August 2016

TIACA’s Brittin to retire at end of 2016

Doug Brittin, TIACA’s secretary general since 2013, is to retire from the air cargo industry association at the end of…

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Samsung SDS forms logistics partnership with ALS to capitalise on Vietnam’s growth

Samsung SDS – the IT solutions and logistics arm of Samsung – hopes to expand its business in Southeast Asia…

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CargoLogicAir awards maintenance contract to Volga-Dnepr Gulf

CargoLogicAir has awarded Volga-Dnepr Gulf the contract to perform C-check maintenance on its Boeing 747-400 freighter. The scope of works…

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Air Charter Service adds onboard courier team in Asia

Air Charter Service (ACS) has expanded its onboard courier (OBC) operations through the creation of a new team in Asia…

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CHEP lands LATAM for outsourced ULDs

LATAM Airlines Group has awarded the management of its containers and pallets to CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the outsourced unit load…

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Airlander airship damaged while landing

The prototype Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10 Airship  has been damaged while landing at Cardington Airfield in the UK. There…

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VIDEO: World’s longest aircraft makes maiden flight

The world’s longest aircraft – the Airlander 10 airship – has completed its maiden flight, taking off from Cardington Airfield…

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Sofa so good as Chapman Freeborn OBC team expands

Chapman Freeborn OBC has announced a series of appointments as the on board courier (OBC) business specialist continues to expand…

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Tighten up enforcement or face battery ban, says freight industry

Freight industry and manufacturing groups have written to governments worldwide to demand stricter enforcement of international regulations on the transport…

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Difficult cargo markets hit Qantas Freight

Qantas Freight, the cargo arm of the Australian flag carrier, reported a 44% fall in full year earnings before interest…

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Budapest Airport to develop new warehouse for DHL Express

DHL Express and Budapest Airport have signed an agreement to develop a new 13,000 sq m warehouse at the Hungarian…

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Start-up Express Air Cargo signs up MRO provider as it prepares for launch

Tunisian start-up airline Express Air Cargo has appointed FL Technics as its maintenance, repair and overhaul service provider. Under the…

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Abigail French joins CSafe Global

CSafe Global, which provides temperature-controlled containers for pharma and medical products, has appointed Abigail French as the company’s newest director…

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Quick-change operator seeks cargo business

Malta-based operator Maleth Aero is making its Boeing 737-300QC quick change aircraft available to the cargo market. The aircraft has…

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Record seven months for Shanghai cargo handler PACTL

Shanghai airport’s main cargo terminal operator continued its growth path in the first seven months of 2016, handling 919,461 tonnes…

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Qatar launches freight load centre at Doha

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a freight load control centre at its Middle East home hub in Doha. The new…

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SATS enters Saudi cargo ground handling market

Singapore-based airport ground handler SATS has expanded its footprint in the Middle East by becoming the first international cargo handler…

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Aramex lands NewBridge pharma contract

Dubai-based Aramex is partnering with specialist shipper NewBridge Pharmaceuticals to provide logistics services in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and…

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VIDEO: IAG Cargo supports The Who’s fiftieth anniversary tour

VIDEO: IAG Cargo have has been providing transport services for The Who’s fiftieth anniversary global tour that includes 65 shows…

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Bangladesh’s forwarders call for more charter flights amidst capacity shortage

Bangladesh-based freight forwarders are calling for the government to speed up the approval of cargo charter flights as they face…

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