DHL Global Forwarding is transporting four 140-ton waste heat boilers from Germany to Saudi Arabia, using the Antonov An-225 freighter. DHL…
August 2018
Cathay Pacific sees cargo improve while overall losses are narrowed
08 / 08 / 2018
Cathay Pacific saw cargo revenues soar during the first half of 2018, while the overall airline group managed to narrow…
Capacity bottlenecks contribute to half-year dip in Frankfurt cargo volumes
08 / 08 / 2018
Frankfurt airport’s cargo volumes dipped 0.4% in the first half of 2018, hindered by "temporary capacity bottlenecks" in cargo handling,…
Mixed outlook for airports but May’s cargo volumes pick up speed
07 / 08 / 2018
Global airfreight volumes “picked up speed” in May, registering a 5.1% year-on-year increase despite comparison with a high octane month…
Agility airfreight’s strong performance in Q2
07 / 08 / 2018
A strong performance in airfreight helped Kuwait-based global logistics group Agility report second-quarter net profit of KD20m ($66m), an increase…
Wildlife traffickers “highly dependent” on commercial air transport
07 / 08 / 2018
A new report on global wildlife trafficking seizures in air transport reveals that criminals are "highly dependent" on commercial air…
E-commerce and freight forwarding boost for DP DHL’s second quarter
07 / 08 / 2018
Deutsche Post DHL Group’s (DP DHLG) revenue rose by 1.4% to more than €15bn in the second quarter of 2018,…
Anchorage first half airport volumes on top of the world
07 / 08 / 2018
Alaska’s Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) reported a 5.2% rise in first half 2018 cargo volumes to more than…
Freighter lessor ATSG’s revenues on the rise
07 / 08 / 2018
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) reported 2018 second quarter revenues of $203.6m, an increase of 6% after…
Fraport sells its 30% stake in Hannover Airport
06 / 08 / 2018
Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (Fraport) is to sell its entire 30% stake in niche German hub Hannover airport to iCON…
Hactl boosts green efforts with special event
06 / 08 / 2018
Ground handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has marked the latest phase in its long-running “Green Terminal” environmental…
US pilot unions team up to oppose single-pilot freighter study
06 / 08 / 2018
Unions representing the pilots of nearly 50 commercial airlines have teamed up to oppose a study that would research and…
DHL and United Nations step up disaster response training
06 / 08 / 2018
Deutsche Post DHL (DP DHL) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are stepping up their training programme for disaster…
DHL’s bear necessities are Grrrrreat
06 / 08 / 2018
Four of Japan’s Ussuri brown bears – Riku, Kai, Hanako and Amu – have safely migrated to their new sanctuary…
First A330-200 freighter conversion delivered to Egyptair Cargo
06 / 08 / 2018
Egyptair Cargo has taken delivery of an Airbus A330-200 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW). The delivery comes…
CEVA completes $1.4bn refinancing
06 / 08 / 2018
CEVA Logistics has completed a comprehensive refinancing package, totaling $1.4bn. The company raised €300m of 5.25% senior secured notes due…
Brexit: Keep the planes flying and the trucks rolling, says FTA
03 / 08 / 2018
UK Logistics professionals have warned the government’s Brexit negotiators to prioritise the negotiation of aviation and road access agreements with…
IAG cargo revenues climb in Q2 despite traffic decline
03 / 08 / 2018
IAG Cargo saw revenues climb during the second quarter despite a decline in traffic during the period. The airline group…
City Union Logistics moves transformers with nine charters
03 / 08 / 2018
City Union Logistics has transported transformers weighing 900 tons in nine freighter charters for General Electric from Changzhou, China, to…
Kuehne+Nagel makes another perishables acquisition
03 / 08 / 2018
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has completed the acquisition of the perishables business of Panatlantic Logistics, Ecuador. K+N said the acquisition…