January 2018

Swissport secures €325m financing commitment for Aerocare acquisition

Ground handler Swissport has secured a €325m financing commitment from Barclays to support its acquisition of Aerocare, the largest handler in Australia and…

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Munich Airport opens Information Security Hub to fight cybercrime

Munich Airport has  launched an Information Security Hub (ISH) where airport IT specialists will work with experts from the European…

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WorldACD: 2017 a remarkable year for air cargo but when will the party end?

Market analyst WorldACD has described 2017 as a “real bumper year” for airfreight but posed the question: “When will the…

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Airfreight a rhinoceros? Of courseros! Make it two.

Volga-Dnepr Airlines transported two Southern White Rhinos from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Russia where they will reside in one of…

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Airfreight demand up 9% in 2017, strongest growth since 2010 says IATA

Global airfreight markets in 2017 saw demand grow by 9.0%, more than double the 3.6% annual growth recorded in 2016,…

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Bangkok and Liege airports to share cargo knowhow

Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi and Liege airports have signed a sistership agreement to exchange expertise and knowhow, with a focus on cargo development…

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CEVA appoints new managing director for UK, Ireland and Nordics

CEVA Logistics has appointed Eddie Aston to the position of managing director, UK, Ireland and Nordics (UKIN).  Aston joins CEVA…

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Dutch shippers call for urgency in local rule implementation after government meeting

Dutch shippers and forwarders have urged the country’s transport minister to expedite the implementation of a ‘local rule’ designed to…

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Speedy logistics needed to earn e-commerce revenues says SEKO

Retailers and e-tailers that react quickest to the shift in e-commerce consumer behaviour for speed of delivery and product returns…

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Cargo chiefs optimistic on 2018 profitability

The majority (56%) of airline chief financial officers and heads of cargo expect their profitability levels to improve further over…

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New York’s ARK owner files multi-million dollar claim against JFK airport authority

The owner of the $65m ARK animal centre at New York’s JFK airport has launched a potential $426m damages claim…

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YTO chooses Hactl as Hong Kong handler

YTO Cargo Airlines (YG) – the aircraft operating arm of Chinese courier firm YTO Express – has appointed Hong Kong…

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Bolloré Logistics takes majority stake in Denmark’s Global Solutions

Bolloré Logistics has taken a majority stake in the Danish freight forwarder Global Solutions as part of the French forwarder’s…

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CAL Cargo: Busy growing a bespoke service

Offer Gilboa went from running a successful textile business to owning Israel’s CAL Cargo Airlines (CAL) because he liked the…

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East-West airfreight price index down 9 cents in December

“Drewry’s East-West Airfreight Price Index edged down to $3.06 per kg in December 2017, a drop of 9 cents from…

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Ethiopian launches flower freighter to Liege

Ethiopian Airlines has launched a direct freighter flight from Bahir Dar to Liege, one of the largest Ethiopian flower importer…

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Asia Pacific carriers saw 9.8% cargo growth in 2017

Asia Pacific airlines’ international air cargo market enjoyed “robust growth” of 9.8% in 2017, underpinned by an “acceleration in economic activity”…

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AEI reports “stellar” 2017 for freighter conversions

A "stellar" market for passenger to freighter aircraft conversions saw Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) deliver 27 converted aircraft in 2017…

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Aviation welcomes African open skies agreement

The African Union (AU) has launched the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) as it hopes to capitalise on the…

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FirstAir plans Ottawa cargo expansion

Canadian airline FirstAir has applied for government funding to expand its cargo facilities at Ottawa Airport as it anticipates demand…

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