The British International Freight Association has extended the deadline for entry to its annual Freight Service Awards to 2 October….
September 2017
Milk, bread, soy sauce…and a Boeing 747 freighter
26 / 09 / 2017
On line retailers like Amazon have been in the news recently with their efforts to start up their own air…
IAG bids to bring Air Berlin under its umbrella
25 / 09 / 2017
IAG – parent of Iberia, British Airways, Aer Lingus and Vuelling – has confirmed that it will bid for part…
ATSG to raise $200 million
25 / 09 / 2017
Leasing and airfreight transport firm Air Transport Services Group is to offer $200 million-worth of convertible senior notes to institutional…
Volga-Dnepr freighters join Irma relief efforts
25 / 09 / 2017
Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ fleet of freighters have joined the Hurricane Irma relief effort in the Caribbean and Florida. The airline has…
Airfreight market heats up in July
25 / 09 / 2017
Freight volumes continued to increase in July, said Airports Council International (ACI) in its latest figures. Traffic was boosted 8.4%…
DuPont offers free cargo cover recycling
25 / 09 / 2017
DuPont Protection Solutions is offering a free recycling service for its Tyvek cargo covers in the US and, shortly, Canada…
IAG Cargo: Focusing on the customer
22 / 09 / 2017
The air cargo industry can often be seen as presenting a bit of a conundrum – how do you make…
Conversions set to boost freighter fleet over next 20 years
22 / 09 / 2017
Passenger to freighter conversions will form a sizeable tranche of the ‘new’ main deck metal entering the market over the…
CargoLogicAir in new hurricane Irma relief effort flight
22 / 09 / 2017
Freighter airline CargoLogicAir has carried out its flight to the Caribbean to help with relief efforts after the region was…
Cargo iQ adds air cargo intelligence hub
22 / 09 / 2017
Cargo iQ has launched a new intelligence hub giving members real-time information on performance and allowing them to compare themselves…
Wham bam, thank you yam
21 / 09 / 2017
Ghana’s peak season for yam exports from Africa to the US is now in full swing. Logistics airline partner Air…
BEST Inc the latest Chinese logistics firm to raise funds through listing
21 / 09 / 2017
BEST Inc has become the latest Chinese express and logistics firm to raise funds through an IPO. The Alibaba-backed company…
Union expresses concerns over new Cargolux JV
21 / 09 / 2017
Cargolux union LCGB has expressed its concerns over the all-cargo carrier’s new Chinese joint venture and its impact on jobs…
Forwarder Leman continues UK expansion with Maru deal
21 / 09 / 2017
Denmark-based freight forwarder Leman has continued to expand its presence in the UK with the acquisition of Maru International for…
DoKaSch in pharma container link-up with China Airlines
21 / 09 / 2017
ULD equipment specialist DoKaSch Temperature Solutions is expanding the global network for its Opticooler temperature-controlled container range for pharma products by…
Changi cargo up 10.7% in August and on course for record year
21 / 09 / 2017
Singapore Changi Airport registered a 10.7% increase in airfreight throughput to 180,590 tonnes in August, the eighth successive month of…
Asian Cargo Monthly: International demand leads the way
21 / 09 / 2017
Air cargo demand at Asian airlines continued to improve in August, with international and regional routes boosting performance. The latest…
Panalpina’s new airfreight booking platform offers instant rate quotations
20 / 09 / 2017
Logistics giant Panalpina has successfully piloted its new, fully automated online quotation and booking platform for ad hoc cargo with…