January 2018

A delicate cargo: Swissport handles pandas with care

Swissport Finland yesterday handled the arrival of two Chinese Pandas, Pyry and Lumi, at snow-covered Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Two Chinese Pandas…

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Lufthansa Technik looks to digitise warehouses

Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS) has launched a pilot project that it hopes will increase the use of digital processes…

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Cincinnati airport joins the ton millionaire cargo club

Cincinnati airport (CVG), Amazon’s designated key US airfreight hub, broke the 1m cargo tons barrier in 2017, a 27% increase…

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A380 saved as Emirates places order for 36 aircraft

Dubai-based Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire up to 36 additional A380 aircraft, the giant aircraft…

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Air Partner sees strong second half results for freight in broker division

UK-based aviation services group Air Partner has reported a "good second half" financial year for its broking division, including "strong…

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ANA looks to add new intra-Japan freighter services

ANA will add new intra-Japan cargo services this year as it looks to cater for increased demand in Asia. In…

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FedEx expands freight forwarding business

FedEx is expanding freight forwarding division, FedEx Trade Networks, with the addition of its speciality logistics and e-commerce solutions businesses…

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Wildhagen moves to AEI from Precision

Conversion firm Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. has appointed Eric Wildhagen as vice president of engineering from Precision Aircraft Solutions. Prior to…

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China Southern boosts online tracking system

China Southern Cargo Airlines has put online the airside operations section of its tracking system, which is based primarily on…

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Turkish Airlines adds to B777F fleet with new order

Turkish Airlines has ordered a further three Boeing 777F aircraft following delivery of its first two of the series last…

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New Turkish Cargo freighter to be used on Miami route

Turkish Cargo will use its recently delivered Boeing 777-200F on a new weekly route to Miami. The service will begin…

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Whitehead to leave Hactl chief executive role after eight years

One of the most well-known faces in the air cargo industry, Mark Whitehead, will leave his position as chief executive…

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Hong Kong’s cargo and mail volumes breach 5m tonne mark

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled more than 5m tonnes of cargo and airmail in 2017, the first time an…

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Miami takes aim at e-commerce cargo traffic

Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) has organised a strategy meeting of more than 30 air cargo industry stakeholders to discuss how…

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Hong Kong Air Cargo appoints ULD Partner

Hong Kong Air Cargo has signed an agreement which sees ULD Partner provide planning, inventory management and tracking services for…

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SF Airlines continues expansion with new Mongolia route

SF Airlines has added a new service between China and Mongolia that aims to capitalise on the ‘belt and road’…

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Munich airfreight up 7% in 2017

Munich Airport’s dynamic cargo growth continued in 2017 with a record total turnover of 379,000 tons  – a 7% gain…

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Crane Worldwide opens new Saudi Arabia office

Crane Worldwide Logistics has opened a new office in the “upcoming logistics hub” of Saudi Arabia. The freight forwarder said…

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Reuter retires after 39 years at Dachser

Thomas Reuter has retired after 39 years at Dachser, the Germany-headquartered global logistics services provider.  As previous announced, Reuter is stepping down…

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Handler strikes hit Frankfurt’s December cargo volumes

Strike action by ground handlers at Frankfurt airport contributed to a 4.5% decline in December’s cargo volumes to 180,186 tonnes. Despite…

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