July 19, 2016

Grimshaw gets the nod on Heathrow design

London-headquartered architects Grimshaw has been chosen as the concept designer to bring London Heathrow’s vision for expansion to life, the…

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E-commerce clogs up freighter production line

Unless you are looking to turn a Boeing 747 into all-cargo configuration, you will need patience.  Conversion lines for aircraft…

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Brussels Airlines suffers decline in freight load factor in June

Brussels Airlines’ freight load factor decreased year on year by four percentage points in June, falling from 68% to 64%….

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Air France-KLM opens new cargo facility at JFK

Franco-Dutch airline venture Air France-KLM Cargo has opened the doors to its improved freight handling facility at New York’s biggest…

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Qatar Airways Cargo flies into Halifax and New York

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched new freighter services to New York JFK and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The service to…

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ACS supports heavy metal movements

Broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has completed its role in the movement of rock band Iron Maiden around the world on its…

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Pemco to be partner for Mitsubishi’s MRJ

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has named Pemco World Air Services as a preferred MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) service provider for…

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Lockheed hails Bravo aircraft deal

Brazilian-US defence and logistics group  Bravo Industries signed a deal to buy ten Lockheed Martin LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighters…

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Heathrow investor says it is ready to finance expansion

The group chief executive officer, Bill Galvin, and chief investment officer, Roger Gray, of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), one…

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Turkish restarts flights to the US as FAA lifts restrictions

Following the decision on Monday 18 July of America’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to withdraw its prohibition on carriers flying…

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Lufthansa Cargo: much more than just the ‘basic’ offering

Lufthansa Cargo is to begin offering a new product for the shipping of general air cargo from September this year….

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Airfreight volumes on the up for K+N

Logistics services giant Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has reported its half-year results for the six-month period ending 30 June. The Switzerland-headquartered company…

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Analysis: ASL swoops on TNT Express freighter fleet

Dublin-based aircraft lessor ASL Aviation Group has boosted its freighter fleet with the purchase of the airline operations of TNT…

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E-commerce fuels Chinese airport ambitions

All flight paths lead to China, with freighter operators stacking up to make a smooth landing, despite a softening in…

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Cargojet: an overnight success

Cargojet has Canada covered, literally. While its core product remains domestic overnight airport to airport freighter capacity, Cargojet is expanding…

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Edmonton, investing for growth

Canada’s Edmonton International Airport (EIA) completed its sixth consecutive year of cargo growth in 2015 and saw a “very strong”…

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Market analysis: North America

After the boom in demand for freighters experienced in 2015 as US west coast seaport workers launched industrial action, 2016…

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Video: Need for speed drives e-commerce growth says IAG Cargo

IAG Cargo has seen “enormous growth” in e-commerce traffic in the past five years, says manager of global products, Daniel…

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Buyers wanted for world’s emptiest airport

Could Sri Lanka’s Mattala Rajapaksa International’s status as the world’s most underused airport finally be over? The brand new hub,…

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