November 2017

Hurricane response helps boost ACS Q3 revenues

Broker Air Charter Service (ACS) saw revenues increase by 50% in the third quarter of the year, with growth across…

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Guillaume Halleux named as acting chief officer cargo at Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Cargo has named Guillaume Halleux as acting chief officer cargo, following the decision by former cargo boss Ulrich Ogiermann to…

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Boeing, Boeing, gone! SF Express buys B747Fs online

Two Boeing 747-400 freighters have finally been sold on the Alibaba-owned auction website, Taobao, with SF Express the buyer. According…

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Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt awarded CEIV Pharma

Ground handler Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt has received IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification at the German airport. Philip Roodenburg, station manager…

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MAB Kargo flies third relief mission for Rohingya refugees

MAB Kargo has flown its third relief mission to Bangladesh for Rohingya refugees, with almost 50 tonnes of goods to…

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UTair appoints TEK Poseidon as GSA for Moscow hub

Russian carrier UTair has appointed TEK Poseidon – the Russian member of the 1GSA network – as its cargo sales…

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West Atlantic relocates UK operations to East Midlands Airport

The UK division of Sweden’s West Atlantic cargo airline has relocated its operation from Coventry Airport to East Midlands Airport….

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TIACA to work more closely with African airlines

TIACA and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work closely on issues affecting…

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Hong Kong records steady cargo growth in October

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw cargo throughput rise by 2.3% to 430,000 tonnes in October, versus like month 2016….

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Setback for Airlander 10 as it breaks free of mooring

The Airlander 10 airship suffered a new setback over the weekend when it broke free of its mooring and a…

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Emirates SkyCargo targets e-commerce with CommerCity deal

Emirates SkyCargo will target e-commerce traffic through a new deal it has signed with free zone Dubai CommerCity. The two…

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Panalpina’s COO Andy Weber to leave at the end of 2017

Panalpina’s chief operating officer (COO), Andy Weber, will leave the company at the end of the year. The COO position…

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European Cargo Monthly: Growth starts to slow in October

Air cargo growth at European carriers looks to have slowed in October, with IAG Cargo and Lufthansa seeing increases narrow…

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Lufthansa Cargo signs up for eight more years with Fraport

Lufthansa Cargo and Fraport Ground Services have signed a contract to extend their ground handling deal at Frankfurt Airport. The…

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Flexport the latest forwarder to secure airfreight space over capacity concerns

Flexport has become the latest freight forwarder to charter aircraft capacity for the peak season in order to avoid capacity…

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SAS Cargo launches new pharma service

SAS Cargo is increasing the range of its pharma airfreight solutions by adding SAS Pharma Cargo. The Scandinavian carrier will…

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B&H secures Hong Kong Airlines AOG contract

Aerospace logistics firm B&H Worldwide been selected by Hong Kong Airlines to provide aircraft on the ground and time critical…

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LATAM cargo revenues in first rise for four years, but yields edge down

LATAM Airlines Group saw third quarter 2017 airfreight revenues rise by 2.5% to $272.2m, the first cargo revenue increase in…

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Air Partner appoints Jubb as freight trading manager

Charter broker Air Partner has appointed Robert Jubb as freight trading manager, based at the global aviation services group’s UK headquarters…

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Is the pricing right for e-commerce cargo?

The air cargo industry is often accused of living in the past. It needs to move on the most fundamental…

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