IAG Cargo is hoping its recently launched time-critical product will prove popular with shippers utilising new bellyhold capacity between New…
October 2016
Jettainer and LIS team-up to develop smart ULD
21 / 10 / 2016
ULD management firm Jettainer and IT developer Lufthansa Industry Solutions have launched a project to develop a smart container. The…
European cargo monthly: Cargo boost for European carriers in September
20 / 10 / 2016
European airlines are the latest to report a bumper month for airfreight demand in September, with Lufthansa, IAG and Finnair…
Airfreight demand improvements helped by shift back to air, says K+N
20 / 10 / 2016
Kuehne + Nagel believes recent improvements in airfreight demand could be partly down to a modal shift back to airfreight…
Third quarter cargo revenues down at American
20 / 10 / 2016
American Airlines recorded a decline in third quarter cargo revenues, while volumes were up on the same period a year…
Shippers to be centre stage at TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum
20 / 10 / 2016
Chris Welsh, secretary general, Global Shippers’ Forum, previews Tiaca’s Air Cargo Forum event in his regular column for Air Cargo…
DHL freighter gives a lift to hyperloop hopefuls
20 / 10 / 2016
The Delft Hyperloop capsule, a futuristic mode of transport for people and cargo, will rely on good old airfreight to…
Volga-Dnepr-Boeing partnership takes-off with oversized component delivery
19 / 10 / 2016
Volga-Dnepr has transported an oversized aircraft component using one of its An-124-100 aircraft as part of its logistics support agreement…
UK airport expansion vote to take place in winter 2017
19 / 10 / 2016
It now looks like the UK government will hold a final vote on its plans for airport expansion in the…
PIA awards UK trucking and cargo handling contract to WFS
18 / 10 / 2016
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with a three-year contract to provide cargo handling and trucking…
United Airlines sees cargo revenues decline despite demand improvements
18 / 10 / 2016
United Airlines saw its third-quarter cargo revenues decline compared with last year despite a double-digit increase in demand. The US…
Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker look to cut carbon
18 / 10 / 2016
An environmental partnership between Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker has helped the two companies reduce their carbon dioxide output by…
ACS sees 9% improvement in first half charter demand
18 / 10 / 2016
Charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has recorded a 9% improvement in the number of charters it has arranged in…
FedEx unveils €1.4bn commitment to Paris CDG hub
18 / 10 / 2016
FedEx has revealed it will make a billion dollar commitment to its logistics hub at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)…
K+N: Third quarter airfreight market “remained tense”
18 / 10 / 2016
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) reported that the global airfreight market "remained tense" in the third quarter and added that pressure…
Now the hard work on the cargo agency programme really starts
17 / 10 / 2016
Freight forwarder association Fiata and IATA have officially signed the long-awaited reforms to the IATA Cargo Agency Program and said…
Merger of air cargo container station service providers
17 / 10 / 2016
Air cargo container freight station service provider St George Logistics has swooped on rival AZ Corporation. The combination of St…
Lufthansa Cargo says Marhaba Egypt
17 / 10 / 2016
A Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F freighter now bears the name “Marhaba Egypt” and will carry this message with it around the…
Call for Germany to improve airfreight infrastructure or lose out to neighbours
17 / 10 / 2016
Germany’s airports must invest in infrastructure or they risk losing cargo volumes to their European rivals, according to the Board…
Mallory Alexander adds new Miami facility
17 / 10 / 2016
Mallory Alexander International Logistics has opened a new office and warehouse in Miami to cater for cargo heading to and…