Amman-headquartered Royal Jordanian (RJ) has revealed that the carrier made a net profit before tax of JD21 million (US$30 million)…
March 2016
Cathay announces fall in February cargo volumes
15 / 03 / 2016
Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair moved a total of 117,299 tonnes of cargo and mail in February, a 10.1%…
Iron Maiden: the show must go on
15 / 03 / 2016
Following the much-publicised incident on the ground at Santiago Airport on 12 March that saw rock band Iron Maiden’s customised…
Dubai International still on the up
15 / 03 / 2016
Dubai International airport (DXB) handled 201,483 tonnes of cargo in January 2016, an increase of 8.2% compared to the 186,230…
ICAO: ensuring global connectivity
15 / 03 / 2016
Fragmented supply chains and infrastructure constraints are preventing local businesses and citizens in some regions from taking full advantage of…
Remaining elements of ASL join ERA trade body
15 / 03 / 2016
ASL Aviation Group, plus ASL Airlines Ireland, ASL Airlines Hungary and ACLAS Technics of the UK have joined the other…
Silk Way West opts for Descartes’ Global Air Messaging Gateway
14 / 03 / 2016
Silk Way West Airlines, part of the Baku, Azerbaijan-headquartered freighter operator Silk Way Group, has begun using Descartes’ cloud-based Global…
DHL points to the future of logistics: robots
14 / 03 / 2016
Global express services provider Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) has focused in its latest Trend Report on the subject ‘Robotics in…
WCA members to be given free access to WIN’s e-AWB platform
14 / 03 / 2016
Independent forwarder members of the WCA network will all have free access to WIN’s electronic air waybill (e-AWB) platform for…
IAG Cargo handles ‘The Man’
14 / 03 / 2016
IAG Cargo, the freight wing of the Anglo-Spanish carrier concern, has flown a collection of 18 portraits of David Beckham…
Frankfurt happy with progress on digital switch-over
14 / 03 / 2016
A little more than a year ago, the FrankfurtAIR@Link (FAIR@Link) cargo community system (CCS) went into operation at Germany’s busiest…
Titan turns to Ancra for B767BDSF cargo loading systems
14 / 03 / 2016
Titan Aviation, one of the subsidiaries of New York-based freighter operator Atlas Air Worldwide, has chosen Ancra International to supply…
Etihad chief points the way
14 / 03 / 2016
Giving the opening address to more than 1,200 delegates attending the World Cargo Alliance (WCA) Conference held at the Abu…
Lufthansa Cargo adds ground link to flower hub
14 / 03 / 2016
German freight carrier Lufthansa Cargo has established a new direct trucking connection to its home hub of Frankfurt International Airport…
HKIA reveals disappointing February for cargo
14 / 03 / 2016
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the world’s busiest air freight gateway in 2015, saw a year-on-year fall in its cargo…
FedEx reaches first milestone on Malpensa development
14 / 03 / 2016
Global express services giant FedEx has completed work on the external structure of its expanded base at Italy’s busiest air…
American invests in cold-chain facilities
14 / 03 / 2016
American Airlines Cargo is further developing its extensive perishables and pharmaceutical handling capability. Its most recent investments have seen significant…
Ethiopian Airlines relaunches cargo flights at Brussels Airport
14 / 03 / 2016
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo is returning to Brussels Airport with 12 direct daytime freighter flights a week out of the Belgian…
Crumbs: Freighters end a UK biscuit shortage
11 / 03 / 2016
Doncaster Sheffield Airport has helped UK consumers maintain their biscuit supply following a national shortbread…sorry, shortage. The rich tea cargo…
Turkish Cargo get in on the superhero market with transport of Batmobile
11 / 03 / 2016
For a while now pharma has been the segment of choice for the air cargo industry, but with more and…