Nepalese freight forwarder Starlight Express is to act as the general sales agent (GSA) for Japan Airlines Cargo in the…
October 2017
Western Global adds to Puerto Rico relief effort
27 / 10 / 2017
Florida-based Western Global Airlines is continuing to operate relief flights to Puerto Rico, carrying emergency supplies aboard its widebody MD-11…
Lufthansa opts for va-Q-tec passive temp-control containers
27 / 10 / 2017
Lufthansa Cargo has partnered with va-Q-tec to offer the temperature-controlled specialist’s va-Q-tainer thermal containers at stations across the German flag-carrier’s global network….
Leipzig/Halle supports ever-growing freight volumes
27 / 10 / 2017
Leipzig/Halle airport handled 828,163 tonnes of cargo during the first nine months of 2017, a 7.7% increase over the same…
IAG Cargo enjoys ‘strong growth’ in third quarter
27 / 10 / 2017
IAG Cargo’s 2017 third quarter results saw airfreight’s commercial revenue reach €259m, a 10.2% increase over the same July-September period…
Scholte takes up lead TIACA role
27 / 10 / 2017
The new chairman of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), Sebastiaan Scholte, has taken up his position at the head…
DSV looks back on positive three months for sea and airfreight volumes
27 / 10 / 2017
DSV, the Denmark-headquartered supply chain specialist, has reported on its third-quarter performance. Net revenue over the third quarter reached DKr18.7bn…
Dubai Airports welcomes cargo volume boost
27 / 10 / 2017
September freight volumes through Dubai International Airport reached 217,120 tonnes in September, up by 5.8% on the figure of 205,142…
Airline cargo bosses remain in positive mood
27 / 10 / 2017
Airline cargo bosses are in an upbeat mood, with a new IATA survey suggesting a continued strong financial performance in…
American Airlines on the up
26 / 10 / 2017
American Airlines achieved revenues of $10.9bn during the July to September period, up by 2.7% on the same three months…
UPS reveals ‘solid’ third-quarter results
26 / 10 / 2017
UPS saw revenues rise by 7% in the third quarter reach $16bn, while international operating profit increased by 8.9% to…
Rhenus consolidates airfreight operations through Frankfurt
26 / 10 / 2017
Supply chain operator Rhenus is consolidating its European airfreight volumes at Frankfurt airport, Germany’s busiest air cargo hub. The decision…
Cargolux turns to temp-control container lessor SkyCell
26 / 10 / 2017
Luxembourg-based B747 freighter operator Cargolux has agreed a deal with SkyCell that will see the latter’s temperature-controlled containers become available…
DHL facility at O’Hare opens its doors
26 / 10 / 2017
DHL has opened a $10m global gateway facility at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The integrator selected Chicago’s new northeast cargo…
LATAM flies relief cargo to Puerto Rico
26 / 10 / 2017
LATAM Cargo, South America’s biggest cargo airline, has flown more than 40 tons of water, food, generators, medicine and other…
Heathrow reports strong cargo growth
26 / 10 / 2017
Cargo traffic through Heathrow airport rose by 10.5% year on year to reach 1.25m tonnes in the first nine months…
Silk Way grows its fleet with B747-8Fs
25 / 10 / 2017
SILK WAY Airlines has ordered two B747-8Fs, expanding its current fleet of aircraft to seven. The national flag carrier for…
Atlas warns of constrained freighter supply
25 / 10 / 2017
Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW) is expecting to see constraints on the supply of freighters over the coming years due to…
London airports “completely full” by mid-2030s says UK government
25 / 10 / 2017
All five of London’s main airports will be "completely full" by the mid-2030s, and four of them within a decade,…
UK airfreight fails to keep pace with passenger growth
25 / 10 / 2017
Department for Transport statistics confirm that UK airfreight has not kept pace with the national growth in passenger numbers, in…