November 2017

Network Airline Management and Astral add B747-400F

Network Airline Management (NAM) and Astral Aviation have signed a long-term wet lease with Air Atlanta Icelandic adding a factory-built,…

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Qatar Airways takes a 9.6% stake in Cathay Pacific

Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.61% stake in Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways. Both Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways collaborate…

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Atlas expects strong fourth quarter and solid peak season

US-based freighter lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) is looking to “a strong fourth quarter,” and anticipates “solid peak-season yields…

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AirBridge regains Schiphol freighter slots

Russian airline AirBridgeCargo has won back its full tranche of freighter slots at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport after Moscow threatened to…

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IAG Cargo supports Monochrome exhibition

IAG Cargo is sponsoring the current Monochrome: Painting in Black and White exhibition at London’s National Gallery and has moved…

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UPS joins BiTA for blockchain logistics

US integrator UPS has joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA) for the development of blockchain technology standards and education…

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Two more Turkish Cargo stations achieve pharma standard

Turkish Cargo has gained QEP Accreditation from Envirotainer for its Brussels and Atlanta stations for the quality of its pharmaceutical…

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American Airlines adds third non-stop Beijing connection

American Airlines (AA) has launched daily non-stop B787-7 Dreamliner flights between Los Angeles and Beijing – its third direct link…

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Dachser renews ISO certification

Atlanta-headquartered multimodal transportation service provider Dachser USA has gained ISO 9001:2015 certification for the second year in a row. In…

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SIA Cargo achieves massive turnaround

SIA Cargo, the freight arm of Singapore Airlines, has successfully turned the tables on its 2016-17 first-half loss of S$45m,…

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Freighter lessor ATSG: outlook is bright

US-based aircraft lessor ATSG, provider of Boeing 767 freighters for Amazon’s Prime Air cargo airline, saw its revenue increase by…

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Thomas Knudsen to join Toll Group

Toll Group, part of Japan Post, has appointed Thomas Knudsen to the role of president, global forwarding, commencing in January…

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AEI reaches the heights with Pinnacle deal

Miami-headquartered Aeronautical Engineers, Inc has inked a contract to provide two CRJ200 SF freighter conversions to the Pinnacle Partners  group…

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Peli BioThermal to open European service centre

Temperature controlled packaging manufacturer Peli BioThermal will this week open a European service centre in Belgium for the pharmaceuticals sector….

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TIACA think tank to focus on new strategy

New TIACA chairman Sebastiaan Scholte has set up a ‘think tank’ of 15 high-standing individuals in the industry — most of…

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Property boosts Agility profits but freight is flat

Middle East headquartered global freight forwarder Agility reported third quarter earnings up 18.1% to 14.2 fils per share on net…

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Qatar re-commits to wildlife fight

Qatar Airways has recommitted to the Buckingham Palace Declaration, which it signed in 2016 to protect wildlife from illegal trade…

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E-commerce leads Aramex profit growth

Middle East based forwarder Aramex said its net profits had increased by 13% in the third quarter of 2017 to…

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MIA Cargo Flight Tracker: a first for the US airfreight business

One of the innovations about which the air cargo industry learnt more during the Air Cargo Americas & SeaCargo Americas…

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Emirates marks A380 milestone

Emirates has celebrated the delivery of its 100th Airbus A380 aircraft in a ceremony  at the European manufacturer’s delivery centre…

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