DB Schenker Logistics will enter the European-wide express market through a partnership with a parcel service provider as forwarders continue…
September 2015
Mystery lessee for B777 freighter
17 / 09 / 2015
Aircraft lessor FLY Leasing has acquired a new Boeing 777-200LR freighter in a sale and leaseback transaction with an unnamed…
e-AWBs made easier for Connecta forwarders
17 / 09 / 2015
CHAMP Forwarding Systems has signed a partnership agreement with UK-based Connecta Airfreight Network to accelerate electronic air waybill (e-AWB) adoption…
Finnair Cargo expects no major disruption from nationwide strike
16 / 09 / 2015
Nationwide industrial action in Finland on Friday is not expected to have a major impact on Finnair’s cargo operations despite…
FedEx Express sees revenues slide but profits increase
16 / 09 / 2015
FedEx Express saw its first-quarter revenues decline as a result of lower fuel surcharges and exchange rate effects, but operating…
Virgin Atlantic nets an environmental goal
16 / 09 / 2015
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is to use lightweight air cargo nets to contribute towards the airline’s target of a 30% reduction…
DHL Express: air cargo volumes lost to express won’t come back
16 / 09 / 2015
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Airfreight forwarders should not expect to be able to win back the market share they have lost to…
AF KLM sign cargo partnership with China Southern
16 / 09 / 2015
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and China Southern Cargo have signed a freight partnership agreement. The new pairing will give customers access…
Double-digit demand growth for ABC
16 / 09 / 2015
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has recorded double-digit demand growth in the first eight months of the year as a result of…
Birth of a B777F: What’s it all about ALFE?
16 / 09 / 2015
A Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777 freighter is the subject of a new film that covers its production line manufacture, collection…
Hungry XPO to buy US trucker Con-way for $3bn
16 / 09 / 2015
Fast growing XPO Logistics is to buy US trucking and logistics company Con-way for $3bn, including debt, making it the…
TAPA’s global campaign for warehouse security
15 / 09 / 2015
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) is launching a global campaign to double the number of TAPA-certified warehouse facilities to…
European airlines record August declines in air cargo demand and load factors
15 / 09 / 2015
The tough times continued for the major European airfreight carriers in August as they recorded declines in demand and load…
TNT upgrades Nordic links
15 / 09 / 2015
TNT is strengthening its international express delivery services to Europe’s Nordic countries with improved Boeing 737 freighter connections to Sweden…
Atlas to operate B767 converts for DHL
14 / 09 / 2015
US aircraft lessor Atlas Air will operate two Boeing 767Fs leased by its Titan Aviation arm to DHL Express. Atlas…
Hong Kong cargo dip in August
14 / 09 / 2015
A decline in transhipment traffic during August saw Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)‘s monthly cargo volume drop by 1.2% to…
Kerry adds robots to Hong Kong warehouse
14 / 09 / 2015
Kerry Logistics has introduced six robotic butlers at its flagship facility in Hong Kong to speed up the picking process…
Stowaway’s body found on freighter at Schiphol
14 / 09 / 2015
Dutch police are investigating an incident at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport over the weekend when a body, believed to be that of…
CAAC ‘fully supports’ Hong Kong’s third runway
11 / 09 / 2015
Beijing’s Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) “fully supports” Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)’s plan to expand into a three-runway…