September 2015

DB Schenker to launch European-wide express service through GLS partnership

DB Schenker Logistics will enter the European-wide express market through a partnership with a parcel service provider as forwarders continue…

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Mystery lessee for B777 freighter

Aircraft lessor FLY Leasing has acquired a new Boeing 777-200LR freighter in a sale and leaseback transaction with an unnamed…

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e-AWBs made easier for Connecta forwarders

CHAMP Forwarding Systems has signed a partnership agreement with UK-based Connecta Airfreight Network to accelerate electronic air waybill (e-AWB) adoption…

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Finnair Cargo expects no major disruption from nationwide strike

Nationwide industrial action in Finland on Friday is not expected to have a major impact on Finnair’s cargo operations despite…

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FedEx Express sees revenues slide but profits increase

FedEx Express saw its first-quarter revenues decline as a result of lower fuel surcharges and exchange rate effects, but operating…

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Virgin Atlantic nets an environmental goal

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is to use lightweight air cargo nets to contribute towards the airline’s target of a 30% reduction…

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DHL Express: air cargo volumes lost to express won’t come back

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Airfreight forwarders should not expect to be able to win back the market share they have lost to…

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AF KLM sign cargo partnership with China Southern

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and China Southern Cargo have signed a freight partnership agreement. The new pairing will give customers access…

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Double-digit demand growth for ABC

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has recorded double-digit demand growth in the first eight months of the year as a result of…

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Birth of a B777F: What’s it all about ALFE?

A Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777 freighter is the subject of a new film that covers its production line manufacture, collection…

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Hungry XPO to buy US trucker Con-way for $3bn

Fast growing XPO Logistics is to buy US trucking and logistics company Con-way for $3bn, including debt, making it the…

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TAPA’s global campaign for warehouse security

The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) is launching a global campaign to double the number of TAPA-certified warehouse facilities to…

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European airlines record August declines in air cargo demand and load factors

The tough times continued for the major European airfreight carriers in August as they recorded declines in demand and load…

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TNT upgrades Nordic links

TNT is strengthening its international express delivery services to Europe’s Nordic countries with improved Boeing 737 freighter connections to Sweden…

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Atlas to operate B767 converts for DHL

US aircraft lessor Atlas Air will operate two Boeing 767Fs leased by its Titan Aviation arm to DHL Express. Atlas…

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Hong Kong cargo dip in August

A decline in transhipment traffic during August saw Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)‘s monthly cargo volume drop by 1.2% to…

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Kerry adds robots to Hong Kong warehouse

Kerry Logistics has introduced six robotic butlers at its flagship facility in Hong Kong to speed up the picking process…

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Stowaway’s body found on freighter at Schiphol

Dutch police are investigating an incident at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport over the weekend when a body, believed to be that of…

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CAAC ‘fully supports’ Hong Kong’s third runway

Beijing’s Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) “fully supports” Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)’s  plan to expand into a three-runway…

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