The UK’s largest membership association for freight and logistics has expressed serious dismay that the sector has "once again" been…
July 2017
Freight forwarder Panalpina expects continuing airfreight margin pressure
20 / 07 / 2017
Freight forwarder Panalpina will concentrate on controlling costs after its airfreight business faced continued margin pressure on higher airfreight demand….
New tax could hit Indian airfreight exports
20 / 07 / 2017
An Indian trade organisation has warned that a proposed tax on airfreight exports will stifle growth in the country’s air…
time:matters expands flight network to Birmingham and Dublin
20 / 07 / 2017
Time-critical logistics provider time:matters has expanded its flight network for spare parts logistics from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden in southern Germany to Birmingham…
Swissport Netherlands awarded CEIV Pharma
20 / 07 / 2017
Swissport International’s Netherlands subsidiary has gained IATA’s CEIV certificate for pharmaceutical logistics at (CEIV Pharma) Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. CEIV Pharma certification…
BIFA elects new national chairman
20 / 07 / 2017
Mark Bromley has succeeded Fred Osborn as the elected national chairman of UK freight forwarder group BIFA for a two-year…
Delta Cargo appoints Eric Anderson as Asia Pacific sales director
20 / 07 / 2017
Delta Air Lines Cargo has appointed Eric Anderson as director, cargo sales for the Asia-Pacific region, effective August 1. Anderson,…
Join the exclusive cargo club at Farnborough International Airshow 2018
20 / 07 / 2017
The organisers of the world famous Farnborough International Airshow 2018 have announced record monthly bookings for next year’s event, which…
Kuehne+Nagel expects to make more perishables logistics acquisitions
19 / 07 / 2017
Freight forwarder Kuhne+Nagel (K+N) is expecting further consolidation in the perishables logistics market after it yesterday announced the acquisition of…
United Airlines registers improvement in air cargo revenues and traffic
19 / 07 / 2017
United Airlines saw air cargo revenues increase by more than 20% in the second quarter of the year as a…
Qatar Cargo confirms cattle charters
19 / 07 / 2017
Qatar Airways Cargo has confirmed it will transport more than 4,000 cattle as part of a project to set up…
VIDEO: Shannon’s new runway, ta Mac for a great job
18 / 07 / 2017
The rehabilitation of Ireland’s longest runway, at Shannon Airport, is proving a triumph of logistics as the equivalent of one…
Emirates SkyCargo to launch specialist pharma flights
18 / 07 / 2017
Airline Emirates SkyCargo has revealed that next month it will begin offering “dedicated” pharma flights from London and Frankfurt. Speaking…
SF Airlines opts for Boeing Shanghai for maintenance contract
18 / 07 / 2017
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services has signed a maintenance agreement with Chinese-based SF Airlines for its Boeing Classic 737 and 767-300…
Freight forwarder K+N sets the pace as air volumes soar
18 / 07 / 2017
Freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) saw airfreight volumes grow at almost double the market rate during the first half of the…
K+N expands perishables network with US and Kenyan acquisitions
18 / 07 / 2017
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has expanded its global perishables network with the acquisition of sector specialist forwarders Commodity Forwarders Inc. (CFI)…
New AA Cargo boss enjoys market pick-up
18 / 07 / 2017
The air cargo industry has finally “turned a corner” and rate improvements will soon be felt at revenue level, according…
European airports call for urgent action to stop Brexit harming aviation
17 / 07 / 2017
The Airport Services Association (ASA) has called for urgent action to ensure that the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU)…
FedEx financial performance hit by TNT cyber attack
17 / 07 / 2017
Express firm FedEx said today that its financial results will be affected by the Petya cyber attack that hit subsidiary…
Qatar Airways sees cargo demand surge past 1m tonnes
17 / 07 / 2017
Qatar Airways saw cargo demand surpass the 1m tonne mark for the first time during the last fiscal year, while…