The global freight forwarding market is estimated to have grown by 2.7% last year, but revenues were down and margin…
June 2017
Qatar Airways set to move on a 10% stake in American Airlines
27 / 06 / 2017
Qatar Airways could be set to invest more than $800m in a 10% stake in American, an airline that has…
Singapore’s Changi Airport sees double-digit cargo surge in May
27 / 06 / 2017
Singapore’s Changi Airport saw strong year-on-year in May with an increase of 12.6% to 177,340 tonnes. A spokesperson for the…
Air France KLM: Dancing to a new beat
27 / 06 / 2017
Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLMP) Cargo has finished its freighter diet and is now ready to “rock ‘n’ roll” after…
Regulatory headache for European road feeder operators
26 / 06 / 2017
European Commission regulations on drivers’ pay and rest breaks are causing significant cost and network capacity problems for air cargo’s…
Delta continues to expand partnerships with Korean tie-up
26 / 06 / 2017
Delta Air Lines has announced another partnership – signing a new deal with Korean Air covering the transpacific trade –…
CEVA adds to growing rail links from China to Europe
26 / 06 / 2017
Another new rail link from China to Europe has opened, with CEVA Logistics launching a service from Shilong in southern…
Airfreight rates continue to climb in May
23 / 06 / 2017
Airfreight rates continued to track ahead of last year’s levels in May, although there was a decline compared with April…
European cargo monthly: Demand growth picks up in May
23 / 06 / 2017
Major European airlines saw cargo growth pick up again in May following on from a slight slowdown in April. The…
Asian airlines see cargo demand rise but focus remains on profitability
22 / 06 / 2017
Airlines based in the Asia Pacific region enjoyed "robust growth" in air cargo volumes in May, according to the latest…
CEVA adds Myanmar office as part of regional expansion
22 / 06 / 2017
CEVA Logistics has opened its office in Myanmar’s capital, Yangon, as part of its strategic expansion in the emerging Mekong…
Airport cargo demand continues to grow in April
22 / 06 / 2017
Airfreight volumes at airports continued to increase during April, following a more “subdued period of growth” in 2016. The latest…
Bedek and Haite to develop B737NG freighter conversions
22 / 06 / 2017
Israel’s Bedek Aviation Group has signed a partnership agreement to co-develop a conversion programme for Boeing 737NG passenger aircraft into…
Turkish Cargo launches freighter flights to Paris
21 / 06 / 2017
Turkish Cargo has launched weekly scheduled Airbus A310 freighter flight between Istanbul and French hub Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport. The flight schedule…
GECAS plans to convert a further 30 B737-800s into freighters
21 / 06 / 2017
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) is planning to convert a further 30 Boeing 737-800s into freighters. GECAS launched the 737-800…
David Geer appointed managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo
21 / 06 / 2017
David Geer has been appointed the new managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo. Geer succeeds John Lloyd who officially steps…
Menen joins EFL as independent director
21 / 06 / 2017
Logistics firm Expofreight (EFL) has announced the appointment of three supply chain and airfreight veterans as independent directors as part…
FedEx reports record Q4 performance
21 / 06 / 2017
FedEx has reported record fiscal fourth quarter results thanks to its acquisition of TNT, higher base rates and increased package…
Leadership changes at Pilot Freight Services
20 / 06 / 2017
Logistics firm Pilot Freight Services has appointed Gordon Branov as its new chief executive while current incumbent Richard Phillips moves…
West Atlantic to lease four B737-800 converted freighters from GECAS
20 / 06 / 2017
Swedish mail and express cargo carrier West Atlantic Airlines is to lease four Boeing 737-800 freighters from GE Capital Aviation Services…
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