Doug Brittin, TIACA’s secretary general since 2013, is to retire from the air cargo industry association at the end of…
August 2016
Samsung SDS forms logistics partnership with ALS to capitalise on Vietnam’s growth
24 / 08 / 2016
Samsung SDS – the IT solutions and logistics arm of Samsung – hopes to expand its business in Southeast Asia…
CargoLogicAir awards maintenance contract to Volga-Dnepr Gulf
24 / 08 / 2016
CargoLogicAir has awarded Volga-Dnepr Gulf the contract to perform C-check maintenance on its Boeing 747-400 freighter. The scope of works…
Air Charter Service adds onboard courier team in Asia
24 / 08 / 2016
Air Charter Service (ACS) has expanded its onboard courier (OBC) operations through the creation of a new team in Asia…
CHEP lands LATAM for outsourced ULDs
24 / 08 / 2016
LATAM Airlines Group has awarded the management of its containers and pallets to CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the outsourced unit load…
Airlander airship damaged while landing
24 / 08 / 2016
The prototype Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10 Airship has been damaged while landing at Cardington Airfield in the UK. There…
VIDEO: World’s longest aircraft makes maiden flight
24 / 08 / 2016
The world’s longest aircraft – the Airlander 10 airship – has completed its maiden flight, taking off from Cardington Airfield…
Sofa so good as Chapman Freeborn OBC team expands
24 / 08 / 2016
Chapman Freeborn OBC has announced a series of appointments as the on board courier (OBC) business specialist continues to expand…
Tighten up enforcement or face battery ban, says freight industry
24 / 08 / 2016
Freight industry and manufacturing groups have written to governments worldwide to demand stricter enforcement of international regulations on the transport…
Difficult cargo markets hit Qantas Freight
24 / 08 / 2016
Qantas Freight, the cargo arm of the Australian flag carrier, reported a 44% fall in full year earnings before interest…
Budapest Airport to develop new warehouse for DHL Express
24 / 08 / 2016
DHL Express and Budapest Airport have signed an agreement to develop a new 13,000 sq m warehouse at the Hungarian…
Start-up Express Air Cargo signs up MRO provider as it prepares for launch
23 / 08 / 2016
Tunisian start-up airline Express Air Cargo has appointed FL Technics as its maintenance, repair and overhaul service provider. Under the…
Abigail French joins CSafe Global
23 / 08 / 2016
CSafe Global, which provides temperature-controlled containers for pharma and medical products, has appointed Abigail French as the company’s newest director…
Quick-change operator seeks cargo business
23 / 08 / 2016
Malta-based operator Maleth Aero is making its Boeing 737-300QC quick change aircraft available to the cargo market. The aircraft has…
Record seven months for Shanghai cargo handler PACTL
23 / 08 / 2016
Shanghai airport’s main cargo terminal operator continued its growth path in the first seven months of 2016, handling 919,461 tonnes…
Qatar launches freight load centre at Doha
23 / 08 / 2016
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a freight load control centre at its Middle East home hub in Doha. The new…
SATS enters Saudi cargo ground handling market
23 / 08 / 2016
Singapore-based airport ground handler SATS has expanded its footprint in the Middle East by becoming the first international cargo handler…
Aramex lands NewBridge pharma contract
23 / 08 / 2016
Dubai-based Aramex is partnering with specialist shipper NewBridge Pharmaceuticals to provide logistics services in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and…
VIDEO: IAG Cargo supports The Who’s fiftieth anniversary tour
22 / 08 / 2016
VIDEO: IAG Cargo have has been providing transport services for The Who’s fiftieth anniversary global tour that includes 65 shows…
Bangladesh’s forwarders call for more charter flights amidst capacity shortage
22 / 08 / 2016
Bangladesh-based freight forwarders are calling for the government to speed up the approval of cargo charter flights as they face…