Global forwarder Dimerco has transported two civilian helicopters from Tennessee in the US, via South Korea, to Guangdong in China….
March 2019
KLM participates in panda project
15 / 03 / 2019
KLM has flown two young red pandas from Edinburgh to Amsterdam as part of a conservation project to help secure…
Frankfurt: February volumes fall 3.4%
15 / 03 / 2019
Germany’s Frankfurt Airport saw its cargo throughput (freight and mail combined) contract by 3.4% in February, to 161,366 tonnes. Airport…
Australia needs dedicated airfreight body, says think tank
15 / 03 / 2019
A think tank has called on the Australian government to set up a dedicated body to measure and publish detailed…
CCN and Microsoft launch air cargo blockchain first
15 / 03 / 2019
Singapore’s Cargo Community Network (CCN) and Microsoft have launched the world’s first blockchain-based air cargo billing, costing and reconciliation system….
Cargo iQ welcomes Royal Air Maroc
15 / 03 / 2019
Royal Air Maroc has joined IATA’s Cargo iQ initiative, signing up during the World cargo Symposium held in Singapore this…
Lufthansa Group: ‘another successful year’
14 / 03 / 2019
Lufthansa Group has posted a 6% year-on-year rise in total revenues for 2018. At €2.8bn, adjusted EBIT fell only slightly…
Etihad Cargo records strong performance
14 / 03 / 2019
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has reported a loss of $1.28bn for 2018, an improvement on the $1.52bn loss it suffered…
NCA goes fully digital with iCargo
14 / 03 / 2019
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), the launch customer of IBS Software’s iCargo airline cargo management solution back in 2008, has upgraded…
Alberto Nobis heads up DHL Express Europe
14 / 03 / 2019
DHL has named Alberto Nobis chief executive of DHL Express Europe, confirming that he joined the DHL Express global management…
Cathay Pacific joins Pharma.Aero
14 / 03 / 2019
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has joined the cross-industry Pharma.Aero initiative, which aims to achieve excellence in the transportation and handling…
E-commerce: A gift from heaven for air cargo but challenges ahead
14 / 03 / 2019
E-commerce is a “gift from heaven” for the air cargo sector but it faces several challenges if the industry is…
Dallas Fort Worth airport gains CEIV Pharma
14 / 03 / 2019
Dallas Fort Worth airport (DFW) has been awarded IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification. The Texan…
Qantas picks WFS for three-year handling contract in Dallas Fort Worth
14 / 03 / 2019
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has expanded its ground handling services at Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) airport after winning a three-year…
Cutting the paper chain in dangerous goods declarations
14 / 03 / 2019
Electronic-Dangerous Goods Declarations (e-DGDs) offer the prospect of shorter consignment cut-off times for shippers and of reducing the number of…
Strong cargo performance as Cathay Pacific returns to profit
13 / 03 / 2019
Cathay Pacific saw increased capacity, yield and load factors in cargo as it benefitted from robust demand in 2018. It…
Cargo iQ focuses on smaller forwarders
13 / 03 / 2019
Cargo IQ says its Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Solution will provide vastly improved planning and control options to small…
Panalpina keeps it cool in Brazil
13 / 03 / 2019
Panalpina Brazil has made a significant investment in its warehouse in Cajamar, São Paulo, as part of its strategy to…
Fresh approach for Hong Kong
13 / 03 / 2019
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is the first airport community in the world to be certified as an IATA CEIV…
Air cargo growth slowed in 2018, says ACI
13 / 03 / 2019
Air cargo volumes grew just 3.2% in 2018, compared with 7.7% in the previous year, according to preliminary world airport…