DHL Global Forwarding may be sold or spun off by German parent group Deutsche Post, with Japan Post Holdings a…
February 2016
CargoLogicAir’s launch customer named as Chapman Freeborn
12 / 02 / 2016
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has revealed that the charter flights it carried out earlier this year were arranged by Chapman Freeborn Italia…
World’s largest airfreight forwarders lose marketshare in 2015
12 / 02 / 2016
The world’s largest airfreight forwarders lost airfreight marketshare on their smaller rivals last year, but the top-ten players remained unchanged….
Profits up at lessor Air Castle as it continues to reduce freighter fleet
12 / 02 / 2016
Aircraft lessor Air Castle, which hit the headlines with the lease of an aircraft to CargoLogicAir last year, saw a…
Chinese express airlines looking to continue e-commerce fuelled expansion
12 / 02 / 2016
Fast expanding Chinese express carriers YTO Express Airlines and SF Airlines have applied to add extra routes from the country’s…
Air France KLM Cargo picks up CEIV certification
11 / 02 / 2016
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has been awarded IATA Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification for its…
DSV sees airfreight demand grow ahead of market while profits soar
11 / 02 / 2016
The first of the major European freight forwarders has reported its 2015 full-year results, with DSV recording ahead of market…
First to market race heats up for A320/321 conversion programme
11 / 02 / 2016
PACAVI Group and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co (GAMECO) said that they are on track in being "first to market" with…
FAA urges airlines to assess lithium battery risks
10 / 02 / 2016
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a safety alert to US and foreign commercial passenger and cargo airlines, “urging…
US safety agency NTSB adds to warnings on lithium batteries in freighters
10 / 02 / 2016
Washington’s two top safety agencies have issued fresh warnings about lithium batteries on board cargo aircraft. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)…
European cargo carriers monthly: mixed start to the year for airlines
10 / 02 / 2016
The start of 2016 has seen a divergence in the air cargo performance of European airlines, with Finnair and IAG…
Frankfurt freight falters in January
10 / 02 / 2016
Frankfurt airport saw further cargo red ink in January, with a 0.1% fall in cargo volume versus 2015 to 159,650…
Freighter lessor ATSG upbeat on 2015 results
10 / 02 / 2016
US-based freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) said that its financial results for 2015 are “likely to exceed management’s…
American Airlines Cargo releases enhanced air waybill tracking on website
10 / 02 / 2016
American Airlines Cargo has introducedredesigned tracking functionalities on its website. Developed to "increase visibility into the entire shipping process", the…
Damco back in profit for 2015
10 / 02 / 2016
Damco, the freight forwarding arm of Danish maritime giant AP Moller-Maersk (APM), moved from an underlying $225m loss in 2014…
CargoLogicAir set to offer scheduled service to Africa from February
09 / 02 / 2016
Valentine’s Day (February 14) looks set to be the day CargoLogicAir (CLA) begins to offer its first scheduled flight. AirBridgeCargo…
Ethiopian Cargo loss continues to bite at Brussels
09 / 02 / 2016
Brussels Airport continued to suffer from the withdrawal of Ethiopian Cargo services in January as the Belgian airport recorded a…
Thilo Schäfer joins Leisure Cargo
09 / 02 / 2016
Ex-Lufthansa Cargo manager Thilo Schäfer has been appointed managing director of Leisure Cargo — the ‘virtual cargo airline’ of German…
Aircraft CO2 emissions standard edges closer
09 / 02 / 2016
The introduction of an aircraft carbon dioxide CO2 emissions standard has come a step further at the UN’s International Civil…