Amazon plans to build a "centralised air hub" at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) to support its growing fleet of Prime…
June 28, 2017
Heathrow makes its case in countdown to Brexit
28 / 06 / 2017
Heathrow Airport Limited has reiterated the importance of the gateway to the UK’s international trade capability, as Prime Minister Theresa…
Forwarders failing to click with online freight sales
28 / 06 / 2017
A secret shipper survey of the twenty top forwarders found that it was “mostly talk, but also a little action”…
ACI Europe urges Brexit negotiators to prioritise aviation
28 / 06 / 2017
Airport trade association ACI Europe has warned of “ongoing uncertainty” over the shape of future rules governing aviation between the…
Amazon’s new air hub a “base for future growth”
28 / 06 / 2017
Amazon’s planned centralised air cargo hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport will be a base for future growth. Speaking shortly after…
European regional airlines call for status quo as UK triggers Brexit
28 / 06 / 2017
The European Regions Airlines Association (ERA) said it would work to secure the best outcome for aviation as UK triggered…
Why automation alone won’t kill the freight forwarder says BIFA
28 / 06 / 2017
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has reacted to speculation that Amazon and Uber may be about to launch their…
BIFA and ASM speak out on Brexit concerns
28 / 06 / 2017
Robert Keen, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), has told delegates at the ‘Brexit Briefing’, part of…
FedEx unfazed by Amazon’s new forwarding arm
28 / 06 / 2017
FedEx has dismissed concerns that Amazon’s recent foray into freight forwarding and air cargo could impact the industries it is…
Brexit: the economic perspective
28 / 06 / 2017
Brexit means Brexit, but will it be a hard, soft, or red white and blue Brexit, and what are economic…
Brexit: the supply chain perspective
28 / 06 / 2017
Britain leaving the European Union, or Brexit, will have a profound effect on UK-managed supply chains, with more paperwork, a…
FTA urges swift Heathrow expansion
28 / 06 / 2017
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has described an increase in airport capacity in the southeast of England “is vital…
Where’s your parcel? Ask Alexa
28 / 06 / 2017
Customers without a hand to spare can now interrogate Amazon’s digital smart speaker, Alexa to find out where their DHL…
ATSG wins ruling in pilots dispute
28 / 06 / 2017
US-freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has won an important industrial relations ruling in a dispute with some of…
Amazon pilots take protests to shareholder meeting
28 / 06 / 2017
Cargo pilots who fly for Amazon Prime Air picketed the e-commerce giant’s annual shareholder meeting yesterday to alert the company…
Forwarders say stop procrastinating on aviation as UK heads to the polls
28 / 06 / 2017
UK freight forwarder group the British International Freight Association (BIFA) has urged the winner of today’s UK general election to…
Comment: Has Amazon really added flights to China? UPDATED
28 / 06 / 2017
Reports circulating this morning [June 1] suggest that Amazon has launched “direct air cargo flights” between the US and China….
FTA urges EU Customs Union exit re-think after UK election
28 / 06 / 2017
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called for the new UK government to review its decision to leave the EU…
IATA prioritises quality in difficult times
28 / 06 / 2017
Speaking at The 10th annual World Cargo Symposium (WCS) being held in Berlin this week (15-17 March), the director general…
UK aerospace calls for “refresh” on Brexit strategy
28 / 06 / 2017
Britain’s £32bn turnover aerospace industry, second in size only to the US, has called for a “refresh” of the UK…