The Boeing 747 may be in retreat as a passenger plane but the freighter version could receive a boost if…
July 2016
More and bigger planes, predicts Airbus
11 / 07 / 2016
European aircraft-maker Airbus predicted that the global market would grow at an average 4.5% a year to 33,000 new planes…
Qatar becomes cargo carrier number three
11 / 07 / 2016
Qatar Airways Cargo became the third-largest cargo operator in the world in October 2015, said the Middle East carrier in…
Luxembourg pilots join call for Mid East carrier curbs
11 / 07 / 2016
The Luxembourg pilots’ association has joined a group calling for fair competition in European aviation, which they argue is "competing with…
Boeing pegs up plane market prediction
11 / 07 / 2016
Boeing has notched up its predictions for aircraft demand in the next 20 years in its current market outlook, published…
Rhenus signs JV in Japan
11 / 07 / 2016
German forwarder the Rhenus Group has set up a joint venture with Sankyo Corporation, part of Japan’s Fujiki Group. Rhenus…
Virgin signals end of the Jumbo with A350-1000 order
11 / 07 / 2016
Virgin Atlantic announced a firm order for 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, worth $4.4bn, at the UK’s Farnborough Airshow. The aircraft,…
German Customs IT problem hits Frankfurt cargo import clearance
11 / 07 / 2016
A German Customs computer problem has caused a backlog of import cargo at Frankfurt airport. Customs clearance of import cargo…
Heathrow chief repeats expansion call as cargo jumps in June
11 / 07 / 2016
Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye called for a quick decision on the airport’s third runway as the London gateway revealed…
Queuing for Cuba: 10 services between US and Havana gain tentative approval
08 / 07 / 2016
Scheduled airline services from 10 US cities to Cuba have been granted tentative approval from the government to operate services…
Aircraft orders monthly: FedEx takes six B767s
08 / 07 / 2016
Each month Air Cargo News reports the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter. FedEx in for six B767s Express…
Top 25 air cargo carriers 2015: FedEx maintains top spot
07 / 07 / 2016
FedEx has once again topped the list of the world’s busiest air cargo carriers in 2015, with the top 25…
Southwest Cargo adds new Wichita services
07 / 07 / 2016
US airline Southwest Cargo has announced it will begin offering four daily departures from a new facility in Wichita, Kansas….
New Chinese cargo airline opts for B737s from Pemco
07 / 07 / 2016
New Chinese airline Guangdong Longhao Aviation Group (GLHA) has signed up for the conversion of three Boeing 737-300 aircraft from…
Freight traffic at European airports up 2.8% in May
07 / 07 / 2016
European airports continued to see improvements in freight traffic in May, but demand improvements did slow from the April level….
IATA confirms slowdown in air cargo demand growth in May
07 / 07 / 2016
Airfreight demand growth slowed in May after showing signs of improvement in April. The latest IATA figures show a 0.9%…
Charter broker ACS wins supplier role for UK government
06 / 07 / 2016
Air Charter Service (ACS) has been selected as a supplier for the UK Government’s humanitarian division, the Department for International…
Business pushes for quick UK decision on runway capacity
06 / 07 / 2016
The president of the UK’s largest business group, the CBI, will call on the British government to make a swift…
Volaris picks SmartKargo’s cloud-based management system
06 / 07 / 2016
Mexico City-based Volaris, Mexico’s second largest airline, has chosen SmartKargo’s Cloud-based air cargo management system. Volaris, with a cargo network from 22 US…
Independent forwarders set to WIN from new app
06 / 07 / 2016
Online forwarder platform WIN has launched a new mobile application that offers users real-time track and trace, an interactive agent…