March 2016

RJ revels in positive 2015 results

Amman-headquartered Royal Jordanian (RJ) has revealed that the carrier made a net profit before tax of JD21 million (US$30 million)…

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Cathay announces fall in February cargo volumes

Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair moved a total of 117,299 tonnes of cargo and mail in February, a 10.1%…

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Iron Maiden: the show must go on

Following the much-publicised incident on the ground at Santiago Airport on 12 March that saw rock band Iron Maiden’s customised…

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Dubai International still on the up

Dubai International airport (DXB) handled 201,483 tonnes of cargo in January 2016, an increase of 8.2% compared to the 186,230…

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ICAO: ensuring global connectivity

Fragmented supply chains and infrastructure constraints are preventing local businesses and citizens in some regions from taking full advantage of…

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Remaining elements of ASL join ERA trade body

ASL Aviation Group, plus ASL Airlines Ireland, ASL Airlines Hungary and ACLAS Technics of the UK have joined the other…

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Silk Way West opts for Descartes’ Global Air Messaging Gateway

Silk Way West Airlines, part of the Baku, Azerbaijan-headquartered freighter operator Silk Way Group, has begun using Descartes’ cloud-based Global…

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DHL points to the future of logistics: robots

Global express services provider Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) has focused in its latest Trend Report on the subject ‘Robotics in…

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WCA members to be given free access to WIN’s e-AWB platform

Independent forwarder members of the WCA network will all have free access to WIN’s electronic air waybill (e-AWB) platform for…

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IAG Cargo handles ‘The Man’

IAG Cargo, the freight wing of the Anglo-Spanish carrier concern, has flown a collection of 18 portraits of David Beckham…

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Frankfurt happy with progress on digital switch-over

A little more than a year ago, the FrankfurtAIR@Link (FAIR@Link) cargo community system (CCS) went into operation at Germany’s busiest…

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Titan turns to Ancra for B767BDSF cargo loading systems

Titan Aviation, one of the subsidiaries of New York-based freighter operator Atlas Air Worldwide, has chosen Ancra International to supply…

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Etihad chief points the way

Giving the opening address to more than 1,200 delegates attending the World Cargo Alliance (WCA) Conference held at the Abu…

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Lufthansa Cargo adds ground link to flower hub

German freight carrier Lufthansa Cargo has established a new direct trucking connection to its home hub of Frankfurt International Airport…

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HKIA reveals disappointing February for cargo

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the world’s busiest air freight gateway in 2015, saw a year-on-year fall in its cargo…

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FedEx reaches first milestone on Malpensa development

Global express services giant FedEx has completed work on the external structure of its expanded base at Italy’s busiest air…

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American invests in cold-chain facilities

American Airlines Cargo is further developing its extensive perishables and pharmaceutical handling capability. Its most recent investments have seen significant…

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Ethiopian Airlines relaunches cargo flights at Brussels Airport

Ethiopian Airlines Cargo is returning to Brussels Airport with 12 direct daytime freighter flights a week out of the Belgian…

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Crumbs: Freighters end a UK biscuit shortage

Doncaster Sheffield Airport has helped UK consumers maintain their biscuit supply following a national shortbread…sorry, shortage. The rich tea cargo…

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Turkish Cargo get in on the superhero market with transport of Batmobile

For a while now pharma has been the segment of choice for the air cargo industry, but with more and…

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