Airports Council International (ACI) Europe, the trade body representing the Continent’s air gateways, has released its air traffic report for…
New airside perishables centre planned for Heathrow
08 / 12 / 2017
A new chilled airside perishables centre is set to open at Heathrow Airport on Sandringham Road next year. The new…
Eirtech goes flat out for bellyhold cargo loading
08 / 12 / 2017
Eirtech Aviation Services’ flat cargo floor system is to be installed on an Airbus A319 aircraft for the first time….
VIDEO: Turkish Airlines’ first B777 freighter enters the fleet
08 / 12 / 2017
Turkish Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter, with another on order. “The delivery of our first…
Freight marketplace to include multimodal carbon calculator
07 / 12 / 2017
The Freightos online marketplace is offering free tools to allow users to select the greenest mode of transport. It incorporates…
IATA reveals plans for CEIV Live Animals and Fresh
06 / 12 / 2017
IATA has revealed plans to launch CEIV certification for live animal transport and will also begin to investigate the possibility…
Ace Turtle turns to Ceva
06 / 12 / 2017
Ceva Logistics is to manage global freight forwarding in South East Asia for Ace Turtle, a technology platform company that…
Researchers see $130bn air cargo market by 2025
06 / 12 / 2017
The global air cargo market could be worth over $130bn by 2025, according to New York-based market intelligence firm, Transparency…
African carriers poised for new era, says Astral chief
06 / 12 / 2017
A much-awaited Single African Air Transport Market will come into force in January 2018 and provide the opportunity for closer…
UK roadshow to highlight ways to reduce airport trucking congestion
06 / 12 / 2017
The user group for the CCS-UK airfreight community system is to hold a series of roadshows around the UK in…
Champ to smooth Silk Way West Airline’s cargo operations
05 / 12 / 2017
Silk Way West Airlines has become the latest carrier to go live with Champ’s Weight & Balance load planning service…
Airfreight rates continue to rise as sector faces capacity crunch
05 / 12 / 2017
Airfreight rate growth continued on an upward trajectory in November with hopes the strong performance could continue in December as…
Success is in the air for Europa Worldwide
05 / 12 / 2017
UK forwarder Europa Worldwide’s airfreight division has had its most successful year to date with a 68% increase in profits….
Strong cargo growth will help airlines hike profits
05 / 12 / 2017
IATA is forecasting a 4.5% rise in global cargo carried from 59.9m tonnes in 2017 to 62.5m tonnes in 2018…
Airest to take Europe’s first CRJ200 conversion
05 / 12 / 2017
Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Miami-based aircraft supplier Regional One with a CRJ200 SF Freighter…
UPS beefs up trade services with Sandler & Travis buy
05 / 12 / 2017
UPS has acquired Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services (STTAS). Described by the logistics firm as the world’s largest independent…
Drewry airfreight index sees 21 cent surge in October
05 / 12 / 2017
Drewry’s East-West Airfreight Price Index of 28 major routes gained another 20 cents in October to reach a year-high $2.89…
Boom time in Korea
05 / 12 / 2017
Pilots in Europe and North America worry – quite rightly – about hitting drones, which weigh a couple of kilos…
Simarco buys two more freight firms
05 / 12 / 2017
UK forwarder Simarco International has bought out fellow UK firms Formula Goss International (FGI) and Sutch and Searle. The latter specialises…
New York JFK to revamp cargo area
04 / 12 / 2017
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioners have approved a $70m deal to build a 346,000sq ft cargo…