Emirates has marked 30 years of operations in the UK and is on track to carry 5m passengers between the…
July 2017
Senior appointments at Virgin Atlantic Cargo
06 / 07 / 2017
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has announced two senior appointments to its sales team as it sees “soaring volumes”, most notably from…
Sunrise for Precision’s 29th DHL freighter conversion
06 / 07 / 2017
Precision Aircraft Solutions has completed its 29th passenger-to-freighter conversion for the DHL global network. Work on the Boeing 757-200 aircraft…
ATSG subsidiary CAM to lease three B767s to Northern Aviation Services
06 / 07 / 2017
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) is leasing three Boeing 767-300 freighters to Northern Air Cargo,…
AMI UK passes one million spot-rate milestone
05 / 07 / 2017
Airfreight and express wholesaler AMI has provided its one millionth cargo spot-rate quote in the UK. AMI opened its Spot Rate…
Air cargo on the up in May, but growth could have peaked
05 / 07 / 2017
Airfreight demand growth improved at a double-digit pace in May, but indicators suggest improvements have peaked. The latest statistics from…
Qatar and StarBroker join forces for energy charter
05 / 07 / 2017
Qatar Airways Cargo has transported more than 80 tonnes of oil and energy equipment from Zhengzhou in China to Cabo…
Airfreight growth set to slow over summer months
05 / 07 / 2017
Airfreight growth looks set to slow over the coming months after a bumper start to the year, according to one…
Cargolux adds Quito to its network
05 / 07 / 2017
Cargolux has inaugurated scheduled all-cargo services to Quito, connecting Ecuador’s capital and the South American country’s flower exports to Amsterdam,…
Hong Kong’s fruitful year with record cargo volumes
05 / 07 / 2017
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) enjoyed "a fruitful year" in 2016/17, setting new annual records in all three air traffic…
ABC flies autonomous vehicle to Singapore
04 / 07 / 2017
Freight forwarder Geodis has organised the transport of a newly newly-developed Group Rapid Transit (GRT) prototype autonomous vehicle to Singapore…
Incheon’s cargo volumes on the rise in May
04 / 07 / 2017
South Korea’s Incheon airport recorded a 7.7% year on year rise in May’s cargo volumes to 238,000 tonnes, helped by…
TNT continues recovery effort after cyber attack
03 / 07 / 2017
TNT is continuing to implement contingency plans to mitigate the impact of the virus that attacked its IT systems last…
Singapore awards three year handling deal to WFS
03 / 07 / 2017
Singapore Airlines has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with a three-year contract to handle cargo for its new Stockholm services….
Rates out of Asia surge in June
03 / 07 / 2017
Airfreight rates on major routes out of Asia continued to climb in June as demand to and from the region…
Rhenus swoops on Australian forwarder
03 / 07 / 2017
The Rhenus Group has signed an agreement to purchase Australian freight forwarder O’Brien Customs and Forwarding, giving it its own…
Asian cargo monthly: May was a merry month for cargo carriers
03 / 07 / 2017
Asian airlines registered a “strong” cargo performance in May as carriers saw traffic recorded during the month reach levels not…
Kerry continues to build on China-Europe rail offering with shareholding in LPL
03 / 07 / 2017
Kerry Logistics Network has acquired 50% of shares in Lanzhou Pacific Logistics (LPL) as it looks to further develop its…
Armed robber shot dead after failed Johannesburg airport cargo heist
03 / 07 / 2017
An armed robber was shot dead and another arrested after they held up Swissport security guards in the cargo precinct…
Airfreight demand growth ramps up in May
03 / 07 / 2017
Air cargo growth ramps up in May with a “formidable” year-on-year performance, according to analyst WorldACD. The latest stats from…
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