August 2019

WFS adds new pharma cargo facility at Paris CDG

Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is investing €10m in a new Pharma Centre at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport…

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Nick Platts to leave Heathrow cargo role

Nicks Platts will leave his position as head of cargo at Heathrow Airport on October 9 as he seeks a…

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Funds raised for cargo development at Baltimore airport

An affiliate of Aviation Facilities Company Management has raised more than $36m in financing for a new air cargo facility…

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TIACA selects Hourcade to join transformation team

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has appointed Celine Hourcade as a project manager. From September, in her new role,…

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Damco renews with BluJay for digital services

Freight forwarder Damco has expanded its deal with supply chain software provider BluJay to include cloud services. The two companies…

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Kuehne+Nagel and Air France KLM in ‘industry first’ system connection

Freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) and airline group Air France KLM have directly connected their space booking systems in what they…

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Qantas Freight expands capacity with B747-8F duo

Qantas Freight has welcomed a new addition to its fleet with the first of two Boeing 747-8F freighter aircraft touching…

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JetBlue and Aeronex to launch US cargo services

US low-cost carrier JetBlue and Miami-based Aeronex Cargo are to operate a new airfreight service, starting with Fort Lauderdale in…

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B&H upgrades its aerospace credentials

Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has upgraded its ISO accreditation to EN AS 9120b – the specialist standard for the…

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Lufthansa reaches air cargo anti-trust settlement with Deutsche Bahn

German logistics and European rail group Deutsche Bahn has reached an undisclosed settlement with Lufthansa concerning an alleged airline cargo…

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Emirates’ summer surge for perishables and pharma

Emirates SkyCargo transported over 150,000 tonnes of perishables and 27,000 tonnes of pharmaceuticals through its Dubai hub this summer. The…

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German cargo market drops by more than 20% in June

Airlines and freight forwarders experienced some big declines in German export volumes in June, writes Oliver Link from Air Cargo…

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How to prepare air cargo supply chains for Brexit

In the second of our ‘How To’ series, Peter MacSwiney, chairman, Agency Sector Management, examines how companies can prepare their…

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Atlas wins arbitration ruling but pilots’ union will fight on

Atlas Air has secured an important arbitration ruling in its prolonged legal battle with the union that represents its pilots….

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Agility investing $18m in greener logistics

Global logistics provider Agility has so far invested $18m in green supply chain technologies as it pursues an environmental strategy…

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Amazon to invest in Canadian freighter operator Cargojet

E-commerce giant Amazon will invest in a third freighter operator as it takes a stake in Canada’s Cargojet. The two…

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Asia Pacific airfreight demand falls 7.7% in July

Asia Pacific airlines saw airfreight demand fall 7.7% in July as declining exports and a worsening trade outlook led to…

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ECS continues European expansion with new office in Portugal

ECS Group has opened an office in Porto (OPO), continuing the GSSA’s European development strategy to expand its network. “Opening…

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Panalpina announces changes to board of directors

Panalpina has made changes to its board of directors following its merger with DSV. The company said that it had…

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Zoetis joins Pharma.Aero as shipper member

Animal medicine manufacturer Zoetis has joined Pharma.Aero as a new strategic pharma shipper member, joining a group of pharma shippers…

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