The start of September will see air charter service provider Navitrans begin the lease of a Boeing 747-400ERF (Extended Range…
August 2018
Cathay Pacific: plenty to look forward to in the Americas
30 / 08 / 2018
Fred Ruggiero, vice-president cargo, Americas for Cathay Pacific, has reported on a “very strong year in the Americas so far”…
K+N restructures in Europe
30 / 08 / 2018
Switzerland-headquartered supply chain services provider Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) is to establish a single integrated region of Europe within its…
Largest US horse airlift ahead of World Equestrian Games
30 / 08 / 2018
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), a relatively small air hub in the northwest corner of South Carolina becomes the focal point…
Kochi Airport re-opens following Kerala floods
29 / 08 / 2018
India’s Kochi Airport re-opened as some semblance of normality returns to the country’s Kerala region following a period of sustained…
IATA warns of slowing rate of airfreight growth
29 / 08 / 2018
According to the latest statistics produced by IATA, demand for airfreight services – as measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs)…
Leading airfreight operator calls for more from African airports
29 / 08 / 2018
Sanjeev Gadhia, the founder and chief executive of Astral Aviation, an all-cargo carrier based at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport,…
B777F boom continues as AeroLogic adds another freighter
29 / 08 / 2018
AeroLogic, the freighter operator jointly owned by Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Deutsche Post AG through their subsidiaries Lufthansa Cargo and…
AT&T and Softbox collaborate on drone deliveries
29 / 08 / 2018
US telecommunications giant AT&T recently worked closely with UK-headquartered Softbox on a drone demonstration intended to show that vital medicines…
Finnair plans development of Asian links for summer 2019
29 / 08 / 2018
Finnair has announced that it will be adding frequencies on many of its Asian routes next summer. The expansion of…
SEKO appoints Matthew Brown as new CFO
29 / 08 / 2018
US-headquartered supply chain services specialist SEKO Logistics has appointed Matthew Brown as its new chief financial officer (CFO). He has…
U-Freight points to boom in AOG business
29 / 08 / 2018
Hong Kong-based freight forwarder U-Freight has reported a significant increase in its shipments related to aircraft-on-ground (AOG) business, in large…
New Tianjin Airlines service flies into Heathrow from Chongqing
29 / 08 / 2018
Heathrow has welcomed its first scheduled flight arriving directly from the Chinese city of Chongqing. Operated by Tianjin Airlines, the…
CEVA names Binetti as its new CCO
29 / 08 / 2018
Supply chain services giant CEVA Logistics has confirmed that Laurent Binetti will take up the position of chief commercial officer…
Changi on the up in July
28 / 08 / 2018
Singapore Changi Airport handled 183,000 tonnes of cargo in July, up by 2.1% on the same month of 2017. The…
Hainan introduces new connection to Zurich from Shenzhen
28 / 08 / 2018
Hainan Airlines launched its inaugural service between Shenzhen and Zurich. The first non-stop service to connect China’s Guangzhou-Shenzhen area with…
Delta Cargo kiosks a digital step forward
28 / 08 / 2018
Delta Cargo has introduced self-service iPad kiosks at its stations in Atlanta and Boston, and is currently testing the technology…
Lufthansa Group appoints Saeys-Desmedt to Africa sales role
28 / 08 / 2018
Philippe Saeys-Desmedt, currently vice president sales Africa for Brussels Airlines, is to take up a new role as senior director…
Eric Born to stay on at Swissport
28 / 08 / 2018
Swissport, the globally active ground and cargo handler owned by China’s HNA Group, has confirmed that president and chief executive…
Mark Rollinson to head up Dachser UK
28 / 08 / 2018
Germany-headquartered logistics giant Dachser has announced that Mark Rollinson will take over as managing director of Dachser UK at the…