January 2019

Japan’s ANA takes a 9.5% stake in Philippine Airlines

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) group will invest $95m to acquire 9.5% of PAL Holdings, the parent of Philippine Airlines (PAL), the…

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Antonov’s purpose-built ramp is a three degrees hit for Bolloré Logistics

Antonov Airlines has completed a project for Bolloré Logistics transporting mining equipment from East Midlands Airport (EMA) in the UK…

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Operator of Istanbul’s new airport confirms March 3 as launch date for full passenger services

Istanbul’s new mega airport will launch "full passenger operations" on March 3 this year, two months later than planned. İGA…

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Changi airfreight edges up 1.4% to 2.1m tonnes in 2018

Singapore Changi Airport saw 2018 full year airfreight throughput increase by 1.4% to reach 2.15m tonnes although December saw cargo…

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JAS Forwarding signs up to the cargo.one platform

JAS Forwarding has become the latest firm to sign up to use the cargo.one airfreight booking platform. The forwarder will…

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CEVA board decides not to recommend CMA CGM takeover bid of CHF30 per share

CEVA Logistics’s board had decided not to recommend the CHF30 per share takeover offer by shipping line CMA CGM, a…

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Asian airlines report growth in 2019 despite end of year slowdown

Asian Pacific airlines recorded an "encouraging" increase in air cargo volumes in 2018, despite a slowdown towards the end of…

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CHAMP and Icelandair in PACT pilot for pre-load data transmission

CHAMP Cargosystems and Icelandair have transmitted messages in the pilot phase for Transport Canada’s PACT programme to send pre-load advance…

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CargoLogicGermany joins BARIG as it readies for takeoff

CargoLogicGermany is continuing preparations for launch by joining the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG). CargoLogic Germany was registered…

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Malpensa cargo volumes dip in 2018 but rebound expected in 2019

Italy’s Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) handled 558,218 tons in 2018, a 3.2% decline on the year before, but management predicts…

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Panalpina launches digital platform for charter network

Freight forwarder Panalpina has launched a new online tool for customers of its charter network. Aircharter.panalpina.com provides an overview of…

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Duggan joins Singapore forwarder TVS Asianics

Former head of Saudia Cargo’s charter Division, Mike Duggan, has been appointed as senior vice president, global airfreight, at Singapore-headquartered…

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China-Europe air cargo rates expected to rise despite unexpected dip

Airfreight rates on services from China to Europe are expected to pick up during the summer and beat last year’s…

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Airfreight rates climb in July despite demand slowdown

Airfreight rates on major trade lanes reached their highest levels so far in 2018 in July, despite a slowdown in…

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India’s Blue Dart Express names Balfour Manuel as chief executive

India’s Blue Dart Express, part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group, has named Balfour Manuel as chief executive to “chart the…

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American Airlines Cargo’s record year in 2018

American Airlines Cargo reported record mail/freight volumes and revenues in 2018, a reflection of  airline performance across the North America…

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Moscow’s Sheremetyevo cargo traffic up 5.5% in 2018

A surge in international volumes flown by Aeroflot and AirBridgeCargo (ABC) helped Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport handle more than 300,000 tonnes…

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VIDEO: Amazon tests out home delivery robot

E-commerce firm Amazon is continuing its push into the final mile delivery market with the introduction of an autonomous delivery…

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Checkport is first Swiss ACC3 EU validator

Checkport has been listed as the first Swiss company in the European Union (EU) database as an Independent Air Cargo…

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UPS in the Loop to reduce single-use packaging

UPS has begun testing Loop, a reusable and returnable packaging product, in Paris and New York as a first step…

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