Air Italy, the carrier formerly known as Meridiana, has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Akbar Al…
May 2018
Reasons for Manston delay made public
14 / 05 / 2018
Details have now been made public regarding the temporary withdrawal of a development consent order (DCO) application to develop a…
TIACA: will Belt and Road be a game-changer for airfreight?
14 / 05 / 2018
In the lead up to this week’s Air Cargo China exhibition in Shanghai, the latest Friday Flyer from The International…
Ethiopian to open Manchester to Addis connection
14 / 05 / 2018
Ethiopian Airlines is to launch flights from its home hub of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Manchester Airport before…
AAPA reports on Asia Pacific airlines’ 2017 performance
14 / 05 / 2018
According to the latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), thanks to major manufacturing economies located in…
Hong Kong cargo recovers strongly in April
14 / 05 / 2018
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 426,000 tonnes of cargo and air mail in April, up by 4.8% year-on-year. A…
MAG-nificent April for East Midlands’ cargo volumes
11 / 05 / 2018
The UK’s biggest airport for cargo aircraft, East Midlands Airport (EMA), part the Manchester Airports Group (MAG) portfolio, saw cargo volumes…
European cargo monthly: April is a better month
11 / 05 / 2018
IAG and Finnair saw cargo volumes return to growth in April, while Air France KLM and Lufthansa suffered from the…
April showers record cargo volumes on Heathrow
11 / 05 / 2018
London-Heathrow airport cargo volumes enjoyed their 21st consecutive record month in April 2018, as trade growth at the UK’s largest port…
Fitt for the top job at Yusen Logistics UK
10 / 05 / 2018
Andy Fitt has been appointed as the new managing director of Yusen Logistics UK (YL UK). After serving over three…
Van Dort confirmed as Global Shippers’ Forum chairman
10 / 05 / 2018
Sean van Dort is the new chairman of the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF), which represents international supply chain managers. He…
Lufthansa orders two B777 freighters
10 / 05 / 2018
The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa has approved the order of two Boeing 777F for Lufthansa Cargo. Delivery is already…
Airfreight rates continue to track ahead of 2017 levels in April
10 / 05 / 2018
Air cargo carriers continued to see airfreight rates improve in April compared with a year earlier. According to the latest…
ATSG abandons Chinese JV cargo airline plan
10 / 05 / 2018
ATSG has decided to abandon its plans to launch a joint venture airline in China following a review of its…
Network Airline Management and TAAG renew freighter contract
10 / 05 / 2018
Network Airline Management (NAM) and TAAG Angola Airlines — the national airline of Angola — have renewed their long-term freighter…
IAG to offer cargo space on new Heathrow-Durban link
10 / 05 / 2018
IAG Cargo will begin offering cargo capacity on a new direct service between London Heathrow and Durban from October 29….
UIA selects ECS Globe Air Cargo India as GSSA for the subcontinent
10 / 05 / 2018
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has selected ECS Globe Air Cargo India to provide General Services & Sales Agent (GSSA) services…
Unisys wins US Customs contract for cargo security system
10 / 05 / 2018
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has selected Unisys to develop, operate and manage systems used for risk assessments of…
Hactl handles Western Global’s freighter flights for Flexport
09 / 05 / 2018
Florida-based freighter operator Western Global Airlines (WGA) has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) to handle its first…
WFS acquires 100% of Irish joint venture
09 / 05 / 2018
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has acquired 100% of its joint venture in Ireland after buying the minority shareholding of its…