January 2018

Egyptair appoints WFS as Brussels and Schiphol cargo handler

Egyptair has awarded a cargo and mail handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to cover its services at Amsterdam…

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Antonov’s new US office in satellite flight

Antonov Airlines’ new US base in Houston has transported an outsized communications satellite for Orbital ATK. The Al Yah 3…

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AEI delivers B737F to ASL

Aeronautical Engineers, Inc has redelivered a B737-400SF freighter to ASL Aviation – the company’s one hundredth conversion of this aircraft…

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Schiphol confirms cargo tonnages increase of 5.4% in 2017

Schiphol Cargo reported an increase of 5.4% on yearly tonnage in 2017 with strong demand in the Far East for…

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Etihad phase out of A330 freighters is ‘normal industry practice’

Etihad Airways has said that the phase out of its A330-200F fleet is "normal industry practice". According to flight tracking…

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Schiphol slot crisis set for Dutch MPs debate on Thursday

Dutch MPs are set to discuss the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport slot crisis later this week, raising air cargo industry hopes…

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Unilode pursues a global growth agenda

Unilode Aviation Solutions is looking to expand its global footprint and is also focused on extracting more value from its…

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Triumph signs B767 freighter wing deal with Boeing

Triumph Group in the US has signed an agreement with Boeing to provide major structural assemblies for the aircraft manufacturer’s…

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Changi breaks through the 2m cargo tonnes barrier in 2017

Singapore Changi Airport’s airfreight volumes in 2017 crossed the 2m tonnes full year threshold for the first time, as throughput grew…

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DHL launches global trade barometer, and the mercury is rising

Logistics giant DHL has introduced what it claims is an early indicator for the current state and future development of…

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Logistics executives optimistic for emerging market cargo growth in 2018

Logistics industry executives expect emerging markets to grow this year at their fastest rate since 2013, according to the latest…

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Video: GEFCO opens Heathrow pharma facility

GEFCO has opened a dedicated pharma handling facility near Heathrow Airport, its third such temperature-controlled warehouse in Europe for the…

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Etihad’s Fordree moves to Menzies

Robert Fordree has rejoined Menzies Aviation as vice president-cargo development, to oversee the development and growth of the company’s cargo…

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Crane Worldwide promotes Nielitz to country manager role

Crane Worldwide Logistics has promoted Christian Nielitz to country manager for Germany. Nielitz joined the company in June 2014, starting…

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AirBridgeCargo sees airfreight demand soar in 2017

AirBridgeCargo (ABC) registered a double-digit percentage improvement in airfreight demand last year as e-commerce, pharma and offsize/heavy freight volumes took…

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Video: Emirates launches pharma ‘corridors’

Emirates SkyCargo has introduced pharma corridors offering "additional protection" across selected stations in its network for pharmaceutical cargo. A spokesperson…

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The ‘freight and the good’ celebrate awards success

The British International Freight Association has revealed the winners of its Freight Service Awards Competition 2017. The winners of the…

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Cargojet adds new South America and Europe freighter operation

Cargojet will begin running its own freighter services between Canada and South America and a second frequency to Europe. Beginning…

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Severe weather hits air cargo operations

Severe weather over the last few days has caused disruption to cargo and express operations in the US and Europe….

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Bumper cargo year for Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport

Sheremetyevo  International  Airport registered a double-digit percentage increase in airfreight demand in 2017 thanks to improving consumer confidence and growth…

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