October 2018

Air France reaches pay agreement with key unions

Air France and the unions representing its ground staff and cabin crew have signed an agreement that includes a general…

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Turkish Cargo preparing for its new home

Turkish Cargo is preparing for the opening of Istanbul New Airport which takes place with a grand ceremony on October…

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Jettainer teams up with CORE on ULD Bluetooth tracking

Jettainer and CORE Transport Technologies have entered into a strategic partnership that will see the outsourced ULD fleet management specialist…

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Lack of Brexit progress a threat to trade, says FTA

UK shipper and logistics group, the Freight Transport Association (FTA), has reacted with "frustration" at the lack of progress in…

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Turkish Cargo signs up with CHAMP Cargosystems

Turkish Cargo has signed an agreement with CHAMP Cargosystems for Traxon CDMP quality management solutions. Developed with the current Cargo…

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Saudia Cargo investment streamlines processes

Saudia Cargo’s investment in infrastructure facilities at its Jeddah and Riyadh cargo stations has reduced import and export documentation and…

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Cargo iQ signs up two more members

Japanese carrier ANA Cargo and the Netherlands-based IT specialists CargoXS are the latest organisations to join global air cargo membership…

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Chapman Freeborn signs up with GTA in Canada

GTA Air Solutions has become Chapman Freeborn’s representative in the Canadian market under a new partnership announced at TIACA’s International…

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FedEx buys Australian forwarder Manton Air-Sea

FedEx has acquired Sydney-based forwarder Manton Air Sea  to operate as a subsidiary of the FedEx Trade Networks operating company….

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Gatwick proposes capacity increase through routine use of standby runway

Gatwick Airport has published a draft masterplan to increase capacity at the UK hub which includes the option for the…

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DHL races ahead

DHL Global Forwarding is using a combination of air, sea and road to move racing cars and associated cargo to…

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ULD CARE releases new tools to aid container operations

ULD CARE has developed Strap App and the Wind Speed Calculator, two new tools to help operators improve safety and…

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Animals carried as cargo force Lufthansa to ban dry ice

Lufthansa Cargo has “provisionally decided” not to transport dry ice in the bellies of Boeing 747 passenger aircraft, due to…

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AAPA concerned by tensions between major trading nations

With Asian airlines carrying more than one third of global airfreight volumes, concerns over ongoing trade tensions are being closely…

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K+N airfreight tonnages up 16% in first nine months of 2018

Logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) saw airfreight tonnage increase by 16% to 1.3m tonnes in the first nine months of 2018, well…

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Etihad SPRINTs to cargo technology platform

Etihad Cargo has completed its migration to SPRINT, an IBS iCargo fully integrated technology platform which the carrier has adopted…

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Ethiopian launches Oslo–Guangzhou freighter service and ups Addis Ababa frequency

Ethiopian Airlines is expanding its presence in Oslo, having launched a dedicated B777 freighter service to Guangzhou in China, and…

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Airfreight capacity outstrips demand for sixth month in a row

Airline freight capacity growth continues to outstrip demand, according to the final Q2 2018 financial data released by IATA. “Available…

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Qatar adds direct flights to Macau and then across the Pacific

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched twice-weekly freighter services from Doha to Macau, adding the destination to its Guangzhou, Hong Kong…

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Panalpina boss on peak season: “airfreight capacity alone will not save the day”

Panalpina chief executive Stefan Karlen has warned that “airfreight capacity alone will not save the day” in air cargo’s looming…

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