Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has teamed up with Singapore investment firm Temasek to invest in start-up tech firms that are developing products…
January 2018
Amazon adds more land to Cincinnati air cargo hub
15 / 01 / 2018
Online retail giant Amazon has added extra land to the $1.5bn air hub it is building at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport…
GECAS appoints Kelly to newly created commercial role
12 / 01 / 2018
Declan Kelly has been named chief commercial officer for GECAS. In this newly created role, Kelly will lead all originations…
Harrell to lead UPS freight forwarding arm in Europe
12 / 01 / 2018
UPS has named Michael Harrell as president of freight forwarding for Europe. Harrell will be responsible for the strategy, performance…
Rhenus Group swoops on Brazilian forwarder to strengthen regional presence
12 / 01 / 2018
The Rhenus Group has taken over Brazil-based freight forwarder and customs broker Pirâmide SeaAir in part to help speed up…
European Cargo Monthly: Stellar year for carriers, but still not back to heady heights
12 / 01 / 2018
Last year was a period of huge improvement for European airlines when looking at cargo traffic, but the region’s major…
Brussels Airport to introduce slot booking for trucks
12 / 01 / 2018
Brussels Airport will launch its slot booking app for certain gates at the warehouses of Aviapartner and WFS to help…
Lufthansa cargo capacity up by 3.3% in 2017
11 / 01 / 2018
Lufthansa saw total group airlines cargo capacity (available cargo tonne-km) 3.3% higher in 2017 than in the previous year. Group cargo…
Delta Cargo ends the year on a high as traffic and revenues improve
11 / 01 / 2018
Delta Cargo’s year ended on a high despite interruptions to operations caused by poor weather conditions and a power outage…
Bumper cargo 2017 for the UK’s Heathrow and MAG airports
11 / 01 / 2018
London-Heathrow and the three UK airports owned by the MAG group all saw bumper cargo volumes in 2017. Heathrow became…
Boeing unveils prototype unmanned cargo air vehicle
11 / 01 / 2018
Boeing has unveiled an unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) cargo air vehicle (CAV) prototype. Designed to transport a payload up to…
YTO takes delivery of its first B757 freighter from Precision
10 / 01 / 2018
Precision Aircraft Solutions has confirmed the delivery of three Boeing 757-200 converted freighters, with one being delivered to new customer,…
Air cargo continues to improve in November while optimism for 2018 grows
10 / 01 / 2018
Air cargo demand growth edged up in November despite a slowdown in October and indicators suggesting the sector has passed…
EVA Air picks Hactl for Hong Kong handler
10 / 01 / 2018
EVA Air has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) as its handling agent. Hactl will provide all cargo…
Smiling Beluga XL makes its public debut
10 / 01 / 2018
Planemaker Airbus has rolled out the first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL freighter aircraft from its assembly hangar…
Tunisia’s Express Air Cargo to expand with new aircraft, services and hub
10 / 01 / 2018
Tunisia-based Express Air Cargo will add four new aircraft to its fleet this year, allowing it to expand the number…
FedEx opens new Shanghai hub to meet express growth
10 / 01 / 2018
FedEx has opened its Shanghai International Express and Cargo Hub located at Pudong International Airport as it looks to expand…
Ethiopian Airlines to lease two converted B737-800 freighters
09 / 01 / 2018
Ethiopian Cargo, Africa’s largest cargo operator, is to lease two converted Boeing 737-800 freighters from lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS)….
A record year for cargo at Liege Airport
09 / 01 / 2018
Belgium’s Liege Airport set an all-time record of 717,000 tonnes of goods handled in 2017, a growth of 8.5% compared…
Johnson-Ferguson to drive PwC’s transport and logistics business
09 / 01 / 2018
Management consultants PwC has appointed Charlie Johnson-Ferguson to lead its UK transport and logistics advisory business, taking over from Coolin…