UPS the latest to go electric with Tesla order

UPS is the latest firm to order electric trucks as it looks to improve safety and reduce its environmental impact….

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ACS invests in larger premises in India

Air Charter Service’s (ACS) Indian operation has moved to new premises in Mumbai, in order to fulfil the UK-based broker’s…

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ABC adds control tower to oversee cargo movements

AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has established a new round-the-clock control tower (CT) operation to oversee cargo movements. The control tower will monitor…

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Hong Kong airfreight volumes soar 6.9% in November

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw significant growth in cargo volumes during November 2017 as throughput went up by 6.9%…

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E-commerce – growth without profit?

Airlines are looking to capitalise on the rapid growth of online consumer sales, but do the margins generated by the…

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Panalpina picks Belgian perishables specialists for takeover

Logistics giant Panalpina is to acquire the Belgium-based perishables specialists Adelantex and AD Handling. The move follows similar acquisitions by Panalpina in…

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Air France-KLM Cargo launches What Counts for SMEs

Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo (AF-KLMP Cargo) has introduced its What Counts product for small and medium-sized customers, bundling together 24/7 easy-to-connect…

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Cathay Pacific predicts strong Q1 for air cargo

Cathay Pacific Cargo is expecting a strong start to 2018, with demand remaining strong for at least the first quarter,…

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From Russia with airfreight, Moscow volumes surge

Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport handled more than 260,000 tonnes of cargo in the first 11 months of 2017, a 30% increase…

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Freightos joins Neutral Air Partner

Online platform Freightos has joined air cargo networking group Neutral Air Partner as an associate member to enhance the group’s…

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Operations back under way at Hartsfield-Jackson after power outage

Airlines have been forced to cancel thousands of flights from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport – the world’s busiest passenger hub –…

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Panalpina in South Sudan relief flight

Panalpina has assisted the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) by flying relief aid to Africa to help children suffering…

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Finnair opens ‘cool’ new Helsinki hub

Finnair Cargo has held the official opening ceremony for its new €80m Cool Nordic hub at Helsinki Airport. The airside…

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Second B747-8F arrives in Qatar

Qatar Cargo has announced that it has taken delivery of its second B747-8 freighter aircraft. The airline made the announcement…

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SF Express continues to develop China cargo hub plan

SF Express has confirmed its plans to set up a huge new air cargo airport in central China. According to…

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Cargolux buoyed by windfarm cargo

Cargolux has flown two shipments of outsized and highly sensitive German-made measuring buoys from Luxembourg to Xiamen in China. The…

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European Union hopes new regulations will boost cross-border e-commerce

The European Union (EU) is hoping new cross-border regulations will help boost e-commerce trade. Yesterday, EU negotiators reached a provisional…

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New local rule proposed to end Schiphol’s freighter slot deadlock

Schiphol Airport’s key cargo stakeholders have agreed a proposed "local rule" that would ease the slot constraints on freighter flights…

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Wolfgang Meier to become president of Silk Way West Airlines in 2018

Wolfgang Meier will be appointed as the new president of Silk Way West Airlines from January 1, 2018, the Azerbaijani…

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Lufthansa Cargo adds transatlantic charter flights to cover e-commerce demand

Lufthansa Cargo will carry out six charter flights between Frankfurt and New York on behalf of Deutsche Post as the…

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