Frankfurt airport operator Fraport has secured a seven-year extension to its ground handling contract for all Lufthansa aircraft at the…
December 2018
Gatwick flights remain suspended after suspected drones activity
20 / 12 / 2018
Flights to and from London Gatwick Airport remain suspended following reports of drones flying over the UK hub’s airfield last…
ATSG swoops for 20 B767 passenger aircraft as feedstock for freighter conversion
20 / 12 / 2018
US-based freighter operator Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) is to acquire 20 Boeing 767-300 extended-range passenger aircraft from lessor Jetran…
Aeroflot sniffer dogs to take a lead role in aircraft security
20 / 12 / 2018
Aeroflot has registered its own Shalaika breed of sniffer dogs with the Russian Cynological Federation. The official presentation of the…
Forwarders weigh up modal options as space shortages and high prices hit airfreight
19 / 12 / 2018
Freight forwarders are looking for alternatives to airfreight as high prices and a lack of space have led to them…
UK welcomes Brussels’ no-deal Brexit planning for aviation and trucking
19 / 12 / 2018
The UK has welcomed the European Union’s (EU) “no-deal” contingency action plan which includes certain short term safeguards for the UK aviation…
Panalpina’s airfreight business is in fashion as volumes hit 1m tonnes
19 / 12 / 2018
Panalpina has handled more than 1m tonnes of airfreight in a year for the first time, with three charter flights…
Greener flower power: Schiphol trials sustainable box and pallet for perishables logistics
19 / 12 / 2018
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is supporting the Holland Flower Alliance (HFA) towards implementing the Ideal Flowerbox, a standardised box and pallet…
Kerry Logistics to hold Hong Kong drone hackathon
19 / 12 / 2018
Kerry Logistics has opened entries for a hackathon event that will see teams compete to provide the best enhancement to…
The reel thing: U-Freight transports power cables to Chad
19 / 12 / 2018
U-Freight Holland has arranged the multimodal shipment of 16 rolls of transmission cables from Europe to Africa. The cables were…
FedEx Q2 results tempered by European slowdown
19 / 12 / 2018
FedEx saw second quarter revenues and profits improve in the midst of "another record setting holiday season" but its results…
Return to e-sender: e-commerce returns hit a peak of 1.5m packages today
19 / 12 / 2018
Consumers who went online shopping in the days before Black Friday are expected to begin returning more than 1m packages…
Reynolds takes quality role at Peli
19 / 12 / 2018
Peli BioThermal has appointed Lynaye Reynolds as worldwide director of quality for its BioThermal Division. Th2 temp controlled packaging firm…
Air Partner outlines aid activities in 2018
19 / 12 / 2018
Air Partner’s Freight team have taken part in several humanitarian projects over the last 12 months, delivering aid to those…
UK forwarders welcome funding for Brexit customs declaration training
19 / 12 / 2018
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed the recent news of an £8m government funding scheme for customs intermediaries…
IAG Cargo hopes textiles and technology will feed its return to Pakistan
19 / 12 / 2018
IAG yesterday announced that subsidiary British Airways would resume flights to Pakistan after an absence of more than ten years…
PACTL becomes the first terminal to utilise IATA’s Dangerous Goods Autocheck
18 / 12 / 2018
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co Ltd (PACTL) has become the first air cargo facility to introduce IATA’s Dangerous…
ACS sees record revenues in November
18 / 12 / 2018
Aircraft broker specialist Air Charter Service (ACS) saw record monthly revenues of £61m in November, beating the previous monthly high…
Free Download: Freighters Wallchart
18 / 12 / 2018
A free copy of Air Cargo News’ exclusive 2018 Freighter Fleet Directory wallchart is available to download. The wallchart, sponsored…
Big bytes: AirBridge and Unilode extend Bluetooth tracking for ULDs
18 / 12 / 2018
Freighter operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and ULD management provider Unilode Aviation Solutions have extended their partnership for the extensive usage…
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