LATAM Cargo transported more than 7,400 tons of fresh flowers from Latin America for International Mother’s Day on May 12…
May 2019
US more than doubles Chinese tariff levels
10 / 05 / 2019
The US has followed through on its threat to increase tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese goods. Tariffs on Chinese…
Turkish Cargo’s new Porto of call for freighter network
10 / 05 / 2019
Turkish Cargo, the Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year 2019, has included Porto (OPO) in Portugal to its…
South America and Africa boost IAG Cargo in tough Q1
10 / 05 / 2019
IAG Cargo managed to record an increase in airfreight traffic in the first quarter despite an overall market decline, although…
Swissport’s ‘excellent’ 2018 saw cargo revenues up by 6.5%
10 / 05 / 2019
Swissport reported an “excellent year” in 2018 as the ground handler saw total group revenues surge by 6.7% to just…
DHL sees airfreight volumes slide but rates boost revenues
10 / 05 / 2019
DHL Global Forwarding saw its airfreight volumes decline for the fifth quarter in a row in the first three months…
Sea-air boost for Singapore after airport and boxport alliance
09 / 05 / 2019
Singapore’s sea-air connectivity has received a further boost by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Changi airport…
Emirates’ annual cargo volumes edge ahead despite “significant headwinds”
09 / 05 / 2019
Dubai aviation giant Emirates Group faced “significant headwinds” in global airfreight during the 2018-19 financial year which saw its airline…
Etihad Cargo adds Singapore to B777F schedule
09 / 05 / 2019
Etihad Cargo has launched scheduled weekly Boeing 777 freighter flights from its Abu Dhabi hub to Singapore’s Changi International Airport….
Dubai’s DWC is waiting in the wings
08 / 05 / 2019
Aircraft operations at Dubai International Airport (DXB) are a little quiet at the moment as one of Middle East mega-hub’s…
ATSG boosted by Omni, Amazon and DHL
08 / 05 / 2019
ATSG saw revenues increase by 71% in the first quarter of the year thanks its purchase of Omni Air while…
Adidas turns to airfreight to mitigate supply chain shortages
08 / 05 / 2019
Sportswear giant Adidas is turning to airfreight as it looks to mitigate supply chain shortages caused by an unexpected increase…
Northern UK airports can become the ‘beating heart’ of regional development
08 / 05 / 2019
Northern UK airports can become the ‘beating heart’ of regional development to establish global connectivity for the Northern Powerhouse project…
Air cargo returns to growth but continues to face headwinds
08 / 05 / 2019
Airfreight returned to growth in March after three months of year-on-year declines. IATA statistics show that air cargo demand in…
Etihad Cargo revamps loyalty programme
07 / 05 / 2019
Etihad Cargo has revamped its customer loyalty programme and a rebranded cargo loyalty scheme named PayloadRewards. Launched in 2013, Etihad…
New date for Cargolux whale flight
07 / 05 / 2019
Cargolux and the SeaLife Trust have set a new date for the transport of two beluga whales bewteen China and…
US threatens further tariff hike on Chinese goods
07 / 05 / 2019
US retailers are bracing themselves for increases in US tariffs on Chinese goods after president Donald Trump took to Twitter…
SAA targets high-value cargo with new Guangzhou route
07 / 05 / 2019
South African Airways (SAA) will launch direct flights between Johannesburg and Guangzhou, China, on September 18, giving customers access to…
DB Schenker renews with CHAMP for Traxon cargoHUB
07 / 05 / 2019
Freight forwarder DB Schenker has renewed its agreement with CHAMP Cargosystems for the airfreight IT provider’s Traxon cargoHUB. CHAMP will…
Hamburg airport to pilot FAIR@Link cargo community system
07 / 05 / 2019
Hamburg Airport is one of the first in Germany to introduce the FAIR@Link Air Cargo Community System from software developer…