A London airport has finally been given government approval for expansion, but the airport in question is London City and…
July 2016
Singapore Airlines Cargo most on-time Cargo iQ airline in June
27 / 07 / 2016
Singapore Airlines Cargo was the most reliable Cargo iQ member airline in June with an on-time availability rate of 96%….
DB Schenker air cargo growth lags behind rivals
27 / 07 / 2016
German logistics giant DB Schenker recorded an above market increase in airfreight demand during the first half of the year…
Amazon and UK cooperate in trials to make drone deliveries “a reality”
27 / 07 / 2016
Amazon is partnering with the UK Government to explore the steps needed to make the delivery of parcels by small…
Sluggish May for airfreight says ACI
27 / 07 / 2016
Global trade growth remained sluggish in May and the air cargo load factor continued to “exhibit weakness” according to the…
Aeronaves orders freighter conversion for its DHL network
27 / 07 / 2016
Mexican airline Aeronaves TSM has placed an order for an MD-82SF freighter conversion from Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) for its…
Shippers gather in Sri Lanka
27 / 07 / 2016
Shippers’ representatives from Asia, Africa and Europe will meet in Sri Lanka this week to discuss key issues affecting air…
Fraport to host air cargo innovation lab
26 / 07 / 2016
Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport has announced it will play host to a new event in September that will explore future…
Seidl joins Schenker board
26 / 07 / 2016
Oliver Seidl is set to join the management board of Schenker in Essen as the new chief financial officer following…
Freightos launches international online freight marketplace
25 / 07 / 2016
Freightos, the logistics technology developer, has launched what it describes as the world’s “first online marketplace for international freight”. Freightos…
Ultimate Air operates South Sudan evacuation flights
25 / 07 / 2016
Ultimate Air has performed a series of urgent air evacuation flights from South Sudan against the recent flare-up in troubles…
Air Partner appoints Seth Rotman as director of business development in the US
25 / 07 / 2016
Global aviation services group Air Partner has appointed Seth Rotman as director of business development in the US. Rotman will also work…
Astral Aviation: Looking to the horizon
25 / 07 / 2016
When you think of air cargo in Africa, there is a perception that the level of sophistication on offer is…
Chicken sandwich flies with a drone
22 / 07 / 2016
Last mile drone delivery has taken a step forward after retailer 7-Eleven and drone delivery service provider Flirtey completed the…
Panalpina airfreight volumes rise in difficult market
22 / 07 / 2016
Panalpina has reported on a challenging six months of operations for its airfreight arm, and right across its business. Airfreight volumes…
EMEA Supply Chain and Logistics Summit and Expo join the Multimodal family
22 / 07 / 2016
Clarion Events, which owns the UK-based Multimodal conference and exhibition, has boosted its supply chain and logistics portfolio with the acquisition of three…
Ethiopian Cargo appoints GSSAs in Italy and France
22 / 07 / 2016
Ethiopian Cargo has appointed Air consult and ATC Aviation Services as its new general sales and service agents (GSSA) in…
Singapore Airlines to fly direct to Manchester
22 / 07 / 2016
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to offer a non-stop passenger aircraft connection between Singapore and the UK’s Manchester Airport from late…
Ambatovy looks to DHL Global Forwarding for project logistics
22 / 07 / 2016
DHL Global Forwarding has inked a three-year global freight forwarding agreement with Ambatovy, a joint venture between Sherritt International Corp, Sumitomo…
Denver sees cargo volumes fall away
21 / 07 / 2016
Denver International Airport handled more passengers in May than it had previously ever done in that month. However, cargo volumes…