March 2016

Cargolux to take a flexible approach to airfreight capacity deployment

Cargolux will look to the charter market and try to be as flexible as possible with its fleet as it…

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Lufthansa Cargo reveals summer freighter schedule with six destinations added to line-up

Lufthansa Cargo has revealed its summer airfreight schedule with Moscow, Ashgabat, Baku, Doha, Seattle and Los Angeles added to its…

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US forwarders urge DoT to think freight when awarding Cuba licenses

The US Airforwarders Association (AFA) has urged the country’s Department of Transportation (DoT) to assign routes for Cuba to US…

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Bangladesh garment producers urge lifting of UK’s airfreight ban from Dhaka

Bangladesh garment producers have called on the government to work with the UK to lift the ban on airfreight shipments…

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PACAVI completes pre-modification tests on A320 series freighter conversion

PACAVI, the US-based engineering and conversion specialist, is moving forward with the supplemental type certificate (STC) development for its Airbus…

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UPS to offer cryogenic airfreight service in Europe

Integrator UPS is now offering European customers a cryogenic shipping service through the use of specialist containers. The service, which…

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Chapman Freeborn and RUS Aviation announce Asia cargo agreement

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Sharjah-based RUS Aviation have announced an exclusive cargo sales agreement to provide airfreight solutions from Hong Kong to the…

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Dachser creates new business unit to develop specialist solutions

Dachser has created a new central business unite that will look to develop logistics service targetting specific industries. The new…

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European cargo carriers monthly: Another mixed month for airlines

The latest airline statistics have revealed another mixed month for Europe’s leading combination carriers’ cargo volumes. While Lufthansa and Air France…

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TIACA to host air cargo workshop at Multimodal show

Logistics exhibition Multimodal has revealed its education programme will take an in-depth look at new legislation affecting all sectors of…

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DHL partnership to expand Nordics and Baltics parcel delivery

DHL is extending its European B2C parcel network across the Nordics and Baltics in collaboration with DHL Freight Sweden, Finnish…

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Changi airport launches CEIV pharma community for air cargo firms

Changi Airport Group (CAG) has revealed plans to launch an IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharmaceutical Handling (CEIV…

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Amazon makes its move

At last, the worst kept secret in the US freighter sector is in the open. Internet giant Amazon has signed…

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MAG’s Cowan heads for Stansted

Andrew Cowan, currently chief strategy officer of MAG, has been appointed divisional chief executive of London Stansted Airport. MAG is…

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Lithium-ion shipments on freighters: More pilots speak up on safety concerns

The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) said that “more needs to be done” to address the safety…

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Singapore’s Changi offers S$14m support package for cargo partners

Singapore’s Changi Airport Group (CAG) has announced a S$14m package of “support measures” for its cargo partners, which will provide the…

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ASC and Socrates partner on supply chain security and compliance

ASC Pharmaceutical Logistics and risk consultant Socrates have announced a new partnership that will see the two companies offer each…

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Airport insight: 2015 cargo results

Global: Hong Kong still top of the hubs Hong Kong looks set to remain the top air cargo airport for…

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Expanding ASL signs up for three 737 conversions

ASL Aviation has signed up for three freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) following on from raising $110m late…

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LATAM cargo revenues go south

Cargo revenues at South America’s LATAM Airlines Group dropped by 26.8% in the final quarter 2015, driven by a 13.4%…

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