Freight interests, veterinary organisations and animal welfare groups, together with the European Commission, have published new guidelines on transporting equidae…
February 2016
Tough start for Gatwick’s cargo business
08 / 02 / 2016
Gatwick Airport’s air cargo business has had a tough start to the year as demand dropped by almost 10%. The…
Air China agrees to $50m payout in US air cargo cartel lawsuit
05 / 02 / 2016
Air China has reached a $50m settlement with plaintiffs in the ongoing air cargo cartel class action lawsuit in the…
ASL swoops on TNT fleet
05 / 02 / 2016
ASL Aviation has agreed to purchase TNT Airways and Pan Air Líneas Aéreas, which the express firm has agreed to…
Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year
05 / 02 / 2016
Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for…
CargoLogicAir reveals fleet plans
05 / 02 / 2016
New UK-based all-cargo airline CargoLogicAir (CLA) has revealed it hopes to operate a fleet of five Boeing 747 freighters in 2018….
Finnair Cargo signs up Mercator’s SkyChain
05 / 02 / 2016
Finnair Cargo has signed up to use software provider Mercator’s SkyChain air cargo management system as the airline expands hub and…
SIA Cargo Q3 profits down despite demand jump
05 / 02 / 2016
Singapore Airlines Cargo saw operating profits decline in its fiscal third quarter despite an increase in demand. SIA Cargo recorded…
Difficult end of year for Latin American carriers
05 / 02 / 2016
Latin American airlines saw cargo demand slip by 425m freight tonne km in 2015 as weakening economic conditions continued to…
TPP trade deal signing welcomed by UPS
04 / 02 / 2016
UPS has welcomed the eventual signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement but commentators have warned that there…
Air China records highest cargo growth rate for 2015 as others falter
04 / 02 / 2016
Air China ended 2015 as the major combination airline (see table at end of article) with the fastest growing cargo…
A milestone for the e-AWB, says Descartes
04 / 02 / 2016
From March 1, fifteen air carriers (see below) will switch to the electronic air waybill (e-AWB) as the preferred process…
Technology developments to deliver results more quickly
04 / 02 / 2016
December 2015 saw the first part of the IATA’s e-Freight programme, the electronic air waybill (e-AWB), average an 84% level…
So near and yet so far: airfreight industry misses e-AWB target
04 / 02 / 2016
As expected, the air cargo industry fell short of meeting IATA’s end of year target for e-air waybill (e-AWB) market…
RiverOak applies for Manston airport reopening
03 / 02 / 2016
US hedge fund RiverOak has made a pre-application inquiry to UK planning inspectors for a Development Consent Order (DCO) to…
Panalpina launches research into 3D printing and the supply chain
03 / 02 / 2016
Logistics giant Panalpina and Cardiff Business School at Cardiff University are expanding their research partnership to include new manufacturing technologies such as…
Hong Kong’s Hactl links up with local inland terminal operator
03 / 02 / 2016
Hong Kong-based airport ground handling group Hactl is developing logistics links around the world’s number one airfreight hub after signing…
WFS scoops Japan Airlines JFK handling contract
03 / 02 / 2016
Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won its first-ever contract with Japan Airlines. WFS has been awarded a cargo…
IATA tells air cargo to adjust to “new normal” of lower growth
03 / 02 / 2016
IATA has told the air cargo industry it needs to adjust to the “new normal” of lower demand growth after…
CEVA serves an ACE in the US with new Customs system link
03 / 02 / 2016
CEVA Logistics has completed the implementation of a new Customs brokerage system across its US operation. A mandate from US…
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