April 2017

There she blows (almost): first ‘white whale’ BelugaXL sections in Toulouse

The first large sections of Airbus’ next generation new "white whale" transport aircraft, the BelugaXL, have arrived at the aircraft…

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Frankfurt marches on with latest monthly cargo surge

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) posted a 9.8% increase in airfreight and airmail volumes in March to 205,443 tonnes, the highest monthly…

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DHL Express expedites Bahrain-Jeddah operation with new flight

DHL Express has added a new flight between Bahrain and Jeddah as it looks to speed up connection times between…

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ATSG bags double B737 freighter conversions for China’s Okay Airways

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiaries have acquired two Boeing 737-400 aircraft for conversion into freighters and onward lease to…

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K+N announces MoU with Alibaba.com to offer global logistics services

Global freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alibaba.com, the B2B business arm of China’s…

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Virgin Atlantic Cargo adds new Sydney account manager

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Amanda Matar as account manager – Sydney as the airline increases its long-haul cargo sales…

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Swiss WorldCargo appoints new marketing head

Swiss WorldCargo has announced the appointment of Alexandra Dahl-Augustin as the new senior manager head of marketing and communications.  Dahl-Augustin…

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Carousel expands with larger aircraft and new destinations

Logistics firm Carousel has announced it will expand its line-haul air cargo operation with a new aircraft and a new…

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WFS appoints global head of people

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Fabienne Bricaud to the post of global head of people. In her new role…

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An-124s in compressor flight from UK to Seoul

ANTONOV Airlines has transported three 23 tonne compressors on one of its seven AN-124-100s, from its UK base at London…

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ABC expands Asian network with call in fast growing Taipei

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has continued the expansion of its operations in Asia with the addition of  Taipei to its list…

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Heathrow cargo surge in March leads UK hub upswing

Heathrow Airport saw its March 2017 cargo volumes surge to 148,000 tonnes, a near 13% increase over the same month…

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New eastbound London-China rail service

The number of rail services between China and Europe that target airfreight customers increased again yesterday when Kerry Logistics and…

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Turkish Cargo freighter flights to Oslo

Turkish Cargo has confirmed the launched of a two times a week Airbus A330-200 freighter service to Oslo Airport, aimed…

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Another CEIV station for DHL

DHL Global Forwarding’s Shanghai station is the latest to achieve IATA’s CEIV pharma certification. The certification of Shanghai comes shortly…

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ABC promotes Ryan to VP Americas

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has promoted Vince Ryan to the post of vice president, North and South America as it targets…

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New Peli president looks to grow BioThermal business

New Pelican Products group president Phil Gyori will target growth in the company’s BioThermal temperature controlled packaging division. Gyori was…

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UK retailer signs up with SEKO Logistics

UK retailer Joules has signed a three-year supply chain contract with SEKO Logistics as it embarks on a global expansion….

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Atlas reaches tentative agreement with dispatchers

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has reached a tentative contract agreement with aircraft dispatchers at subsidiaries Atlas Air and Polar Air…

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CargoLogicAir adds to management team

CargoLogicAir (CLA) has announced two new appointments to its executive team. The freighter operator has appointed John Nicholas as technical…

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