Asian airlines continued to report strong cargo figures in September, with Cathay Pacific breaking a cargo record and reporting improving…
October 2017
Panalpina expects busy peak as airfreight continues to grow
19 / 10 / 2017
Freight forwarder Panalpina saw airfreight volumes increase by 8% during the third quarter of the year as it prepares for…
Jetpack flies with B&H Worldwide
19 / 10 / 2017
B&H Worldwide has been appointed as the global logistics partner for JetPack Aviation, creator of the world’s first turbine powered,…
Turbulent times for Europe’s leisure airlines
18 / 10 / 2017
Europe’s low-cost leisure airlines have faced a tough year, with airberlin, Monarch and Alitalia all filling for bankruptcy. The latest…
Qatar Airways joins partnership to combat wildlife trafficking
18 / 10 / 2017
Qatar Airways has joined a group of private sector, non-government organisations and government agencies to combat wildlife crime across transportation…
European airlines and airports renew dispute
18 / 10 / 2017
An event organised by Airlines for Europe (A4E) has seen the region’s carriers and airports renew their bitter dispute over…
Alaska Airlines adds freight to its loyalty programme
18 / 10 / 2017
Alaska Airlines has added a new freight benefit for members of its Club 49 loyalty programme that will give members…
MAG calls for a freight focus in UK’s aviation strategy
18 / 10 / 2017
UK airport group MAG has called on the country’s government to make freight a central part of its new aviation…
MAG urges UK-wide aviation strategy
18 / 10 / 2017
As the UK Government prepares its aviation strategy for the next 30 years, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is calling for…
Schiphol freighter sector dealt blow as ‘local rule’ for slots is rejected
17 / 10 / 2017
Low-cost airlines have rejected proposals for a ‘local rule’ at Schiphol airport that would have given priority to freighter operators…
ANTONOV Airlines in AN-124-100 compressor move
17 / 10 / 2017
ANTONOV Airlines has transported four compressor skids on behalf of Bolloré Logistics China from Calgary, Canada to Mary, Turkmenistan on…
Ogiermann to leave Qatar Cargo
17 / 10 / 2017
Qatar Airways’ chief officer cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann, is to leave the Middle East airline. Ogiermann told journalists that his decision was…
David Kerr to leave Etihad Cargo
17 / 10 / 2017
David Kerr, is to step down as senior vice president Etihad Cargo at the end of the 2017. Kerr began his…
Etihad Airways Cargo awards IBS Software a multi-year contract
16 / 10 / 2017
Etihad Airways has selected IBS Software (IBS) to implement the software firm’s cargo management solution iCargo in a multi-million dollar,…
European cargo monthly: Demand picks up as peak season approaches
16 / 10 / 2017
European airlines saw cargo demand ramp up in September as the peak season started to get underway. The latest data…
Hong Kong sees soaring cargo growth in September
16 / 10 / 2017
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 430,000 tonnes of cargo in September, "soaring" 9.1% over the same month in 2016….
K+N air growth ramps up but margins still under pressure
16 / 10 / 2017
Double-digit percentage air cargo demand and revenue growth at freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) helped offset margin pressure in the third…
Qatar Airways’ first freighter arrives in Pittsburgh
16 / 10 / 2017
A Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777 freighter arrived at Pittsburgh International Airport to a grand water salute to mark the…
Three little words help Aramex deliver more quickly
16 / 10 / 2017
A study by Middle East based logistic company Aramex has found that using a three word address system for deliveries…
Singapore switches four freighter flights to Brussels from Amsterdam
13 / 10 / 2017
Brussels Airport has confirmed that Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) will switch four freighter flights a week to the Belgian…