The air cargo industry is bracing for disruption to US supply chains as Hurricane Florence starts to lash North and…
September 2018
Ethiopian and Western Global hope to partner on US mail to Africa
14 / 09 / 2018
Ethiopian Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation to begin a code share agreement with all-cargo airline Western…
Luxembourg, Cargolux and Bank of China sign finance MoU
14 / 09 / 2018
Luxembourg’s finance ministry, freighter operator Cargolux and Bank of China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a $155m global…
Plea for help in sending a Grand Piano from Munich to Chile, for Easter Island charity
13 / 09 / 2018
Germany’s air cargo industry has been asked to transport a Grand Piano from Munich to Chile as part of charity…
Volga-Dnepr Airlines puts the breaks on broker relationships
13 / 09 / 2018
Russian carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines has discontinued doing business with aircraft charter brokers for its fleet of An-124-100 and IL-76TD-90VD freighters….
UPS invests for surge in cross-border e-commerce
13 / 09 / 2018
UPS has unveiled a transformation strategy to handle a 40% surge in package revenues and a 28% increase in cross-border…
Turkish gains Authorized Economic Operator status
13 / 09 / 2018
Turkish Cargo has obtain an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certificate, issued by the World Customs Organization (WCO), which enables companies…
Time:matters swoops on customs firms
13 / 09 / 2018
Logistics firm time:matters has acquired CB Customs Broker and Customs Broker Cargo Handling as it expands the range of services…
Frankfurt’s August cargo volumes up by 0.8%
13 / 09 / 2018
Germany’s Frankfurt airport saw a slight increase in cargo volumes in August, up by just 0.8% year on year to…
China Northwest International Cargo Airlines gets the green light
12 / 09 / 2018
China’s Northwest Regional Administration of Civil Aviation Administration has approved the establishment of China Northwest International Cargo Airlines, a cross-border…
Ground handler LUG reorganises management structure
12 / 09 / 2018
Frankfurt-based air cargo ground handler LUG has re-organised its management structure, stating that the changes will provide "a sustainable, future…
Video: Emirates SkyCargo reaches trucking milestone
12 / 09 / 2018
Emirates SkyCargo has reached the milestone of transporting 1m ULDs through its bonded corridor trucking service (see video at end…
YTO expands international cargo operations with Tokyo flight
12 / 09 / 2018
YTO Airlines has launched a new international freighter flight between Zhengzhou and Tokyo to cater for e-commerce demand. The first…
FTA repeats calls for aviation to be a Brexit priority
12 / 09 / 2018
UK shipper group the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has again called on the government to prioritise the negotiation of aviation…
Pharma packaging firm Peli BioThermal opens new US network station
12 / 09 / 2018
Temperature-controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has opened a new network station and service centre in Indianapolis. The 50,000sq ft facility…
Etihad adds FreshForward cool chain product
12 / 09 / 2018
Middle East carrier Etihad Cargo has launched its FreshForward cool chain product for importing perishable goods to the UAE, adding…
Greenville-Spartanburg airport to invest in new cargo facilities after recent growth
11 / 09 / 2018
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) will soon break ground on a new $30m cargo warehouse and ramp to meet continuing growth…
CargoLogicAir boosts management as fourth B747 freighter waits in the wings
11 / 09 / 2018
Ex-Martinair senior executive Frank De Jong is joining CargoLogicAir (CLA) as part of swathe of new appointments to the British…
China-Europe rates soften following new Uni-top freighter service launch
11 / 09 / 2018
Rates on the China-Europe trade have shown signs of softening this week following the launch of Uni-Top’s new freighter service….
FlyKargo partners JetBlue for Americas e-commerce programme
11 / 09 / 2018
FlyKargo has partnered with US passenger carrier JetBlue Airways to "facilitate air cargo movement" between Fort Lauderdale and San Juan,…