UK independent courier APC Overnight has signed a partnership with express wholesaler Air Menzies International to operate a worldwide air…
June 2016
Frankfurt cargo falls away
13 / 06 / 2016
Cargo throughput at Frankfurt airport softened 1.3% to 177,536 tonnes (freight and mail) in May 2016 compared with the same…
Cargolux switches flower flights to Schiphol
13 / 06 / 2016
Cargolux Airlines has switched its flower flights from South America from Maastricht Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol. The all-cargo carrier said…
Island airport plan is on track, insists governor
13 / 06 / 2016
The Governor of St Helena has firmly denied reports that opening of the island’s new airport has been scrapped or…
New carriers emerge from Transaero collapse
13 / 06 / 2016
Two new Russian start-up freighter airlines have emerged in the wake of the collapse of the country’s second largest carrier,…
Gatwick delays caused by runway ‘pothole’
13 / 06 / 2016
London’s second-busiest airport, Gatwick, was plunged into chaos over the weekend after heavy rain opened up a pothole in the…
Swissport wins Muscat licence
13 / 06 / 2016
Oman Airport Management Company has awarded Swissport a ground handling license at Muscat International Airport. The concession is for ten…
New look Cargolux website takes off
11 / 06 / 2016
Cargolux has launched a new look website with enhanced features, such as track and trace that provides customers with the…
Canadian cargo duo launch South American freighter link
11 / 06 / 2016
Air Canada Cargo and Canada-based aircraft lessor and operator Cargojet have operated their first freighter flight to Bogota, Colombia and Lima, Peru,…
Flying start for Formula 1 cars
10 / 06 / 2016
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) got off to a racing start to ensure that all the cars were on the grid for…
Drone test to deliver humanitarian aid
10 / 06 / 2016
Independent drone delivery service Flirtey has teamed up with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the US to demonstrate the…
Airports council hits back in ongoing spat with airline group
09 / 06 / 2016
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has issued new analysis that it said “sets the record straight” over claims from Airlines…
DHL Express to increase warehouse footprint at Calgary airport
09 / 06 / 2016
DHL Express will be the anchor tenant for Calgary International Airport‘s expanded cargo and logistics facility. Phase II the new…
Curtis to retire from Delta Cargo, while new boss outlines vision for the future
08 / 06 / 2016
Ray Curtis, vice president – Delta Cargo, is set to retire from the company after leading the sales team for…
Europe looks for expanded air transport agreements with ASEAN, UAE, Qatar and Turkey
08 / 06 / 2016
The European Commission has been authorised by the Transport Council of the European Union to negotiate comprehensive air transport agreements with key…
TNT expands coverage of a bull market in Spain
08 / 06 / 2016
TNT, now owned by FedEx, is expanding its international express delivery service in Spain, offering next day delivery to an…
Venezuela blocking $3.8bn in airline funds says IATA
07 / 06 / 2016
Venezuela and Nigeria top an IATA list of five countries blocking the repatriation of airline funds, a global problem which…
NAM launches weekly B747F to Luanda from Liege
07 / 06 / 2016
Network Airline Management (NAM) has signed a long term contract with TAAG Angola Airlines to provide a weekly Boeing 747-400F flight…
Lufthansa Cargo to open facility at Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport
07 / 06 / 2016
Lufthansa Cargo will open a new facility at Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia to cater for standard…
European airports see monthly cargo growth reach two year high
07 / 06 / 2016
European airports saw monthly freight traffic increase by a two-year high in April, outstripping even passenger demand growth. The latest…