Swiss WorldCargo has renewed its GDP pharma certification for its Zurich hub with the Swissmedic authority. The carrier says its…
November 2017
Innovation set to cut airfreight’s paper chain
28 / 11 / 2017
The air cargo industry is still shipping mountains of paper documents around the world, writes Justin Stares, meaning it is…
SIA is serious about cargo
28 / 11 / 2017
The biggest news to come out of Singapore Airlines for quite some time was the announcement earlier this year that…
Delta adds Boston to urgent freight network
28 / 11 / 2017
Delta Cargo has added Boston — its 15th US location — to its DASH Critical & Medical service, introduced earlier this year. Further…
AirBridge maintains its momentum
28 / 11 / 2017
Russian-owned all-cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) continued its solid growth with an increase of 15% in cargo carried in the…
Bad connections threaten communications revolution says satellite firm
28 / 11 / 2017
Lack of high-speed connections to monitor assets in remote areas could lead to logistics businesses missing out on the benefits of…
Bali airport stays shut but Lombok reopens
28 / 11 / 2017
Bali’s international airport remains shut for a second day due to the threat of a volcanic eruption from Mount Agung….
Danske Bank optimistic on airfreight outlook
28 / 11 / 2017
Danske Bank Markets says that airfreight volume is on the increase. Its European Freight Forwarding Airfreight index now stands at…
Unilode adds more Singapore space for ULD repairs
28 / 11 / 2017
Unilode Aviation Solutions has moved its Singapore unit load device (ULD) and galley cart repair centre to larger premises nearby…
Aeroflot enjoys freight surge
28 / 11 / 2017
Aeroflot Group recorded a 65.3% increase in international cargo and mail carried in the first ten months of the year,…
Asia Pacific carriers see healthy growth, says AAPA
28 / 11 / 2017
There was “healthy growth” in international air cargo, said the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in its preliminary traffic…
Vienna airport opens new pharma hub
28 / 11 / 2017
Vienna Airport has expanded its cargo centre and opened a new temperature-controlled pharma hub. The €17.9m investment includes a new…
IAG Cargo reveals new look executive structure
28 / 11 / 2017
IAG Cargo has made a number of changes to its executive management team to “align with its business priorities”. The…
Champ to extend JAL link-up
27 / 11 / 2017
IT supplier Champ Cargosystems is planning to launch a number of IT projects with Japan Airlines, three years after it…
Russian firm plans heavyweight cargo drone
27 / 11 / 2017
Russian technology firm ARDN says it is developing a new design of crone capable of carrying a payload of up…
Carr to head up Etihad Cargo after Kerr’s departure
27 / 11 / 2017
Etihad Cargo has announced that Justin Carr, who recently joined the carrier, will head up the cargo business to replace…
Freight growth moderates as summer storms abate
27 / 11 / 2017
The recent surge in freight volumes receded in September 2017, said Airports Council International (ACI). In its latest figures published…
Astral flies into Yemen as blockade is lifted
27 / 11 / 2017
Kenya-based Astral Aviation has operated a humanitarian flight from Nairobi to Sanaa in Yemen – the first aircraft to land…
French charter manager for Chapman Freeborn
27 / 11 / 2017
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has appointed David De Clercq as charter sales manager for France. Based in Paris, he will help…
Airlines cancel Bali flights as Mt. Agung threatens to erupt
27 / 11 / 2017
Airlines have cancelled all flights to and from the Indonesian island of Bali due to volcanic activity. However, the threatened…