DHL Express has opened new facilities at Budapest Airport as part of the €160m BUD:2020 Development Programme. The new warehouse…
September 2017
Cargolux and Emirates partnership expands with Dubai handler move
14 / 09 / 2017
Cargolux has transferred its handling operation in Dubai to Emirates SkyCargo as the two companies ramp-up their cargo partnership. In…
Qatar Airways Cargo adds fifth US freighter destination this year
14 / 09 / 2017
Qatar Airways Cargo will become the first international airline to offer a freighter service to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when a new…
European cargo monthly: Demand soars at IAG and Lufthansa
14 / 09 / 2017
The recent boom in air cargo demand continued at European airlines is August, with freight traffic for the month reaching…
New project forwarder network launched
13 / 09 / 2017
A new freight forwarder network covering project cargo has been launched in order to offer shippers more options when shipping…
Budapest Airport sees cargo demand reach a new high
13 / 09 / 2017
Budapest Airport has had a record first seven months of the year for cargo as a result of growth in…
All dressed up: Qatar Airways Cargo’s first freighter charter to Rickenbacker
13 / 09 / 2017
Qatar Airways Cargo has shipped more than 100 tonnes of garments to the US in the Middle East carrier’s first…
ICAO backs Turkmenistan’s freight ambitions
12 / 09 / 2017
ICAO has backed Turkmenistan’s plans for its new Ashgabat airport to become a freight hub, but also highlighted a number…
BIFA adds to training team
12 / 09 / 2017
UK freight forwarder association BIFA has expanded its training team with the appointment of Graeme Wilkinson in order to keep…
Forwarder Tigers adds new China-Europe rail operation
12 / 09 / 2017
Tigers is the latest freight forwarder to add a new rail service between Asia and Europe, offering an alternative to air…
WFS on the double for Boston cargo handling
12 / 09 / 2017
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has more than doubled its cargo handling operation at Boston-Logan International Airport in the US to…
Frankfurt freight boost in August
12 / 09 / 2017
Frankfurt airport’s cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) in August rose by 5.4% year-on-year to 181,102 tonnes or up by 4.8%…
Book now for the Frankfurt Air Cargo Innovation Lab
12 / 09 / 2017
The second Frankfurt Air Cargo Innovation Lab will take place on September 26-27, 2017 at Frankfurt Airport. Places are still…
Corrado named chief operating officer of freighter lessor ATSG
12 / 09 / 2017
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), freighter lessor to Amazon, has named Richard Corrado as chief operating officer (COO) of the…
Miami International to restart operations today
12 / 09 / 2017
Miami International Airport (MIA) will resume operations today on a limited basis following the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma. In…
Miami International closes as Florida is hit by Irma
11 / 09 / 2017
Miami International Airport (MIA) has announced it will be closed for the rest of the day (Monday) as a result…
DHL launches twice a week B747 freighter from Oslo to Seoul and Shanghai
11 / 09 / 2017
Norway’s Oslo Airport has teamed up with DHL Global Forwarding to establish a twice a week chartered Boeing 747-400 freighter…
Parcel volumes to grow 17%-28% a year says new report
11 / 09 / 2017
Global parcel volumes surged 48% between 2014 and 2016 and are set to continue growing at double-digit rates, according to…
Heathrow tonnages rise 13% in August
11 / 09 / 2017
Cargo flowing through London’s Heathrow Airport, the UK’s largest gateway, climbed 13% to 139,000 tonnes in August, marking the 13th…
Delta and American update Hurricane Irma cargo embargoes
08 / 09 / 2017
Delta Cargo and American Airlines Cargo have updated their restrictions on freight operations in the Caribbean and Florida as Hurricane…