Perishables are the commodity to watch for air cargo over the coming few years while demand from the high tech…
October 2016
Air Partner delivers urgent aid to Haiti
27 / 10 / 2016
Air Partner has delivered 40 tonnes of urgent aid to Haiti on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross…
The Range is at home with DHL
27 / 10 / 2016
DHL Global Forwarding has been working with homeware retailer The Range to enhance its import supply chain. Based in the…
Capacity flood threatens profitability, warns IATA
27 / 10 / 2016
Flooding-in of capacity, weak trade, lower yields and rising fuel costs are the key risks for air cargo profitability, said…
Air Cargo Forum: Shippers and airlines pledge to raise air cargo’s game
26 / 10 / 2016
The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) signed a memorandum of understanding with IATA interest group Cargo iQ to improve quality in…
TIACA set to open the Air Cargo Forum 2016
26 / 10 / 2016
TIACA’s biennial Air Cargo Forum (ACF) in Paris will open on October 26 and is expected to welcome more than…
New runway is affordable with care, says analyst
26 / 10 / 2016
The estimated £20bn price-tag for Heathrow’s third runway can be met without massively indebting the airport’s owner, provided it is…
Air Cargo Forum: TIACA says cooperation is key to air cargo’s future
26 / 10 / 2016
Industry and regulators pledged to work more closely to make air cargo safer and more reliable at TIACA‘s Air Cargo…
Night drone system still bedding in, says FAA
26 / 10 / 2016
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it is still having to reject many applications from would be drone-operators, particular…
New management appointments for dnata
26 / 10 / 2016
Handling company dnata has appointed Steve Allen as divisional senior vice president, UAE airport operations, and Mark Gibb as senior…
Cathay launches Tel Aviv link
26 / 10 / 2016
Cathay Pacific is to launch a four-times weekly service between Hong Kong and Tel Aviv from 26 March, subject to…
Regions see opportunities and threats from Heathrow runway
26 / 10 / 2016
There was a mixed reaction from the UK regions to the news that Heathrow Airport is to be allowed to build a…
CHAMP aims to keep Cathay Pacific on top
26 / 10 / 2016
Air cargo IT specialist CHAMP has implemented its Cargospot suite for Cathay Pacific’s worldwide freight operations. CHAMP chief executive, Arnaud…
Turkish Airlines wins pharma CEIV accreditation
26 / 10 / 2016
Turkish Cargo, the airfreight arm of Turkish Airlines, has been awarded IATA’s ‘Center of Excellence for Independent Validators’ (CEIV) certification…
Heathrow: The work starts now
26 / 10 / 2016
Heathrow Airport welcomed the UK government’s decision to support its plans for a new runway and said that it would begin…
Van de Weg promoted to group VP role at Volga-Dnepr
26 / 10 / 2016
Robert van de Weg has been promoted to the post of senior vice president of sales & marketing at Volga-Dnepr…
ACS to the rescue again in Haiti
25 / 10 / 2016
Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged several cargo and passenger charter flights to Haiti, following Hurricane Matthew earlier this month which…
Partial commitment on UK airport capacity does not reassure global investors says KPMG
25 / 10 / 2016
Additional regulatory delay around Heathrow’s third runway approval by the UK government sends out an "indecisive message to business and…
Arvato opens Shanghai bonded site
25 / 10 / 2016
Logistics firm Arvato SCM Solutions is to open a new bonded warehouse for high-tech, entertainment and consumer products close to…
New runway price must be right, says IATA
25 / 10 / 2016
IATA said it fully supported the UK government’s decision to build a new runway at London Heathrow airport but it…