Swissport Finland yesterday handled the arrival of two Chinese Pandas, Pyry and Lumi, at snow-covered Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Two Chinese Pandas…
January 2018
Lufthansa Technik looks to digitise warehouses
19 / 01 / 2018
Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS) has launched a pilot project that it hopes will increase the use of digital processes…
Cincinnati airport joins the ton millionaire cargo club
18 / 01 / 2018
Cincinnati airport (CVG), Amazon’s designated key US airfreight hub, broke the 1m cargo tons barrier in 2017, a 27% increase…
A380 saved as Emirates places order for 36 aircraft
18 / 01 / 2018
Dubai-based Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire up to 36 additional A380 aircraft, the giant aircraft…
Air Partner sees strong second half results for freight in broker division
18 / 01 / 2018
UK-based aviation services group Air Partner has reported a "good second half" financial year for its broking division, including "strong…
ANA looks to add new intra-Japan freighter services
18 / 01 / 2018
ANA will add new intra-Japan cargo services this year as it looks to cater for increased demand in Asia. In…
FedEx expands freight forwarding business
18 / 01 / 2018
FedEx is expanding freight forwarding division, FedEx Trade Networks, with the addition of its speciality logistics and e-commerce solutions businesses…
Wildhagen moves to AEI from Precision
18 / 01 / 2018
Conversion firm Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. has appointed Eric Wildhagen as vice president of engineering from Precision Aircraft Solutions. Prior to…
China Southern boosts online tracking system
17 / 01 / 2018
China Southern Cargo Airlines has put online the airside operations section of its tracking system, which is based primarily on…
Turkish Airlines adds to B777F fleet with new order
17 / 01 / 2018
Turkish Airlines has ordered a further three Boeing 777F aircraft following delivery of its first two of the series last…
New Turkish Cargo freighter to be used on Miami route
17 / 01 / 2018
Turkish Cargo will use its recently delivered Boeing 777-200F on a new weekly route to Miami. The service will begin…
Whitehead to leave Hactl chief executive role after eight years
17 / 01 / 2018
One of the most well-known faces in the air cargo industry, Mark Whitehead, will leave his position as chief executive…
Hong Kong’s cargo and mail volumes breach 5m tonne mark
17 / 01 / 2018
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled more than 5m tonnes of cargo and airmail in 2017, the first time an…
Miami takes aim at e-commerce cargo traffic
17 / 01 / 2018
Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) has organised a strategy meeting of more than 30 air cargo industry stakeholders to discuss how…
Hong Kong Air Cargo appoints ULD Partner
16 / 01 / 2018
Hong Kong Air Cargo has signed an agreement which sees ULD Partner provide planning, inventory management and tracking services for…
SF Airlines continues expansion with new Mongolia route
16 / 01 / 2018
SF Airlines has added a new service between China and Mongolia that aims to capitalise on the ‘belt and road’…
Munich airfreight up 7% in 2017
15 / 01 / 2018
Munich Airport’s dynamic cargo growth continued in 2017 with a record total turnover of 379,000 tons – a 7% gain…
Crane Worldwide opens new Saudi Arabia office
15 / 01 / 2018
Crane Worldwide Logistics has opened a new office in the “upcoming logistics hub” of Saudi Arabia. The freight forwarder said…
Reuter retires after 39 years at Dachser
15 / 01 / 2018
Thomas Reuter has retired after 39 years at Dachser, the Germany-headquartered global logistics services provider. As previous announced, Reuter is stepping down…
Handler strikes hit Frankfurt’s December cargo volumes
15 / 01 / 2018
Strike action by ground handlers at Frankfurt airport contributed to a 4.5% decline in December’s cargo volumes to 180,186 tonnes. Despite…