IATA director general and chief executive Tony Tyler described the Sir Howard Davies’ Airport Commission’s conclusion in favour of a…
July 2015
Cargolux unions to protest against ‘safety breaches’
07 / 07 / 2015
The LCGB union is to hold a protest march at Luxembourg airport tomorrow (8 July) against what it claims is…
Obituary: Kerry Logistics’ Gary Wilcock
06 / 07 / 2015
It is with great sadness that Kerry Logistics announces the passing away of Gary Wilcock, Managing Director of Europe, on…
IAG hopes to build Kuala Lumpur as fourth Asian hub
06 / 07 / 2015
IAG Cargo is looking to develop Kuala Lumpur as a fourth Asian hub, alongside Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore, after…
Heathrow starts planning for third runway
06 / 07 / 2015
Heathrow has already started planning for the delivery of a third runway, even though the UK Government has yet to…
Airports clean up their act with carbon accreditation
06 / 07 / 2015
The number of airports that have achieved Airport Carbon Accredited status has increased by 22% during the last year. Figures…
SDV inks two new deals in Paris
06 / 07 / 2015
French logistics company SDV signed two new deals at the recent Paris Airshow, one a new contract and the other…
Air Canada adds new e-AWB origin
06 / 07 / 2015
Air Canada Cargo has added Dublin to its list of e-air waybill origins as it continues to push for an…
AA Cargo appoints new regional sales manager
03 / 07 / 2015
American Airlines Cargo has appointed Richard Hartmann to the newly created position of regional sales manager, cargo, South Asia, Middle…
Cargolux adds UK freighter flight in response to ferry strikes
03 / 07 / 2015
Cargolux has added an extra UK freighter flight in order to help ease the supply chain chaos created by French…
Two more freighters for China Southern
02 / 07 / 2015
China Southern has added two more freighters to its fleet as it continues to expand routes and frequencies from its…
Emirates summary response to US carriers’ subsidy allegations
02 / 07 / 2015
This is a word-for-word copy of Emirates’ summary response to the US carriers’ Open Skies white paper. It has not…
Emirates hits back at US carriers in subsidy row
02 / 07 / 2015
Emirates Airline has issued a detailed response which aims to "debunk" a report from three major US carriers which accuses…
Heathrow backed by Airports Commission report
02 / 07 / 2015
The Airports Commission has backed expansion at Heathrow airport over Gatwick in its long awaited recommendation to the government. The…
The battle for Heathrow Runway 3 is not yet won
02 / 07 / 2015
Freight industry and business leaders welcomed the Airports Commission’s recommendation to build a third runway at Heathrow, but warned that…
Hawaiian Airlines opts for SmartKargo
02 / 07 / 2015
Hawaiian Airlines has become the first carrier in the Americas to deploy the SmartKargo air cargo management solution as it…
Panalpina promotions
01 / 07 / 2015
Panalpina has promoted Andy Weber to chief operating officer. At the same time, Ralf Morawietz assumes the position of chief…
Double first for Finnair
01 / 07 / 2015
There was a double celebration at Finnair Cargo today (30 June) as the airline officially started work on its new…
Canada minister promises more efficient screening
01 / 07 / 2015
Canada’s Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt has announced changes to make air cargo screening more efficient. Approved shippers will be…
Airfreight demand growth “comes off the boil” in May
01 / 07 / 2015
Cargo demand growth “came off the boil” in May, while capacity additions have resulted in a further weakening of load…