Air France and the unions representing its ground staff and cabin crew have signed an agreement that includes a general…
October 2018
Turkish Cargo preparing for its new home
19 / 10 / 2018
Turkish Cargo is preparing for the opening of Istanbul New Airport which takes place with a grand ceremony on October…
Jettainer teams up with CORE on ULD Bluetooth tracking
19 / 10 / 2018
Jettainer and CORE Transport Technologies have entered into a strategic partnership that will see the outsourced ULD fleet management specialist…
Lack of Brexit progress a threat to trade, says FTA
19 / 10 / 2018
UK shipper and logistics group, the Freight Transport Association (FTA), has reacted with "frustration" at the lack of progress in…
Turkish Cargo signs up with CHAMP Cargosystems
18 / 10 / 2018
Turkish Cargo has signed an agreement with CHAMP Cargosystems for Traxon CDMP quality management solutions. Developed with the current Cargo…
Saudia Cargo investment streamlines processes
18 / 10 / 2018
Saudia Cargo’s investment in infrastructure facilities at its Jeddah and Riyadh cargo stations has reduced import and export documentation and…
Cargo iQ signs up two more members
18 / 10 / 2018
Japanese carrier ANA Cargo and the Netherlands-based IT specialists CargoXS are the latest organisations to join global air cargo membership…
Chapman Freeborn signs up with GTA in Canada
18 / 10 / 2018
GTA Air Solutions has become Chapman Freeborn’s representative in the Canadian market under a new partnership announced at TIACA’s International…
FedEx buys Australian forwarder Manton Air-Sea
18 / 10 / 2018
FedEx has acquired Sydney-based forwarder Manton Air Sea to operate as a subsidiary of the FedEx Trade Networks operating company….
Gatwick proposes capacity increase through routine use of standby runway
18 / 10 / 2018
Gatwick Airport has published a draft masterplan to increase capacity at the UK hub which includes the option for the…
DHL races ahead
18 / 10 / 2018
DHL Global Forwarding is using a combination of air, sea and road to move racing cars and associated cargo to…
ULD CARE releases new tools to aid container operations
18 / 10 / 2018
ULD CARE has developed Strap App and the Wind Speed Calculator, two new tools to help operators improve safety and…
Animals carried as cargo force Lufthansa to ban dry ice
18 / 10 / 2018
Lufthansa Cargo has “provisionally decided” not to transport dry ice in the bellies of Boeing 747 passenger aircraft, due to…
AAPA concerned by tensions between major trading nations
18 / 10 / 2018
With Asian airlines carrying more than one third of global airfreight volumes, concerns over ongoing trade tensions are being closely…
K+N airfreight tonnages up 16% in first nine months of 2018
18 / 10 / 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…
Etihad SPRINTs to cargo technology platform
17 / 10 / 2018
Etihad Cargo has completed its migration to SPRINT, an IBS iCargo fully integrated technology platform which the carrier has adopted…
Ethiopian launches Oslo–Guangzhou freighter service and ups Addis Ababa frequency
17 / 10 / 2018
Ethiopian Airlines is expanding its presence in Oslo, having launched a dedicated B777 freighter service to Guangzhou in China, and…
Airfreight capacity outstrips demand for sixth month in a row
17 / 10 / 2018
Airline freight capacity growth continues to outstrip demand, according to the final Q2 2018 financial data released by IATA. “Available…
Qatar adds direct flights to Macau and then across the Pacific
17 / 10 / 2018
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched twice-weekly freighter services from Doha to Macau, adding the destination to its Guangzhou, Hong Kong…
Panalpina boss on peak season: “airfreight capacity alone will not save the day”
17 / 10 / 2018
Panalpina chief executive Stefan Karlen has warned that “airfreight capacity alone will not save the day” in air cargo’s looming…