Bahrain International Airport (BIA) saw a 23% surge in Formula One (F1) related cargo volumes in the build up to…
April 2019
Chapman Freeborn appoints Neil Dursley as chief commercial officer
09 / 04 / 2019
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has appointed Neil Dursley as its chief commercial officer. His experience includes over seven years with Panalpina…
ACP Worldwide promotes Entwistle
09 / 04 / 2019
Aviation management company ACP Worldwide has promoted Rod Entwistle to the newly created position of managing director. A 23-year veteran…
A record 40-tonne vessel spare part is plane-sailing for AirBridge
08 / 04 / 2019
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported a record shipment weight, a 37.5 tonne vessel part, from Frankfurt to Singapore using its…
SkyCell offers $4m product loss insurance for pharma shipments
08 / 04 / 2019
Pharma airfreight container lessor SkyCell has launched its ‘Peace of Mind Insurance’ comprehensive insurance cover of $4m per unit against…
UK’s Doncaster Sheffield Airport appoints new head of cargo
08 / 04 / 2019
Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) has appointed Ray Wood as head of cargo following on from a record year in 2018….
UK forwarders given guidance on trade in endangered species in a no-deal Brexit
08 / 04 / 2019
UK freight forwarders have received additional guidance on the regulations concerning the trade in endangered species. Robert Keen, director general…
ECS becomes the first GSSA to join Tiaca board
08 / 04 / 2019
Chairman of ECS Group Bertrand Schmoll has been elected to the board of Tiaca – the first time a GSSA…
Houston and Cabo Frio airports team-up to target energy sector
08 / 04 / 2019
Houston Airport System and Cabo Frio Airport are teaming up to target air cargo flows between two of the largest…
The right stuff: How software can optimise ULD loadplanning
08 / 04 / 2019
Optimised loading of an air cargo container or pallet is like solving a Rubrik’s Cube, but without the fun. Cargo-Planner…
Air cargo industry rallies to help Mozambique after Cyclone Idai
05 / 04 / 2019
UK-based broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has flown almost 500 tons of humanitarian aid and 80 doctors on chartered aircraft…
A mixed picture for rates as air cargo shows some signs of a pick-up
05 / 04 / 2019
Airfreight rates on the transpacific trade are expected to begin picking up over the coming weeks after hitting their low…
AirBridgeCargo launches ‘abc premium’ capacity guarantee
04 / 04 / 2019
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has introduced its ‘abc premium’ product which offers guaranteed capacity and prioritisation on specific flights across the…
Tigers roars into Thurrock as it stalks e-commerce demand
04 / 04 / 2019
Logistics firm Tigers has opened a new facility in Thurrock, near London Gateway, to continue with long-term UK investment plans…
Qantas Freight to upgrade freighters to B747-8Fs
04 / 04 / 2019
Qantas Freight has announced that from late July it will upgrade its freighter fleet with the lease of two Boeing…
Air Partner collects an Oscar for Asia Pacific expansion
04 / 04 / 2019
Global aviation services group Air Partner has appointed Oscar Thwin as Asia Pacific vice president of freight, joining the group’s…
IATA reports another decline for air cargo in February
04 / 04 / 2019
Air cargo traffic declined again in February as the industry had its weakest month in terms of growth in the…
Cargolux doubles Budapest flights, boosting Hong Kong and adding Zhengzhou connections
03 / 04 / 2019
Cargolux is doubling its Boeing 747 freighter flights to Budapest from three to six connections per week to the Hungarian…
Neutral Air Partner and HashMove launch consolidation portal
03 / 04 / 2019
Global freight network Neutral Air Partner (NAP) and its airfreight wholesale sub-industry group, NAC Consolidators, have worked with technology company…
CEVA’s China-Europe trucking service expanded to Spain
03 / 04 / 2019
CEVA Logistics has expanded its China-Europe trucking service, which the forwarder has pitched as a competitor to air, with a…