Airports Council International (ACI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to step up…
October 6, 2016
Airlink responds to Haiti hurricane
06 / 10 / 2016
Rapid response organisation Airlink says it is seeing strong demand for cargo airlift to Haiti following the hurricane there. It…
Cargolux signs deal for high-tech containers
06 / 10 / 2016
Cargolux Airlines has signed a global rental agreement to use va-Q-tec’s advanced passive containers for its temperature-sensitive pharma shipments. The…
New cool centre to spearhead south Indian cargo drive
06 / 10 / 2016
Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS) has started trial operations at what it describes as the country’s first integrated on-airport…
Canada brings in known shipper system
06 / 10 / 2016
Transport Canada has issued new requirements for cargo loaded on passenger aircraft from October 17, including two new shipper categories….
Deutsche Post sends team to Haiti
06 / 10 / 2016
Deutsche Post DHL Group is sending a disaster response team (DRT) to Port-au-Prince in Haiti to help with the response…
Singapore signs Zodiac for airfreight container deal
06 / 10 / 2016
Zodiac Aerospace is to supply more than 2,000 of its Herculight S AKE cargo containers to Singapore Airlines Cargo. The…
Air cargo forum told of better times ahead
06 / 10 / 2016
The first 15 years of the century have not been kind to the air cargo industry – but there could…
Load factors at historic lows, says IATA
06 / 10 / 2016
Global freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) rose 3.9% year-on-year in August but available FTKs rose even faster, by 4.1%, leading to…
New MD for Munich Airport
06 / 10 / 2016
Andrea Gebbeken has been appointed as a third managing director at Munich Airport, alongside Dr Michael Kerkloh and Thomas Weyer….
Report pours cold water on Manston Airport’s cargo prospects
06 / 10 / 2016
A report commissioned by the local council is unenthusiastic about plans to reopen Manston Airport in south-east England as a…
CH Robinson opens in Vancouver
06 / 10 / 2016
US logistics company CH Robinson has opened a new global forwarding office in Vancouver, led by Sohrab Kazerooni. It forms…
IAI choses Ancra for freighter loading
06 / 10 / 2016
Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) has chosen Ancra International as a preferred supplier of cargo loading systems for its 767-300 converted…
UPS to reduce Ireland-Switzerland delivery times by 48 hours
06 / 10 / 2016
Parcels carrier UPS says it has shaved up to 48 hours off deliveries between Ireland and Switzerland through enhancements to…
DHL claims high-tech leadership in Italy after MIT buy
06 / 10 / 2016
Deutsche Post DHL Group contract logistics arm, DHL Supply Chain, has bought niche Italian operator MIT Safetrans, saying that it…
Belfast back to normal after damaged TNT freighter moved
06 / 10 / 2016
The damaged TNT 737 freighter that disrupted operations at Belfast International Airport yesterday (Tuesday, 4 October) has been towed off…