeing and is to operate two additional B747-400Fs…

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E-AWB reach record levels but a long way to go to hit target

Electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration reached its highest ever level in May, but the current growth rate is not enough…

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Chinese cargo carriers set for merger?

Update: Three of China’s largest cargo airlines look set to merge in a move that would form Asia’s largest airfreight carrier. According to Reuters,…

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