John Lloyd – Virgin Atlantic senior VP cargo On the need for ethical standards in airfreight that will identify shipments not acceptable for carriage “As…
August 2015
Qatar extends hunting trophy ban
10 / 08 / 2015
Qatar Airways is the latest airline to adjust its ethical cargo policy in the wake of the Cecil the lion…
Air cargo revenues down 9% in first half of 2015
07 / 08 / 2015
Worldwide air cargo revenues in the first half of 2015 are more than 9% behind last year, but recent market…
CEVA records second quarter airfreight growth
07 / 08 / 2015
Logistics firm CEVA recorded a slowdown in airfreight volume growth during the second quarter while losses improved slightly. The Netherlands-headquartered…
Logistics M&A set to continue say PwC
07 / 08 / 2015
Strong 2015 second quarter merger and acquisition (M&A) activity within the transport and logistics industry looks set to continue, says…
Twelfth flight for China Southern
07 / 08 / 2015
China Southern has taken delivery of its twelfth Boeing 777 freighter, making it the number one China-based operator of the…
DHL Global Forwarding considers the future of troubled IT transformation project
06 / 08 / 2015
DHL Global Forwarding is considering completely scrapping the IT and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems it has been developing as…
Airlines IAG Cargo and Qatar expand freighter partnership
06 / 08 / 2015
IAG Cargo and Qatar Airways have extended their freighter partnership and added new routes. The two airlines announced this morning…
IAG Cargo’s Gunning: excess capacity is the new normal
06 / 08 / 2015
Excess capacity and yield pressure are the new normal that the air cargo industry must live with, according to IAG…
Record half year for freighter lessor ATSG
06 / 08 / 2015
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), the medium wide-body freighter aircraft lessor, reported record first-half 2015 results on the back of…
Frankfurt Airport sees H1 freight volumes decline
06 / 08 / 2015
Frankfurt Airport’s cargo (airfreight + airmail) tonnage dropped by 1.8% in the first six months of 2015 to around 1m…
Update: airlines Swiss-Lufthansa adopt new air cargo pricing structure
05 / 08 / 2015
Swiss WorldCargo and Lufthansa Cargo have provided further information on their new cargo pricing structure which takes effect from October…
Virgin Atlantic Cargo calls for ethical standards for airfreight
05 / 08 / 2015
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has called for the creation of an industry-wide ethical cargo policy that will identify shipments not acceptable…
Swiss and Lufthansa to launch new cargo pricing structure
05 / 08 / 2015
Swiss WorldCargo and Lufthansa Cargo are to launch a two component pricing structure – a net rate plus airfreight surcharge…
Air cargo volumes stagnate and load factors slide in June
05 / 08 / 2015
The air cargo industry faced another tough month in June as volume growth “stagnated” and load factors continued to slide….
Manston’s new role as temporary truck park
05 / 08 / 2015
Closed UK south east hub Manston Airport has found a new role, as a temporary lorry park to ease truck…
Lufthansa’s air cargo and logistics division slips to loss on freight centre delay
05 / 08 / 2015
Lufthansa’s air cargo and logistics division sank to an operating loss in the first half of the year despite lower…
European airports record growth in H1 2015, but only just
05 / 08 / 2015
European airports just managed to drag cargo volumes into positive growth for the first half of the year thanks to…
DSV ups profit forecast as airfreight volumes takeoff
05 / 08 / 2015
DSV has raised its profit forecast for the year as its airfreight division grabbed market share and it benefitted from…
Qatar Airways receives Nepalese forwarders’ award
04 / 08 / 2015
Qatar Airways Cargo has received an award from the Nepal Freight Forwarders Association (NEFFA) for its cargo performance in the…
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