Etihad Cargo has teamed up with the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology to launch a new design of temperature-controlled…
January 2016
Boeing cuts 747-8 production on weak cargo market
22 / 01 / 2016
Boeing has announced it will cut the production rate of its 747-8 aircraft as a result of weak supply and…
PEMCO delivers third B737-400 Combi conversion to First Air
22 / 01 / 2016
PEMCO World Air Services has redelivered of a 737-400 Combi aircraft to First Air, Canada’s Arctic and remote region air…
Airlines in US east coast snow storm warning
22 / 01 / 2016
Airlines are warning of major disruption to US flights this weekend, with winter storm Jonas forecast to hit the eastern…
Ashby to step down from oneworld
22 / 01 / 2016
Bruce Ashby is to step down as chief executive of the oneworld later this year, after more than five years leading…
Cathay freighter showcases new livery
22 / 01 / 2016
Cathay Pacific has revealed its first freighter showcasing the airline’s brand new livery. The freshly painted freighter, a Boeing 747-400ERF…
War of words erupts between powerful new airline group and leading airports association
21 / 01 / 2016
Five of Europe’s largest airlines have formed a new association to lobby against rising costs and have immediately taken aim…
Cargolux passes GDP audit
21 / 01 / 2016
Cargolux has passed its GDP Surveillance Audit, validating its certification for another year. The completion of the audit attests that…
Schiphol the latest European airport to record 2015 air cargo demand decline
21 / 01 / 2016
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has joined its major European rivals in recording a decline in cargo throughput in 2015. The Dutch…
Aramex buys Fastway Couriers in New Zealand
21 / 01 / 2016
Dubai-based logistics operator Aramex has expanded its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region with the 100% acquisition of Fastway Couriers in…
Jan de Rijk acquires automotive logistics specialist De Rooy
21 / 01 / 2016
Airfreight road feeder service provider Jan de Rijk has made another acquisition, this time taking over truck and tractor transport…
Cargolux bucks the trend with a demand increase
20 / 01 / 2016
All-cargo airline Cargolux recorded a demand increase in 2015 in contrast to European competitors, which recorded traffic declines. The Luxembourg-based…
Advanced data talks continue
20 / 01 / 2016
TIACA has been involved in talks with regulators over the development of a Pre-Loading Advance Air Cargo Information (PLACI) system…
Romanian artefacts flown from Bucharest to Beijing
20 / 01 / 2016
Air Partner, working on behalf of TNT Romania, helped deliver a cargo of 445 treasured Romanian artefacts to China. The…
Dennis launches e-training service for forwarding community
20 / 01 / 2016
Andy Dennis, a UK freight industry veteran with 30 years’ experience, has launched Advisory Training ─ an e-learning resource for…
DSV clears final regulatory hurdle in $1.35bn takeover of UTi
20 / 01 / 2016
South Africa’s antitrust authority has given its approval for DSV’s $1.35bn takeover of UTi, the last country regulator to do…
John Good Shipping expands into airfreight
20 / 01 / 2016
One of the UK’s oldest shipping agents and freight forwarders, John Good Shipping, has opened an airfreight division as it…
Cargolux confirms $77m investment in new Chinese JV airline
20 / 01 / 2016
Cargolux and a group of Asian investors have given the go-ahead for the creation of new Zhengzhou-based Cargolux China. Cargolux’s…
Southern comfort as Atlas swoops for ACMI rival
19 / 01 / 2016
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has entered into a “definitive agreement” to acquire privately held Southern Air Holdings for $110m, a…
Cathay Pacific tops the list of Asia’s busiest air cargo carriers in 2015
19 / 01 / 2016
Cathay Pacific once again led the way as the largest air cargo carrier in Asia in 2015, while Air China…