March 2016

Air Cargo Community Frankfurt adds new members

The Air Cargo Community Frankfurt has added three new members to its ranks. The airport community announced today that cargo…

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Specialist guide to lithium-ion batteries as airfreight

UK battery specialist Accutronics has released a new one-page guide about the safe transport of lithium-ion batteries as air cargo, which face…

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CSafe centre opens at growing pharma hub Atlanta

Temperature-controlled air cargo container supplier CSafe Global has opened a new service centre at Atlanta’s Hartsfield–Jackson airport (ATL), serving inbound and…

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Swiss WorldCargo to focus on developing services after a flat start to the year

Swiss WorldCargo hopes to further enhance its services for the pharmaceutical and e-commerce industries as it faces up to another…

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DRB-Hicom Asia Cargo Express set for expansion

Malaysian airline DRB-Hicom Asia Cargo Express has revealed plans to add to its fleet and expand airfreight operations into Southeast…

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Volga-Dnepr transports 14-tonne trailer using Ilyushin freighter

Volga-Dnepr Airlines recently transported a 14-tonne multi-wheel trailer and 30 tonnes of specialist equipment that was needed to repair Russia’s…

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ABC reports double-digit air cargo demand growth for February

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has again reported above market growth in its monthly airfreight volumes, with strong demand increases recorded on…

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US patent award for cargo airship design

Airship manufacturer Aeroscraft Corp (Aeros) has been granted a US patent for an important sub-system in its Aeroscraft cargo airship…

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IAG hopes perishable growth will fill South Africa winter service

IAG Cargo hopes a new UK-South Africa Boeing 777-200 winter service will be boosted by the African country’s growing perishables…

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Air Cargo News is undertaking a reader survey to understand how air cargo professionals relate to the trade press. We…

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Cargo flights resume at Brussels Airport but passenger operations remain suspended

Brussels Airport has said cargo operations will resume today (March 23) following yesterday’s terrorist attacks that left 11 people dead….

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Astra Aviation opens new location in Harare

African flight support company Astra Aviation has opened a new location at Harare International Airport in Zimbabwe. The new location…

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Brussels Airport update on cargo and passenger services

Brussels Airport, which suffered a terrorist attack yesterday in which 12 people died, has issued the following statement: "There will…

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Schiphol launches pharma gateway

European cargo hub Schiphol has launched Pharma Gateway Amsterdam (PGA), a  community-based cool chain logistics programme for the niche high…

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The value of safety at IATA’s World Cargo Symposium

While the value of air cargo was the leitmotif of IATA’s World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Berlin, safety was also…

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Middle East airfreight hub volumes outpace Asia Pacific in January

Airfreight traffic grew 7.4% in the Middle East during January, more than double the growth in the Asia-Pacific at 3.3%,…

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Emirates Cargo’s Nabil Sultan joins TIACA board of directors

Emirates’ divisional senior vice president, cargo, Nabil Sultan, has been appointed to air cargo organisation TIACA’s board of directors. Sultan…

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HAECO Americas gains B757 conversion approval from China’s CAAC

HAECO Americas has gained approval from Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to perform passenger-to-freighter conversions on Boeing 757 aircraft….

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Explosions at Brussels Airport, 11 feared dead

Brussels Airport has been closed to operations after two explosions in the Belgian hub’s passenger terminal left at least 11…

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Lufthansa Cargo’s gambit for growth

Lufthansa Cargo boss Peter Gerber, a keen chess player, has presented his next moves after a chequered 2015 saw the…

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