Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) handled a total of 1.7 million tonnes of airfreight (cargo and mail) last year. This…
February 7, 2017
US carriers seek Tillerson meeting in Gulf states subsidy row
07 / 02 / 2017
US passenger airline bosses have asked to meet the new US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, to discuss allegations that Middle…
Pedro Garcia joins WFS in IT role
07 / 02 / 2017
Pedro Garcia has joined Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as chief information officer, based in Paris. Prior to joining WFS, Garcia…
Good start to the year for Leipzig/Halle
07 / 02 / 2017
Leipzig/Halle airport, Europe’s fifth-busiest and Germany’s second-biggest airfreight gateway, handled 84,782 tonnes of cargo in January this year, an increase…
JAL reveals mixed cargo results
07 / 02 / 2017
Flag-carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) has revealed its consolidated financial results for the nine months that ended on 31 December last…
Cross-border e-commerce set to outpace domestic online orders
07 / 02 / 2017
Cross-border e-commerce is predicted to grow at twice the rate of domestic online retail, with an estimated 25% compound annual…
Aircoolbox targets air cargo pharma market
07 / 02 / 2017
A new company has entered the air cargo container market, taking aim at the pharmaceutical sector. At last week’s Temperature…