March 2016

Brussels Airlines: “dynamic and competitive”

Brussels Airlines has published financial results for 2015 that show turnover rose by 6.9% compared to 2014 to reach €1.27bn,…

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Gebrüder Weiss reveals healthy 2015 results

Lauterach, Austria-headquartered international transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has said that its 2015 fiscal year figures prove that it…

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CHEP and Cargolux extend their collaboration up to 2020

Luxembourg-headquartered Boeing 747 freight operator Cargolux and CHEP Aerospace Solutions , a provider of outsourced ULD pooling and repair services,…

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Brussels handles major horse shipment

On the morning of 16 March, a Boeing 747-400F took off from Brussels airport destined for the Middle East carrying…

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Lufthansa Cargo’s earnings fall 40% in 2015

Lufthansa Cargo’s earnings contribution to the parent group airline declined 40% to €74m in full year 2015 as seasonal “sizeable…

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Heathrow offers another weapon in fight against cargo-related emissions

London Heathrow has revealed plans to create an online portal aimed at consolidating freight loads and thereby lessen the number…

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Aviation industry gets together to combat wildlife trafficking

A total of 40 public and private sector bodies, many of them major players within the global transport industry, have…

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PEMCO on the up

PEMCO World Air Services, the Florida, US-based maintenance and conversion company, enjoyed a successful 2015 fiscal year. It delivered passenger-to-freighter…

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Jettainer develops new ULD software to assist in fleet management

ULD management firm Jettainer and the University of Cologne are in the process of developing a new tool that will…

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DB Schenker bucks the trend on 2015 airfreight volumes

Deutsche Bahn (DB) has released its financial results for the 2015 fiscal year, and those that relate to freight forwarder…

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Aircargo Club Deutschland plans new innovation forum

Germany’s air cargo industry is hoping to push forward innovation in the sector through the creation of a new forum….

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American cargo carriers monthly: Tough times for US carriers

America-based airlines’ monthly airfreight statistics for February made for difficult reading as American, Delta and United all recorded year-on-year demand…

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CHAMP and GLS Hong Kong extend their partnership

Luxembourg-headquartered logistics IT systems provider CHAMP Cargosystems has extended its partnership with e-freight specialist Global Logistics System Hong Kong (GLS…

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Fraport’s freight volumes fall, but its financials are healthy

Airport operator Fraport has reported that the group’s 2015 annual revenue climbed by 8.4% year-on-year to reach €2.58 billion, while…

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SAS opts for lightweight ULDs

Scandinavian airline SAS is extending its contract with ULD service provider CHEP Aerospace Solutions. In future, SAS will use CHEP’s…

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alpha trans rings the changes

Munich, Germany-headquartered multimodal freight forwarder alpha trans Luft- und Seefrachtspedition has named two joint managing directors to replace its one…

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Panalpina’s 2015 annual report hits the streets

Global supply chain services giant Panalpina has published its full annual report for 2015. It adds some more flesh to…

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Tyler addresses issues of German efficiency

Speaking at IATA’s World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Berlin today, the association’s director general and CEO, Tony Tyler, considered the…

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Jettainer and DoKaSch ink new deal at WCS

Jettainer, the Frankfurt-based provider of outsourced ULD management services, and DoKaSch, a Staudt, Germany-headquartered manufacturer and repair service provider of…

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GSF adds its thoughts on ‘The Value of Air Cargo’

Chris Welsh, secretary general of the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) – the trade body that represents national and reginal shippers…

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