Belgian air traffic controllers have been condemned by the airline industry for going on strike just days after Brussels airport…
April 2016
Mixed year for Europe’s largest airfreight forwarders
13 / 04 / 2016
Europe’s leading airfreight forwarders had a mixed year in 2015, with Panalpina and DHL Global Forwarding reporting demand decreases and…
Atlas Air chief calls for air traffic overhaul
12 / 04 / 2016
Atlas Air president and chief executive William Flynn has called for a root and branch overhaul of the air traffic…
European cargo carriers monthly: cargo declines at Lufthansa and Air France
12 / 04 / 2016
IAG Cargo and Finnair both managed to record air cargo demand increases during the first quarter of the year while…
Qatar adds express option
12 / 04 / 2016
Qatar Airways Cargo has added a time-critical airport-to-airport product to its portfolio. QR Express offers high boarding priority and rapid…
Ontic opts for B&H Worldwide for AOG support
12 / 04 / 2016
Logistics services provider B&H Worldwide has been appointed by Ontic, a wholly owned subsidiary of BBA Aviation, to act as…
Etihad’s new freighter begins operations on Malpensa-Bogota service
12 / 04 / 2016
Etihad Cargo has transferred its recently delivered Boeing freighter onto its service between Milan Malpensa and Bogotá. The service has…
China’s HNA bites into bigger Swiss role
12 / 04 / 2016
Following its purchase of cargo and luggage handler Swissport International in July 2015 for Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has agreed…
Freight down at Frankfurt
12 / 04 / 2016
Frankfurt Airport cargo volumes fell 1.6% year on year in March and 1.2% in the year to date. Passenger business…
Boeing holds Tehran talks
12 / 04 / 2016
US plane-maker Boeing says it has launched preliminary discussions with Iranian airlines about possible aircraft sales. It followed the as…
Melzie Wilson joins Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness
11 / 04 / 2016
Melzie Wilson, vice president–compliance at Mallory Alexander International Logistics, has been appointed to the US Department of Commerce’s Advisory Committee…
UPS names Cindy Miller as president of global freight forwarding
11 / 04 / 2016
UPS has promoted Cindy Miller as the first female president of its global freight forwarding arm. Miller began her career with…
Alexey Isaykin enters the TIACA Hall of Fame
11 / 04 / 2016
Alexey Isaykin, president of Moscow-headquartered freighter operator Volga-Dnepr Group, has been brought into the Hall of Fame of The International…
US and Azerbaijan sign open skies deal
11 / 04 / 2016
The US and Azerbaijan have signed an open skies agreement in Baku, capital city of the southwest Asian country. Jahangir…
DuPont extends temperature span of ULD protective covers
08 / 04 / 2016
ULD cover manufacturer DuPont is launching a new product that will offer protection from a wider range of temperatures. DuPont…
UPS moves to annul European veto on TNT takeover
08 / 04 / 2016
UPS is asking the Luxembourg-based General Court to overturn a European Commission veto on its failed bid three years ago to…
LATAM Cargo introduced as single, united brand
08 / 04 / 2016
LATAM Airlines Group has announced the creation of a unified, single brand for its various airfreight affiliates. The LATAM Cargo…
ABC’s Santoro to co-chair BARIG’s cargo committee
07 / 04 / 2016
Ivan Santoro, regional operations and ground handling director EMEA at AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), has been appointed as co-chairman, alongside Michael…
Atlas Air Worldwide completes Southern Air acquisition
07 / 04 / 2016
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has completed its acquisition of Southern Air Holdings in a deal worth $110m. The deal, which…
Kerry Logistics appoints Ronnie Kempf as boss in Germany and Switzerland
07 / 04 / 2016
Kerry Logistics has appointed Ronnie Kempf as the new managing director for Germany and Switzerland. Kempf took up his new…
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