October 2017

AF KLM Cargo adds four winter destinations

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has announced it will add four new destinations to its winter schedule. From October 29,…

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Cathay Pacific gains CEIV Pharma

Cathay Pacific has become the first airline in Hong Kong to be awarded IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification. Ronald Lam, Cathay…

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Lufthansa sees cargo business continue to improve in third quarter

Lufthansa’s cargo and logistics division saw revenues and operating profits continue to improve during the third quarter of the year…

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WFS wins Qatar Airways handling contract for Pittsburgh freighter

Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide cargo handling for its new twice-weekly Being 777 freighter…

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Silk Way West inks ULD deal with ACL Airshop

Silk Way West Airlines has confirmed a multi-year unit load device (ULD) agreement with ULD management company ACL Airshop,  starting…

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Forwarders look to secure airfreight capacity for busy peak

Freight forwarders are bracing for a busy peak period by securing air cargo capacity under block space (BSA) and ACMI…

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Cargo demand up in Asia Pacific but carriers still face pressure

Asia Pacific carriers reported another month of cargo growth in September, but continued to come under pressure due to fierce…

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IAI gains STC approval for its 737-700 freighter conversion

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) for its Boeing737-700BDSF passenger aircraft to freighter conversion programme….

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Trinity and Etihad launch B777F to Hanoi from Ohio

Trinity Logistics USA and Etihad Airways have again joined forces to launch a weekly Boeing 777 freighter service between Hanoi…

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Canada Post extends Cargojet contract

Cargojet has secured an early extension to its major contract with the Canada Post Group of Companies (CPGOP). The Canadian…

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Tiaca launches drive for air cargo quality standards

Tiaca has developed a new online Cargo Service Quality (CSQ) tool as part of its drive launched yesterday to help…

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Dave Edwards appointed as BACA chief executive

Dave Edwards has been appointed chief executive of BACA, the London-based worldwide air charter association. In addition to Edwards’ part-time…

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WFS calls in Allot to fix IT network congestion

When the Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) team in France complained about slow response times from the ground handler’s cargo applications…

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Second Super Hercules commercial freighter takes to the skies

Lockheed Martin carried out a successful test of its second LM-100J commercial freighter, which is based on the Super Hercules…

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PEMCO cuts the first cargo door for its B737-700 FlexCombi conversions

PEMCO World Air Services has marked the cutting of a cargo-door opening in a passenger airframe for the  first of…

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IAG Cargo looks to high-tech to fill new San Fransisco service

IAG Cargo will target high-tech volumes to fill a new service being introduced between Madrid and San Fransisco next year….

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Justin Carr joins Etihad from DHL

Etihad Cargo has appointed Justin Carr as vice president cargo commercial and also confirmed that senior vice president David Kerr will…

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CargoLogicAir adds scheduled link ex-Europe to Dubai and Hong Kong

CargoLogicAir (CLA) has launched its second scheduled cargo service with a weekly route connecting London and Frankfurt with Dubai and…

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Cargolux renews safety certificate

Cargolux has passed its sixth IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) audit with "exceptionally good results". The IOSA programme is designed…

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Suparna looks to add new long-haul freighter services

Suparna Airlines, formerly Yangtze River Airlines and known in China as Jinpeng, has applied to open three new long-haul freighter…

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