Air Austral has awarded a five-year Unit Load Device (ULD) management contract to CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the provider of outsourced ULD management…
June 2016
CHEP to provide ULDs to support CargoLogicAir’s “ambitious growth plans”
07 / 06 / 2016
CargoLogicAir (CLA), the new British-registered cargo airline, has signed a ULD management agreement with CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the global provider of…
AF KLM takes over Delta Cargo sales and customer service in Germany and France
07 / 06 / 2016
Delta Cargo has continued to form tighter bonds with its partner airlines as Air France KLM Cargo has taken over…
Chinese firm takes majority stake in Frankfurt-Hahn airport
06 / 06 / 2016
UPDATED: Chinese investor Shanghai Yiqian Trading Co has taken a majority stake in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport after months of speculation as…
Cleaner and greener: DHL launches carbon calculator
06 / 06 / 2016
DHL has launched a carbon calculator to predict transport-related emissions for almost all shipment sizes and modes of transport. The…
WCO secretary general to open FIATA Congress in Dublin
06 / 06 / 2016
Kunio Mikuriya, secretary general of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), will be a guest of honour for the opening ceremony…
Lawson appointed DHL forwarding boss for India
06 / 06 / 2016
DHL Global Forwarding has appointed George Lawson as chief executive and country manager for India. Relocated from Bonn, Germany, Lawson is…
Qantas adds Fort Worth freighter call
06 / 06 / 2016
Qantas Freight will introduce a weekly freighter call to the southern US freight gateway of Dallas Fort Worth as part…
Thermal blanket has lithium-ion fires covered
06 / 06 / 2016
Morgan Advanced Materials has launched a thermal bag to counter the fire risk from overheating Lithium-Ion batteries due to thermal runaway….
K+N moves quickly to appoint new head of airfreight
03 / 06 / 2016
Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Yngve Ruud as its head of airfreight logistics after earlier this year Tim Scharwath announced…
DHL Express moves Seattle air operation to Sea-Tac airport
03 / 06 / 2016
DHL Express has moved its Seattle air operation down the road to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from Boeing Field Airport in…
Aircraft orders monthly: Vietjet in for B737s while AEI announces two deals
03 / 06 / 2016
Each month Air Cargo News analyses the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter. Vietjet finalises Vietnam’s largest ever commercial…
DHL Express opens new Hanover Airport facility
02 / 06 / 2016
DHL Express has opened a new €32.5m site at Hanover Airport that consolidates two separate centres into a single facility….
The world is not enough: DHL targets space freight
02 / 06 / 2016
Deutsche Post DHL, it seems, is not content with being one of the largest freight forwarders, express and postal companies…
Aviation leaders talk about global humanitarian aid
02 / 06 / 2016
Chief executives from major airlines and other partners have discussed the roles which the aviation sector can fulfill in delivering…
IATA urges greater co-operation to counter terror threat
02 / 06 / 2016
IATA, at its 72nd Annual General Meeting (AGM), has unanimously adopted a resolution that denounces terrorism and calls for intensified…
AF-KLM renews Jan de Rijk road feeders for Scandinavia
02 / 06 / 2016
Air France-KLM Cargo has renewed its road feeder service contract with Jan de Rijk Logistics for trucking services in Scandinavia….
Banks expand ATSG’s secured credit facility
02 / 06 / 2016
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has obtained commitments for an expansion of the revolver portion of its…
Aeroméxico appoints Globe Air Cargo as GSSA in the Netherlands
02 / 06 / 2016
Aeroméxico has appointed Globe Air Cargo, part of the ECS Group, as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) in…
Virgin and Delta to co-locate UK cargo handling with dnata
01 / 06 / 2016
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have signed long-term contracts with dnata to co-locate their cargo handling at 12 UK locations…