March 2017

American set to take stake in China Southern

American Airlines could take a stake in China Southern Airlines, according to press reports. The state-owned Chinese carrier, one of…

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Lights out

A small gesture, perhaps, but Qatar Airways switched off the lights for an hour at its corporate HQ to mark…

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A tale of two airports: Heathrow and Schiphol

It was a tale of two cities and their airports, when the cargo chiefs of Amsterdam-Schiphol and London Heathrow took…

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Schiphol’s pharma efforts rewarded

IATA presented a certificate of recognition for the airport community’s pharma efforts at the World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi….

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Rolling back the years

Hard to believe, but commercial aviation can nowadays look back on over a century of history. Miami International Airport and…

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Wood chopped as Cargolux goes greener with cardboard fibre substitute

Cargolux Airlines has signed an agreement with Trinkaus-Solutions to use its squAIR-timber product that results in more payload and lower…

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DHL eCommerce expands in South China

DHL eCommerce is increasing its presence in South China through the introduction of e-commerce logistics services in the Fujian province….

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Asia Cargo Monthly: Demand takes off in February

Asian air cargo carriers recorded a demand boom in February, with Cathay Pacific citing improvements in imports from North America…

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‘Hospital with wings’ lands in Doha

Qatar Airways welcomed the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital to Doha International Airport with an official reception. The medical training facility…

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Carriers see Europe-Asia demand surge as box lines feel a capacity pinch

A surge in airfreight demand on the Europe-Asia trade has seen IAG Cargo suggest that a capacity crunch in ocean…

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Time:matters adds digital platform for on-board courier service

Time:matters has added a new digital platform for customers using its on-board courier service offering instant quotes. The Lufthansa-owned time-critical…

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Kerry set for CIS forwarding acquisition as it offloads HK airfreight terminal

Kerry Logistics increased its profits and revenues last year and has also revealed plans to offload a stake in a…

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Ethiopian adds India’s Ahmedabad to its freighter network

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest cargo operator, will add Ahmedabad as its fifth cargo gateway in India with a direct freighter…

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IAM and American Airlines Cargo step up in time of crisis!

March 17 is St Patrick’s Day, and one of the most important days in the Irish calendar requires celebrating on…

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Focus: Miami targets sea-air

A 10-ton consignment of snow peas on board a vessel from Guatemala saw the launch of a pilot programme to…

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Agility invests S$25.5m in Singapore warehouse

Logistics firm Agility has acquired a two-storey warehouse close to Changi International Airport, giving it more than 600,000 sq ft…

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FAA forecasts 3.1% average total annual RTM growth for next 20 years

US aviation regulator FAA has issued its long term forecast for domestic and international cargo revenue ton miles (RTMs) over…

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Dig-it-isation for Lufthansa Cargo’s new Cool Center

Lufthansa Cargo has started construction work on a new Cool Center at its Frankfurt hub. Sören Stark, board member operations,…

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Five more years for von Hoensbroech at Lufthansa Cargo

Alexis von Hoensbroech has been appointed board member products and sales of Lufthansa Cargo for a further five years. The…

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Forwarders keep you hanging on the telephone

Freight forwarders’ call handling standards have come into question as the result of a major new study into telephone practice….

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