In this day and age there are not many carriers — particularly combination carriers — outside of the Middle East…
June 2018
European airports’ freight growth continues in April
12 / 06 / 2018
ACI Europe, the European airport trade association, has reported a continuing “robust growth trend” during April, with freight traffic across…
US implements ACAS cargo security requirements
12 / 06 / 2018
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented its air cargo advanced screening (ACAS) requirements for cargo entering the…
Turkish, ZTO and PAL Air form new global integrator
12 / 06 / 2018
Turkish Cargo has signed a strategic partnership with China’s ZTO Express (the world’s largest parcel distributor) and Hong Kong-based GSSA…
Glen Gates joins Amerijet senior management team
11 / 06 / 2018
Miami-headquartered all-cargo airline Amerijet has named Glen Gates director of charter sales, responsible for overseeing the growth and diversification of…
DHL Global Forwarding looks to expand dedicated freighter service
11 / 06 / 2018
DHL Global Forwarding (DHL GF) is looking at addition routes with dedicated freighters, providing steady and predictable cargo uplift on…
Brussels Airlines’ cargo load factor rises
11 / 06 / 2018
In May, Brussels Airlines achieved a year-on-year increase of 4.3 percentage points in its cargo load factor, which averaged 69.7%….
Solar Arctic boat flies with Cargolux
11 / 06 / 2018
All-cargo carrier Cargolux is moving a prototype solar-powered boat from Luxembourg to Calgary ahead of an Arctic expedition on behalf…
Lufthansa picks WFS for Newark ramp handling
11 / 06 / 2018
Germany’s Lufthansa has awarded a three-year ramp handling contract to Paris-headquartered Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at Newark Liberty International Airport…
Budapest Airport welcomes Kuehne + Nagel
11 / 06 / 2018
Logistics firm Kuehne + Nagel is to join Budapest Airport’s cargo community on 1 July, having leased warehouse and office…
LATAM Cargo joins BARIG
11 / 06 / 2018
South American freight carrier LATAM Cargo has joined BARIG, the Board of Airlines Representatives in Germany, which voices the interests…
Heathrow cargo traffic up as expansion vote approaches
11 / 06 / 2018
A total of 144,171 metric tonnes of cargo passed through London’s Heathrow gateway in May, up by 0.5% over the…
ST Engineering adds Pensacola MRO facility
11 / 06 / 2018
Adding to its existing two maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sites in San Antonio, Texas and Mobile, Alabama, Singapore-headquartered ST…
TAPA publishes truck security standards for industry review
08 / 06 / 2018
The Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) has published all three levels of its Parking Security Requirements (PSR) certification programme for…
WiseTech swoops on Canadian Customs technology provider
08 / 06 / 2018
Software firm WiseTech Global has acquired Fenix Data Systems, a customs management solutions provider in Canada that has deals with…
WFS scoops three new Scandinavian cargo handling deals
08 / 06 / 2018
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won three new airline cargo handling contracts in Denmark and Sweden. In Copenhagen, WFS is…
More speakers added to the Farnborough Airshow cargo conference
07 / 06 / 2018
The Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2018 has added more speakers to its two-day conference to be hosted within the cargo…
Swiss WorldCargo’s ULD pharma network grows
07 / 06 / 2018
Swiss WorldCargo now has 36 Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) accredited stations, says the pharmaceutical cold chain solutions provider. The carrier’s…
North of England airport site set for further expansion
07 / 06 / 2018
Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) has been given the green light from the local council for further expansion of its 1,600…
Chapman Freeborn marks 45 years in air charter
07 / 06 / 2018
Chapman Freeborn colleagues from every office, function and seniority around the world gathered for a weekend of fun in Malta…