May 2016

PEMCO makes latest conversion delivery to SF Airlines

PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has redelivered a Boeing 737-300 freighter aircraft to fast expanding Chinese express carrier SF Airlines….

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Shippers can track key airfreight rates with new index

A new air cargo freight rate index is set to provide transparency on general cargo pricing on key city pairs….

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Silk Way freighter crashes on take-off in Afghanistan

A Silk Way-owned freighter has reportedly crashed in Afghanistan, killing seven of its nine crew members. The exact details of…

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FedEx ups support of Duke of Edinburgh Award charity

FedEx Express has stepped up its sponsorship of Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award charity to become a gold partner. Though…

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LATAM Cargo to launch new product portfolio as it reveals future strategy

The LATAM Group has launched a new strategy for its cargo operations following the merger of its various businesses under…

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Video: World’s largest aircraft makes latest stop in Dubai

The world’s largest aircraft, Antonov’s An-225 (Mriya) freighter, has made its latest landing, this time touching down at Dubai World…

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Egyptair flight missing

An Egyptair Airbus A320 (flight MS804) with 66 people on board has gone missing on a flight from Paris to…

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DHL opens pharma centre at Schiphol

DHL Global Forwarding has opened a logistics centre for life science and healthcare products at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport in the Netherlands….

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CEVA nabs K+N’s Souto for aerospace role

CEVA Logistics has appointed Alain Souto to the position of vice president global contract logistics – Aerospace Sector Operations. Souto…

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UPS to launch 3D printing supply chain in the US

3D printing supply chains are edging ever closer to the mainstream after UPS announced it would connect a network of…

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Asian lessor BOC Aviation to list on Hong Kong with IPO

Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation is to list its shares on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after…

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Atlas, Southern and Polar pilots vote to authorise strike action

Pilots working for Atlas Air, Southern Air, Polar Air, ABX and Kalitta have voted in favour of authorising their unions…

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Wizard of Oz: An-225 makes its debut in Australia

Antonov’s An-225 (Mriya) freighter has landed for the first time in Australia when it touched down in Perth with a…

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UPS partners with drone project for healthcare supply chains in Rwanda

UPS has formed a partnership with medical alliance Gavi and robotics firm Zipline to explore the use of unmanned aircraft…

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American Airlines steps in to fly water tablets for Ecaudor earthquake relief

American Airlines Cargo has shipped more than 20 pallets of water purification units to families across Ecuador whose lives were…

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Aerospace software firm opens Heathrow innovation centre

Software firm B&H Intech has appointed a new software development manager and opened a new Heathrow centre. Janak Trivedi has…

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Qatar ups stake in IAG to 15.01%

Qatar Airways has raised further its stake in British Airways-owner International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) to 15.01% and may consider acquiring…

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FedEx offer for TNT gains unconditional acceptance

FedEx’s offer for TNT shares has been unconditionally accepted with the deal now set to be completed on May 25….

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Freighter conversion bonanza continues as mystery customer signs up for 30 B737s

Aeronautical Engineers, Inc has signed an agreement to provide up to 30 twelve pallet position Boeing 737-800SF conversions with an…

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YTO Express Airlines reveals international ambitions

Recently launched YTO Express Airlines has revealed the extent of its global ambitions after its chairman unveiled plans for widebody…

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