Environmental concerns and a drive for lower cost logistics have seen increased demand for airfreight pallets made of recyclable corrugated…
Cargo volume decline at Frankfurt in November
13 / 12 / 2018
Monthly freight volume was the only sector to show a decline at Frankfurt airport in November 2018, a response to…
Amazon Air to expand Chicago Rockford operation
12 / 12 / 2018
Amazon Air is expanding its presence at Chicago Rockford International (RFD) as it looks to add extra capacity at the…
Santa’s little helper, a Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 festive freighter
12 / 12 / 2018
Lufthansa Cargo is running seven exclusive charter flights between Frankfurt and New York to deal with peak season e-commerce demand….
Smart business: Hong Kong airport and Alibaba building a world class hub
12 / 12 / 2018
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and e-commerce giant Alibaba have expressed their commitment to work closely on a Smart Logistics Hub at…
UK supply chain sector demands ‘certainty and direction’ on Brexit as prime minister faces leadership contest
12 / 12 / 2018
The UK’s supply chain sector is calling for "certainty and direction" as the country’s prime minister faces a vote of…
November chill for UK airport cargo volumes
12 / 12 / 2018
A number of UK airports saw a fall in cargo volumes in November compared with the same month in 2017….
AEI receives Transport Canada approval for CRJ200 SF conversion
12 / 12 / 2018
Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has received Transport Canada approval for its CRJ200 SF passenger-to-freighter conversion. The Transport Canada approval (SA18-130)…
Saudia Cargo transports 58 cars as part of the Formula E racing series
11 / 12 / 2018
Saudia Cargo transported 58 cars to Riyadh from around Europe for the FIA Formula-E championship. Saudia, for the first time,…
Tristan Koch joins Coyne Airways
11 / 12 / 2018
Coyne Airways has appointed Tristan Koch as its new managing director, joining in January 2019 to support the all-cargo carrier’s…
Etihad Cargo expands Spanish network with Barcelona bellyhold flights
11 / 12 / 2018
Etihad has expanded its cargo capacity operating in the Spanish market as it looks to cater for the fashion, perishable,…
Amazon Air predicted to increasingly hit FedEx/UPS revenues
10 / 12 / 2018
A report from investment bank Morgan Stanley has warned that the market is underestimating the risk that Amazon’s air network…
Volga-Dnepr to base An-124 at new Houston operations base
10 / 12 / 2018
Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) has opened an operations base at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport with an An-124-100 aircraft based at…
Freightbase adds ‘quick quote app’
10 / 12 / 2018
Logistics database Freightabase has launched the ‘Quick Quote’ functionality of its website as a standalone app. The ‘Quick Quote’ section…
October proves to be a tough month for Europe’s major cargo hubs
10 / 12 / 2018
European airports recorded “moderate” freight traffic growth in October, according to the latest statistics from Airports Council International (ACI). The…
Cunningham to retire from FedEx Express top job
10 / 12 / 2018
FedEx Express president and chief executive David Cunningham will retire from the role on December 31. Raj Subramaniam, currently executive…
First ship and then shop: the future of home delivery
10 / 12 / 2018
Predictive algorithms will allow an Amazon or Alibaba to forecast what an online consumer wants to buy and so revolutionise…
Transpacific airfreight rates breach $5 per kg mark in November
07 / 12 / 2018
Airfreight rates continued to steadily rise in November as the peak season rolled in, with prices on the transpacific trade…
Canadian e-commerce boom helps fuel direct Vancouver freighter call
07 / 12 / 2018
Canada’s rising tide of e-commerce was a key factor in the launch of a direct DHL Express flight into Vancouver…
Our Air Cargo News awards: still time to enter
07 / 12 / 2018
Air Cargo News’ Cargo Airline of the Year 2019 awards are open for entry but the deadline of December 20 is…
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