LATAM Cargo has added a direct route from US hub Miami to the Chilean cites of Antofagasta and Santiago with…
June 2018
MNX opens pharma hub in New York
20 / 06 / 2018
MNX Global Logistics has opened a pharma logistics facility in New York, located next to JFK International Airport. This healthcare and…
ACS customer howls with approval after dog food freighter flight
20 / 06 / 2018
Although this happened a while ago, an interesting Air Charter Service (ACS) press release today landed in the inbox of…
Schiphol: Targeting growth in a constrained environment
20 / 06 / 2018
Satisfying growing cargo demand within a constrained airport is a challenge being increasingly faced by major cargo hubs all over…
Cerberus Capital Management to acquire ground handler WFS in a €1.2bn deal
20 / 06 / 2018
Global ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is set to be acquired by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management in a…
Cherry-picking Turkish Cargo harvests supply chain time savings
20 / 06 / 2018
Turkish Cargo will fly 600 tonnes of Salihli cherries (Bing Cherry) to Oslo in 10 dedicated Airbus A330 charter flights…
Russian cargo airlines file flight information to comply with US ruling
20 / 06 / 2018
Russian cargo carriers have filed information on their flights to and from the US with the Department of Transportation (DoT),…
Airfreight oxygen system for live seafood lands in Europe
20 / 06 / 2018
The FishPac live seafood oxygen transport system is now available in Europe after its owners, FloatPac, signed an agreement with…
Europe’s crowded skies face capacity crunch
19 / 06 / 2018
Europe’s crowded skies face “serious capacity challenges” according to a new report by Eurocontrol, the organisation for the safety of…
Alaska Air Cargo expands capacity following Virgin America merger
19 / 06 / 2018
Alaska Air Cargo has increased its cargo capacity by 40% in continental US by utilising the 71 Airbus aircraft that…
Lufthansa “in contact” with low-cost carrier Norwegian
19 / 06 / 2018
Lufthansa is "in contact" with European low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle, which is already the target of a bid interest…
CEVA appoints head of e-commerce
19 / 06 / 2018
CEVA Logistics has appointed Niels Weithe to the newly created position of global head of eCommerce. He will be based…
Etihad reports a loss for 2017 while cargo revenues remain flat
18 / 06 / 2018
Etihad Airways reported its second annual loss in a row, although performance improved, while cargo revenues were flat and volumes…
DHL nets famous football goal transport operation
18 / 06 / 2018
DHL has flown the goal used in Germany’s famous 7-1 semi-final victory over Brazil in the 2014 football World Cup…
Google invests in JD.com as firms aim to create “frictionless shopping”
18 / 06 / 2018
Online powerhouses JD.com and Google have announced a new partnership that will see the search engine invest $550m in cash…
Nippon Cargo Airlines grounds all flights
18 / 06 / 2018
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has temporarily grounded all aircraft after an error was uncovered in maintenance records. The all-cargo aircraft…
European cargo monthly: Cargo growth slows in May
15 / 06 / 2018
European airlines saw cargo growth slow in May, although the market was particularly strong this time last year. Europe’s largest…
ECS Group sold as it looks to fund future acquisitions
15 / 06 / 2018
Cargo sales agent ECS has been acquired by investment firm Naxicap Partners to help continue the GSSA’s acquisition strategy. Naxicap…
Seminars outlining new UK Customs system hit the road
15 / 06 / 2018
Freight forwarder group BIFA, Agency Sector Management (ASM) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have launched a series of seminars…
Peterson elected to ATSG’s board of directors
15 / 06 / 2018
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has elected Laura Peterson to its board of directors, effective June 14. Peterson brings 22…
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