Asian airlines saw air cargo demand slide in May, while extra capacity caused load factors to decline. The latest figures…
June 2016
Rosen to retire as DP DHL chief financial officer
28 / 06 / 2016
Deutsche Post DHL Group has announced that chief financial officer Lawrence Rosen, often known as Larry, has resigned from his…
African oil and gas cargo market under pressure but agriculture thrives
27 / 06 / 2016
Air cargo traffic in Africa continues to be affected by the downturn in the oil and gas market, but there…
MIQ wins French Connection logistics deal
27 / 06 / 2016
MIQ Logistics has scooped a five-year deal to provide inbound logistics services to fashion retailer French Connection. The $40m deal…
Network Cargo Management scoops TAAG GSA deal
27 / 06 / 2016
Network Cargo Management (NCM) has been appointed as the exclusive general sales agent for TAAG Angola Airlines in the US,…
May is a merry month for ABC
27 / 06 / 2016
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) reported a 31% year-on-year increase in tonnage for both the month of May and for the first five…
JettLease moves into Leipzig
27 / 06 / 2016
Lufthansa-owned ULD management company Jettainer has set up a base station for its JettLease network at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany’s second…
CAL to add more Americas flights
27 / 06 / 2016
Israeli-owned, Liege-based CAL Cargo Airlines could launch flights to new destinations in the Americas, the owner of the carrier, Offer Gilboa, told Air…
FedEx boosted by e-commerce and lower fuel costs, commits to six more freighters
27 / 06 / 2016
Express services giant FedEx has reported on its fourth-quarter results for its 2016 fiscal year (three months ending May 31), as well as…
UK airport expansion debate reignited by Brexit vote
27 / 06 / 2016
The Brexit vote has reignited calls for a decision on airport expansion in the southeast of the country and the…
Boeing to sell aircraft to Iran Air
27 / 06 / 2016
Boeing has signed a deal with Iran Air for the latter’s purchase of an unspecified number of passenger aircraft. A…
African air cargo: challenges remain but moves towards open skies
27 / 06 / 2016
A lack of market liberalisation continues to be a major challenge holding back the development of air cargo in Africa,…
Egyptair opts for FlyUs as Benelux GSSA
24 / 06 / 2016
Egyptian national carrier Egyptair has chosen FlyUs as it cargo GSSA across Benelux. Effective June 2016, the Dutch-headquartered company will…
Heathrow pushes case for expansion following EU vote
24 / 06 / 2016
Heathrow Airport has pushed its case for expansion following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) and with…
UK forwarders say avoid over complicated trade procedures following EU vote
24 / 06 / 2016
Freight forwarders are calling for the UK government to avoid implementing over complicated trade procedures following the country’s vote to…
American Airlines Cargo to benefit from launch of Auckland connection
23 / 06 / 2016
American Airlines has launched a daily non-stop service between its Los Angeles Airport hub and Auckland, New Zealand. The route,…
ACI Asia Pacific reports mixed fortunes for freight in April
23 / 06 / 2016
Airports Council International Asia Pacific has reported that airfreight traffic through its gateways in the Asia-Pacific region was “largely stagnant…
FAA offers first operational rules for small UAS
23 / 06 / 2016
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finalised its first set of operational rules covering the commercial use of small…
Volga-Dnepr freighter flies 85-tonne cargo to Magadan
23 / 06 / 2016
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown a six metre wide turbine runner and other cargo weighing a total of 115 tonnes from…
Amazon falls foul of FAA
23 / 06 / 2016
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed two civil penalties be levied on Amazon, the e-commerce…