FedEx has completed its “historic” €4.4bn acquisition of TNT Express and announced it plans to keep all three of the…
May 2016
Brussels and Miami airports launch global pharma organisation
26 / 05 / 2016
Brussels and Miami airports are to set up a global organisation focused on improved pharmaceuticals handling and quality in the…
DHL extends Airfreight Plus network to Russian cities
25 / 05 / 2016
A switch in customer demand from overnight deliveries will see DHL Global Forwarding integrate Moscow and Russia’s other major cities…
Whitehorn is new president of the UK’s CILT
25 / 05 / 2016
Will Whitehorn has been officially welcomed as the new president of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). Over 100…
Weak April for air cargo in Asia Pacific
25 / 05 / 2016
Asia Pacific air cargo markets remained weak in April, failing to keep pace with rising passenger demand, according to the…
Its a trough life: Heathrow’s HOGS making a meal of 25 years
25 / 05 / 2016
A fine dining and good fellowship institution is celebrating 25 glorious years at Heathrow in early June. The HOGS, which…
Double decker container carrier hits the road
25 / 05 / 2016
A double deck trailer which can carry up to 13 AKE air cargo containers with a 60% reduction in carbon…
Tim Scharwath to be boss of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight
24 / 05 / 2016
Deutsche Post has appointed Tim Scharwath as the new chief executive of its DHL Global Forwarding, Freight division. Scharwath will…
ASL confirms purchase of TNT Express airline operations
24 / 05 / 2016
ASL Aviation Group of Ireland has acquired the airline operations of TNT Express, comprising TNT Airways in Belgium and Pan…
IAG cargo says hello to Santiago
24 / 05 / 2016
IAG Cargo will launch a new passenger route to Chile from winter 2016, becoming the only carrier to fly directly from…
HNA looks to tap into Portuguese airline
24 / 05 / 2016
Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, which owns ground handler Swissport, is preparing to take a stake of up to 20% in Portuguese national…
Davies Turner boosted by lifting of Iranian sanctions
24 / 05 / 2016
Freight forwarder Davies Turner is slowly seeing improvements in its volumes to and from Iran following the lifting of sanctions….
Chapman Freeborn utilises AN-225 for transport from Germany to Abu Dhabi
23 / 05 / 2016
Chapman Freeborn and Fiege Logistics Switzerland have successfully completed a project to transport outsize oil and gas equipment totalling 232…
AirBridgeCargo adds new weekly freighter service from US to Middle East
23 / 05 / 2016
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) will today introduce a new weekly US-Europe-Middle East-Russia service aimed to cater for the oil and gas…
Is there a future for unmanned air cargo operations?
23 / 05 / 2016
It will not be long until Google cars are driving us to work and we won’t have to get out…
John Good Air achieves IATA agency accreditation
23 / 05 / 2016
Recently launched airfreight agent John Good Air has achieved its IATA cargo accreditation, allowing it deal with registered airlines and…
Air India settlement brings US antitrust litigation to a close
20 / 05 / 2016
The final defendant in the long-running air cargo shipping antitrust litigation, Air India, has reached a settlement agreement with plaintiffs….
Cargo partnership trend continues as ANA-United finally reveal start date for transpac tie-up
20 / 05 / 2016
The ongoing ANA Cargo and United Cargo transpacific partnership will finally launch in July, 18 months after news of the…
CEVA looks to ease complex Brazilian Customs processes
19 / 05 / 2016
CEVA Logistics has updated its Customs clearance operation in Brazil as it attempts to streamline country’s complex and changing processes….
Brussels’ cargo traffic continues to recover after March attacks
19 / 05 / 2016
Cargo traffic at Brussels airport continued to recover in April after the terrorist attacks in March. The airport said that…