Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed that one of its Boeing 777 freighters was forced to land at an airport on Batam island after…
January 2019
DSV in unsolicited $4bn bid for Panalpina
16 / 01 / 2019
Danish logistics giant DSV has made an unsolicited bid to acquire Switzerland-based Panalpina in a SFr170 per share offer that values the…
European Commission ‘infringed’ UPS’ rights by blocking TNT takeover
16 / 01 / 2019
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the European Commission in Brussels infringed UPS’ rights when it stopped…
Forwarders told to prepare for no-deal Brexit
16 / 01 / 2019
Freight forwarder association BIFA has told its members to prepare for the UK to leave the European Union with no…
US online shoppers want more free shipping
16 / 01 / 2019
US consumers increasingly expect free delivery of items ordered online and are also embracing new options, such as picking up…
K+N warns of chaos risk with a “disorderly Brexit”
16 / 01 / 2019
Kuehne + Nagel International (K+NI) has warned that a “disorderly Brexit is the worst solution” and will impose “massive restrictions…
FedEx to swoop on international express business of Israeli distribution firm
15 / 01 / 2019
FedEx Express will acquire the international express business of Israeli logistics and distribution firm Flying Cargo Group. The announcement comes…
ASM moves to allay no-deal Brexit ferry port congestion concerns
15 / 01 / 2019
Customs clearance software provider Agency Sector Management (ASM) says that plans are in place to continue processing the current levels…
Europe’s airports register a cargo decline for the first time in three years
15 / 01 / 2019
The slowdown in cargo demand growth began to bite at European airports in November as hubs in the region recorded…
Stingl scoops Panalpina sales and marketing role
15 / 01 / 2019
Christian Stingl joined Panalpina on January 14 as regional head of marketing and sales for Europe. Stingl is based in…
AEI to provide Germany’s Royal Aero with a converted B737-400 freighter
15 / 01 / 2019
Passenger to freighter conversion specialist Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) is to provide Germany-based aviation trading company Royal Aero with a…
Rathor takes Virgin Cargo regional manager role
14 / 01 / 2019
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Sumith Rathor as regional sales manager – UK. Sumith joined the airline in 2013 as…
AirBridgeCargo sees cargo volumes increase by 2% in 2018
14 / 01 / 2019
AirBridgeCargo recorded a 2% increase in cargo volumes to more than 700,000 tonnes in 2018 driven by growth in special…
Panalpina ready for Brexit with freighter flight and task force
14 / 01 / 2019
Panalplina has set up a Brexit task force and says that its Mexico-US-UK-Luxembourg freighter service will help companies create contingency…
Turkish Cargo joins the Animal Transportation Association
14 / 01 / 2019
Turkish Cargo has joined the Animal Transportation Association (ATA), which promotes the transport of live animals in secure and ideal…
Etihad gains first airline CEIV Pharma certification in the Middle East
14 / 01 / 2019
Etihad Cargo has become the Middle East’s first carrier to be awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV)…
Time and road haulage permits in short supply for the UK’s RFS sector in a no-deal Brexit looms
14 / 01 / 2019
UK based airfreight road feeder operators have until the end of this week to apply for international road haulage permits…
Another record breaking year for cargo at Hong Kong
14 / 01 / 2019
The world’s busiest freight hub, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), had another record breaking year for cargo in 2018 with…
Heathrow registers slight increase in cargo demand in 2018
11 / 01 / 2019
The UK’s busiest cargo airport Heathrow registered a 0.1% increase in cargo volumes last year with North American cargo leading…
Cargo Airline of the Year 2019 – online voting now live
10 / 01 / 2019
Online voting has now opened for the Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year 2019 awards. Voting has been…
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