July 2018

Southwest launches international cargo operations

Southwest Airlines Cargo has officially launched its international shipping operation with services to  Mexico City. Later this summer, the carrier…

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Antonov Airlines sees revenues grow by 42% in first five months of 2018

Antonov Airlines registered an 81% revenue increase in 2017 compared to the previous year, while over the first five months…

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Magnusson to join TIACA’s shipper committee

Ericsson’s Lars Magnusson is joining TIACA’s Shippers Advisory Committee as the new Ericsson industry and society representative. Magnusson is responsible…

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ABC and CLA team up with SITAONAIR for in-flight cargo monitoring

SITAONAIR is joining forces with AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and CargoLogicAir (CLA) to launch an internet of things (IoT) platform that…

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BIFA appoints Susanne Oud to board of directors

UK forwarder group the British International Freight Association (BIFA) has announced that Susanne Oud has joined its Board of Directors,…

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Forwarder Dimerco targets India growth after MTO accreditation

Taiwan-based Dimerco has been awarded Multimodal Transport Operator (MTO) status in India, which it says will open up "new opportunities…

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Hong Kong Airport on course for another record year for cargo

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is set for another record year after handling 2.5m tonnes of cargo and airmail in…

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Qatar Airways confirms B777F order

Qatar Airways has finalised its order for five B777 Freighters at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow.  The deal, valued at…

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DHL orders 14 B777Fs to kick off Farnborough Airshow

DHL has placed an order for 14 Boeing 777 Freighters with purchase rights for seven additional freighters valued at $4.7bn…

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Frank Yau to be Cathay Pacific’s head of cargo sales for Hong Kong

Frank Yau is to become the new head of cargo sales Hong Kong for Cathay Pacific Cargo, taking over from…

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Cinven set for Envirotainer acquisition

Specialist pharma-chain ULD provider Envirotainer is set to have a new owner after private equity firm Cinven acquired all the…

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Lufthansa Cargo to offer spot market capacity on digital platform

Lufthansa Cargo will begin offering spot market capacity through online platform cargo.one as it pushes its digital offering to forwarders….

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Top marks: Volga-Dnepr in education alliance to boost Russian aviation

Volga-Dnepr has linked up with a Moscow university to improve quality of education and competitiveness of Russian aviation. Volga-Dnepr Technics…

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Miraculous escape for Cargolux freighter crew after fuel leak from helicopter shipment

A Cargolux freighter and its crew had a miraculous escaped after 322 litres of fuel leaked from a disassembled helicopter…

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UK forwarders have mixed feelings over government’s Brexit plan

UK freight forwarder association BIFA has warned that the government’s Brexit white paper outlining the proposed future relationship with the…

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Atlas Air leases B747F from LCI

Lease Corporation International (LCI) , the aviation division of the Libra Group, today announces that it has entered into an…

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Atlas in pilot interview agreement with GoJet

US-based freighter lessor Atlas Air and US regional passenger carrier GoJet Airlines have entered an agreement that guarantees GoJet pilots…

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Amerijet switching to indexed fuel surcharge

Miami-based Amerijet International Airlines is changing its fuel surcharge calculation method to an indexed model, “in order to more accurately…

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FTA welcomes UK government Brexit paper

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has reacted positively to the content of today’s White Paper outlining the government’s intended future…

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Mixed response to UK government’s Brexit white paper free trade proposal

Business groups have expressed a mixed response to the UK government’s white paper on the country’s exit from the European…

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