September 2018

Volga-Dnepr Airlines rushes relief supplies to help victims of Typhoon Mangkhut

Volga-Dnepr Airlines organised a delivery of aid relief cargo to Guam in less than 24 hours, providing 64 tons of…

Read More

Cathay Pacific continues to roll out ULD track and trace trial

Cathay Pacific Cargo and its partners have continued to roll out trials of new Bluetooth track and trace technology for…

Read More

It’s lift off for Eric the rhino as he heads to the Serengeti

Intradco Global and Qatar Airways Cargo helped transport an eight-year-old black rhino from a San Diego Zoo to Tanzania as…

Read More

Latest recruits join Davies Turner’s trainee programme

UK freight forwarder and logistics company Davies Turner & Co Ltd has recruited 11 youngsters for its trainee programme, now…

Read More

Airlines face complaint over refusal to transport animals for testing

A biomedical research group in the US has filed a complaint against four major airlines over their refusal to carry…

Read More

European cargo monthly: Air France KLM on the ascent in August

Air France KLM saw its cargo traffic continue to improve in August, while some of its main rivals had a…

Read More

K+N opens Baku and Almaty offices

Kuehne + Nagel has opened offices in Baku (Azerbaijan) and in Almaty (Kazakhstan), along with new legal entities, to better…

Read More

B&H Worldwide appoints Hollis as it looks to grow in Oceania

Aerospace logistics company B&H Worldwide has appointed Mark Hollis to the newly created position of Head of Commercial – Oceania….

Read More

Integrator heavyweights making light work of the e-commerce boom

The vertiginous rise of e-commerce is benefiting integrators rather than traditional air cargo handlers, conference-goers heard today. Handlers need to…

Read More

Trade continues to grow but air cargo braced for a slowdown

Global trade is expected to continue to grow, although the pace of improvement is expected to weaken, led by air…

Read More

Turkish Airlines creates cargo unit for integrator joint venture with ZTO and PAL Air

Turkish Airlines is to establish a new cargo unit that will serve as part of the previously announced strategic partnership with…

Read More

Ray Jewell retires from Cathay Pacific Cargo

Cathay Pacific regional head of cargo Europe Ray Jewell has retired after 35 years working with the airline. Jewell has…

Read More

Virgin Atlantic Cargo sees 3% tonnage growth in 2018 first half

Virgin Atlantic Cargo saw a 3% year-on-year increase in tonnages for in the first half of 2018, driven by a…

Read More

Autonomous snowploughs to be tested at Oslo airport

Project Yeti, using autonomous snowploughs to clear the runway, will go live at Oslo’s Fagernes Airport in Norway for the…

Read More

Air Cargo News Awards set for a new format

Air Cargo News is proud to announce a new format for its awards, the highly prized ‘Oscars’ of the global…

Read More

Pacific Air Cargo: continuing the Beti Ward leadership style

When Pacific Air Cargo (PAC) founder Beti Ward passed away earlier this year, her legacy was a management team determined…

Read More

3D printing poses a risk to 2%-4% of airfreight volumes

Fears over 3D printing are unfounded in that the technology is unlikely to eat into airfreight volumes in a significant…

Read More

Gazpromneft-Aero: Looking to fuel more freighters

Russian energy giant Gazprom Neft is looking to expand its international aviation refuelling business, and freighter operators are an important…

Read More

Pharma’s New Normal?: the delivery driver is the nurse giving the injection

A rapidly evolving pharma landscape could see a "New Normal" where the driver delivering vaccines to a patient’s home is…

Read More

Kerry Logistics appoints Rutgersson as managing director in Sweden

Kerry Logistics Network has promoted Kenny Rutgersson to managing director of its Swedish operation, with a strong focus on strengthening…

Read More