Air Partner’s aircraft remarketing arm, Cabot Aviation, has been appointed by Kenya Airways as its exclusive agent for four B777-200ERs….
August 2015
The great ketchup catch-up
25 / 08 / 2015
Air Charter Service kept a leading fast food restaurant chain in ketchup last week when it moved 90 tonnes of sachets. …
NetDespatch smooths AMI service
25 / 08 / 2015
Airfreight and express wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) is using NetDespatch’s data management platform to improve its customers’ international deliveries….
UPS relief flight for typhoon victims
24 / 08 / 2015
The UPS Foundation delivered nearly 100,000 lbs (45 tonnes) of American Red Cross relief supplies to help more than 50,000…
Dubai half year boost for Virgin Atlantic
24 / 08 / 2015
Virgin Atlantic Cargo carried over 30% more cargo from Dubai in the first half of 2015, boosted by additional US routes…
SPECIAL REPORT: How long will Japanese air cargo growth last?
24 / 08 / 2015
Last year, major Japanese airports recorded strong air cargo volume increases after years of stagnation. It has been suggested that…
Five join Frankfurt cargo club
24 / 08 / 2015
Air Cargo Community Frankfurt, the association of companies, institutions and organisations promoting the German freight hub, has welcomed five new…
My Opinion
24 / 08 / 2015
Marie-Christine Lombard – Geodis chief executive On the acquisition of OHL Logistics in the US “Bringing together the complementary customer portfolios and capabilities,…
AirBridge leaps ahead
24 / 08 / 2015
In an era when many European carriers are shedding their freighters as uneconomical, AirBridgeCargo’s recent expansion has been eye-watering. The…
Emirates adds flights to second Iranian city
24 / 08 / 2015
Emirates SkyCargo will increase its airfreight capacity to Iran next month, when the Dubai-based carrier’s passenger arm begins a five…
Tex Gunning to leave TNT CEO role if FedEx succeeds in takeover bid
21 / 08 / 2015
TNT Express chief executive Tex Gunning will be replaced by David Binks if FedEx’s $4.8bn takeover, due to be launched…
FedEx reaches tentative agreement with pilots’ union
21 / 08 / 2015
FedEx pilot representatives and company management have reached a tentative agreement on an amended collective bargaining agreement after years of…
Silk Way West’s third new 747-8F touches down
21 / 08 / 2015
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West Airlines has taken delivery of a Boeing 747-8 freighter, the third out of a total order for…
The heat is on: Ruslan transports steam superheater to Saudi Arabia
21 / 08 / 2015
A Ruslan International AN124-100 freighter has transported a 60 tonne steam superheater from Linz in Austria to Dammam, Saudi Arabia….
Chinese cargo airlines suffer from a different kind of problem to their European counterparts
21 / 08 / 2015
ANALYSIS: The latest monthly airline data has revealed that while European airlines have been struggling to protect cargo load factors…
Atlas Air: yuan devaluation impact unknown, but cargo growth still expected in 2015
20 / 08 / 2015
Freighter aircraft lessor Atlas Air believes it is too early to say what impact the devaluation of the yuan will…
ACS arranges aid flight to war torn Aden
19 / 08 / 2015
Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged the first civilian cargo flight into Aden since the troubles started in Yemen almost…
Lithium powered ELT likely cause of Ethiopian Airlines 2013 Heathrow fire
19 / 08 / 2015
A fire onboard a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 in July 2013 at Heathrow was likely to have been caused…
Acquisition sees Air Partner expand into aviation safety consulting
19 / 08 / 2015
Air Partner, the UK-based global aviation services group with a cargo charter division, has acquired aviation safety consultancy Baines Simmons…
Cathay Pacific sees H1 air cargo load factor improve, but yields slide
19 / 08 / 2015
An improved cargo load factor at Cathay Pacific and Dragonair was not enough to stop a decline in yield as…
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