April 2016

IATA demands answers to Europe’s €245bn waste of airspace

Bringing Europe’s airspace up to date could boost the economy by €245bn ($278bn) by 2025, says a new IATA study….

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Qatar launches cargo app

Qatar Airways has launched a new QR Cargo app to answer queries on freighter and passenger flight schedules, shipment tracking,…

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Airlines quiet, but KPMG sees busy year for mergers in 2016

There were relatively few airline mergers and acquisitions in 2015, reported analyst KPMG in its latest Transport Tracker. Activity, at…

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Defiant Brussels is back in business

Brussels Airlines operated the first passenger aircraft since the March 22 attacks on Brussels Airport at 13.40 on Sunday. In…

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New chief for Çelebi Ground Handling

Osman Yılmaz has been appointed managing director of Çelebi Ground Handling. He joined the company in 1996 and was latterly…

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SATS and Oman Air form cargo handling joint venture in Muscat

SATS, the Singapore ground handling company, has signed a joint venture agreement with Oman Air for cargo handling at Muscat…

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Bumpy start to 2016 continues

Air cargo’s difficult start to 2016 continues, led by Asia Pacific and North America, with worldwide volumes in February down…

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Shippers’ airfreight challenges to be debated at TIACA summit

A panel on the challenges facing shippers using airfreight will feature at The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)’s executive summit…

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Europe: Changing places

Combination carriers have taken freighter capacity out of the market, creating opportunities for their all-cargo rivals, writes Damian Brett The…

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Raya Airways: A cause for celebration

Reborn Malaysian cargo carrier Raya Airways is on the flightpath to expansion, discovers Roger Hailey Raya Airways is in celebratory…

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Still hungry for 767 freighters

For an aircraft that is supposed to be on the way out, the B767 is doing remarkably well, writes Ian…

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ABC increases Singapore services with third weekly B747 freighter

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is adding a third weekly Boeing 747 freighter flight to Singapore. The new Friday frequency is to…

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