Flughafen Brandenburg Berlin (FBB), which operates Berlin Schönefeld Airport and – through its subsidiary BFG – Berlin Tegel Airport, has…
November 2016
Aeroflot cargo results on the up
24 / 11 / 2016
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot’s airfreight volumes are looking up. In October, the Aeroflot Group (which includes smaller carriers such as Rossiya…
Airbus’s new A350-1000 takes to the skies
24 / 11 / 2016
Airbus’s newest XWB (extra Wide Body) option, the A350-1000, took off early this morning (24 November) on its maiden flight….
ABX pilots ordered back to work after industrial action
24 / 11 / 2016
Striking pilots flying ABX aircraft have been ordered back to work by a US district court judge after a day…
ACI reports on positive September freight figures
24 / 11 / 2016
According to the latest statistics from Airports Council International (ACI), global air cargo volumes rose year on year by 5.9%…
Lufthansa pilots’ strike set to go into Friday
24 / 11 / 2016
Lufthansa pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) is extending its current walkout until tomorrow (Friday). The strike, in place since Wednesday…
New hand on the tiller at the Kenya Airports Authority
24 / 11 / 2016
The new managing director and chief executive of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), Jonny Andersen, has officially taken up his…
Brussels Airport cargo volumes up by 6.5% in October
24 / 11 / 2016
Brussels Airport handled 46,603 tons of cargo in October, up by 6.5% on the figure for the same month of…
Lufthansa pilots to extend strike action into second day
24 / 11 / 2016
The German pilots’ association Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has extended its strike action to add a second day of problems for…
UPS confirms investment in Columbus facility
24 / 11 / 2016
UPS has announced that it will invest more than US$175m to expand its main Columbus, Ohio ground package hub on…
Cathay Pacific Cargo B747F takes off from Wellcamp
24 / 11 / 2016
Cathay Pacific Cargo’s inaugural Boeing 747-8 freighter service connecting Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport and Hong Kong left the Australian gateway…
Muhammad Albakri to serve as IATA regional vice president for Africa and the Middle East
23 / 11 / 2016
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Muhammad Ali Albakri will join IATA as its regional vice president…
ACS and Antonov Airlines deliver the Americas’ heaviest ever air cargo
23 / 11 / 2016
Last week, the Brazil and Florida offices of global charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) collaborated on a charter involving…
ABC awarded IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification
23 / 11 / 2016
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the scheduled cargo carrier arm of the Volga-Dnepr Group, has become the first airline in Russia and…
Chris Welsh joins ICHCA board
23 / 11 / 2016
Chris Welsh, the secretary-general of the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF), has been invited to join the Board of Directors of…
Etihad Cargo flies race horses into Kuwait
23 / 11 / 2016
Etihad Cargo, the freight division of UAE flag-carrier Etihad Airways, has flown a total of 72 racehorses on a single…
TransAsia admits defeat
22 / 11 / 2016
Established in 1951, senior management of Taiwan-based private carrier TransAsia Airways have conceded defeat and closed down the airline. TransAsia,…
Lufthansa Cargo responds to strike threat
22 / 11 / 2016
A statement from Lufthansa Cargo has said that while the strike action to be undertaken by members of the German…
DHL Express invests in the Americas
22 / 11 / 2016
DHL Express, the world’s leading express shipping and logistics provider, has confirmed that it intends to maintain the ongoing investment…
ABX Air crews stay on the ground
22 / 11 / 2016
Up to 250 pilots working for US cargo carrier ABX Air are believed to be going on strike today (22…
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