January 2017

Second half surge pushes growth in Hactl cargo traffic

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd saw 2016 cargo volumes beat the previous year’s level thanks to a late spike…

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Pharma first for Bolloré Logistics

Bolloré Logistics has become the first transport and logistics company in France to gain IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification for its…

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New leadership team for Air Charter Service India

Air Charter Service has announced two promotions for its India office. Ashish Wastrad becomes managing director and Shahvez Jafary commercial…

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E-commerce powers UPS record 2016 revenues

A US domestic e-commerce boom helped UPS’ last quarter revenues to accelerate by 5.5% across the global supply chain, leading…

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Disaster response training programme for Nepalese airports

Nepal’s two strategic airports are to host a four-day training and assessment programme to develop a customised disaster response action…

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Dubai’s DWC airport saw cargo volumes up by 0.8% in 2016

Dubai World Central (DWC), the Middle East emirate’s second international hub, recorded a slight increase in 2016 airfreight volumes at…

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CHAMP implements load planning software with Kalitta

CHAMP Cargosystems has implemented its Weight & Balance application, used to manage load planning, with US-based cargo carrier Kalitta Air….

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AA Cargo’s Jim Butler promoted as Art Torno retires

American Airlines has announced that Art Torno will retire from his role of senior vice president – international and cargo,…

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Pony Express makes first approved Dublin drone delivery

A drone has made Ireland’s first Irish Aviation Authority (IAA)-approved parcel delivery, ferrying emergency supplies 200 metres to a boat…

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Seattle and Calgary airports notch cargo volume rises

North American airport tonnage statistics continue to flow in, with west coast hubs north and south of the US-Canadian border…

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American Airlines Cargo on the up in Q4

American Airlines managed to reverse a run of seven straight quarterly declines in cargo revenues at the end of last…

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Record cargo year for Singapore’s Changi airport

Singapore Changi Airport recorded a 6.3% rise in airfreight throughputs versus prior year to reach 1.97m tonnes in 2016. The…

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Modest growth for US cargo airports in early filings

Early filings from a handful of US airports indicate modest growth in cargo volumes for 2016. Miami International (MIA) saw…

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Asia Cargo Monthly: Asian airlines edge up on 2015 after late surge

A late surge in cargo demand helped Asian airlines record an improvement in traffic during 2016. Of the seven Asian…

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Pilots strike hits ATSG revenues

A fall in revenues due to a pilots’ strike has seen US-based freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) advise…

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B&H makes two appointments

Aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide has made two appointments as it expands its management team to cater for growth. In…

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Van de Weg leaves Volga-Dnepr

Robert van de Weg has resigned as senior vice president of sales & marketing for Volga-Dnepr Group after only three…

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Simply the best: Enter now to win an air cargo Oscar

You have got to be in it, to win it. The Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year awards…

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FedEx’s Fred Smith: Decision to quit TPP “unfortunate”

FedEx founder and chief executive Fred Smith has hit out at the US president’s decision to withdraw from the TPP…

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logistics innovation shortlist drawn up

German supply chain company Fiege has shortlisted ten start-ups for the Logistics Tech Accelerator 2017 programme. Fiege, partnering with San Francisco’s…

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