TIACA has added five new members from Asia, Europe, and North America to its Board of Directors as it continues…
July 2015
UPDATE: XPO gains injunction against Norbert Dentressangle shareholder
13 / 07 / 2015
XPO Logistics has won an injunction against one of the shareholders of Norbert Dentressangle as it attempts to acquire all…
Coyne launches tracking app
13 / 07 / 2015
Coyne Airways has launched a smartphone app allowing customers to track their shipments. The app enables customers to create an…
Protesters cause Heathrow disruption
13 / 07 / 2015
Protesters against expansion at Heathrow have caused delays and cancellations to flights this morning after they gained access to the…
WFS targets majority stake in Fraport Cargo Services
13 / 07 / 2015
The world’s largest cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has started its latest expansion phase with the planned acquisition of…
FedEx ‘poised for Boeing order’
10 / 07 / 2015
Rumours are circulating in the industry that express logistics firm FedEx is about to place an order for 50 767-300F…
Ash cloud disrupts Bali flights
10 / 07 / 2015
Air traffic in Indonesia is being disrupted by an erupting volcano, which has led to five airports being shut including…
Frankfurt freight down, passengers up
10 / 07 / 2015
Frankfurt Airport’s cargo throughput (airfreight and airmail) declined by 1.8% to about 1.04 million tonnes in the first half of…
Delta launches new-look website
10 / 07 / 2015
Delta Cargo has revamped its website to include more services and make it more responsive for mobile and tablet users….
China Southern extends Paris contract
10 / 07 / 2015
Sodexi has renewed and extended its contract with China Southern Cargo, following the opening of its new Express Hub at…
Brussels growth reaches double-digit percentage levels in June
09 / 07 / 2015
Brussels airport continued its strong start to the year with cargo growth of almost 16% in June compared with a…
CAL Group makes new appointment as it looks to expand
09 / 07 / 2015
The CAL Group has appointed Yossi Shoukroun as its new chief operating officer. Shoukroun, who was previously general manager of…
Swiss join the drone club
08 / 07 / 2015
Swiss Post and Swiss WorldCargo have launched a project to test the commercial possibilities of logistics drone in partnership with…
Brussels Airlines looks to the future with new GSSA
08 / 07 / 2015
Brussels Airlines Cargo has switched its GSSA from European Cargo Services (ECS) to Air Logistics Group for belly-hold space on…
AA Cargo appoints Schork
08 / 07 / 2015
American Airlines Cargo has appointed Gisela Schork to the position of regional sales manager – Cargo, Germany and Switzerland. It…
Update: Shippers turn to air during Calais chaos
08 / 07 / 2015
Air charter companies have reported a sharp spike in demand for cargo charters and onboard couriers during the recent chaos…
Investment dithering costs UK dear, says forwarder’s chief
07 / 07 / 2015
The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the UK’s main forwarders’ body, is calling for “real investment” in the country’s logistics…
Cooperation takes away the pain of new security rules
07 / 07 / 2015
The International Air Cargo Organisation (TIACA) has welcomed new World Customs Organisation rules on safer and easier international trade. WCO…
Another twist in Lufthansa pilots’ saga
07 / 07 / 2015
Lufthansa management is appealing to its pilots’ unions to return to the negotiating table after the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) organisation…
Boeing sees increase in freighter deliveries but cuts back 747-8 production
07 / 07 / 2015
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has reported an increase in the number of freighter aircraft delivered during the first half of the…