August 2019

Airfreight rates flat line for summer slowdown

Airfreight rates flat lined in July as the air cargo industry entered the quieter summer months. The latest figures from…

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CSafe increases European presence with new Amsterdam service centre

CSafe Global has opened a new service centre in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, to increase its operational capabilities in Europe. At…

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European airports’ cargo performance hits seven-year low

In June, European airports registered the largest percentage decline in cargo traffic of the past seven years. Airports Council International…

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FedEx exits ground shipping contract with Amazon

FedEx has moved to distance itself further from Amazon, announcing that it will no longer deliver packages for the e-commerce…

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IAG Cargo back to normal as British Airways resolves IT issues

British Airways (BA) has resolved the IT issues that yesterday caused the cancellation of at least 117 UK flights, but…

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British Airways IT issues hit cargo customers

IT problems at British Airways have forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights at London Heathrow and Gatwick. IAG…

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Transcarga application for Venezuela-US flights rejected

Transcarga International Airways attempt to circumnavigate a US ban on flights to and from Venezuela has been rejected. On May…

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Rhenus Logistics invests to meet demand for automated service

Rhenus Logistics is implementing a number of initiatives in its air and ocean business to help meet changing customer demands…

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Cathay Pacific Cargo under pressure in H1

Cathay Pacific saw cargo revenues, volumes and yields decline in the first half of the year as the US-China trade…

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Air cargo down again in June as signs of a recovery were premature

Air cargo traffic has now declined year-on-year for eight months in a row and signs of a recovery in recent…

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Cebu Pacific moves into freighter operations

Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has moved into freighter operations following the delivery of a converted ATR 72 freighter. The…

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Silk Way Airlines USA announces new Americas vice president

Silk Way Airlines USA (SWA USA) has appointed Fadi Nahas as vice president of the Americas. Nahas has more than…

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ATSG revenues take-off in Q2 thanks to Amazon and Omni deals

Freighter operator ATSG has reported increases in revenues and operating income during the second quarter of the year, as it…

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Tigers to utilise Doozee freight rate quote engine

Tigers will use Doozee’s freight rate quote engine across its internal networks in Europe and the US. US-based Doozee incorporates…

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Out of this world delivery for Antonov Airlines

Antonov Airlines has flown a satellite in partnership with Kübler Spedition from Munich Airport to Cayenne Félix Eboué Airport on…

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Swissport signs up for ten more years with SEGRO

Cargo handler Swissport has signed a 10-year deal to continue leasing its 104,000 sq ft facility at SEGRO’s Heathrow Cargo…

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Crane Worldwide Logistics announces new EMEIA operations vice president

Crane Worldwide Logistics has announced its new vice president of operations for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa: Stefan Boehler….

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Swiss WorldCargo adds new destinations

Swiss WorldCargo will begin nonstop services to Osaka and Washington DC in March 2020. Flights to the two destinations will…

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Emirates SkyCargo looks to diversification and digitisation

Product diversification, digitisation of the air cargo supply chain and an ambition to build an e-commerce hub in the Middle…

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DHL sees airfreight volumes slide in Q2

DHL Global Forwarding saw its airfreight volumes decline in the second quarter of the year, but its air gross profit…

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