Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed industry veteran and its former chief executive, Tony Bauckham, as Brexit consultant. ACS chief…
March 2019
Inflatable ULD launched at WCS 2019
11 / 03 / 2019
VRR will present the concept model of its inflatable AKE container concept at World Cargo Symposium in Singapore today (Tuesday)….
Vietnam Airlines switches Moscow airport
11 / 03 / 2019
Vietnam Airlines will move its Moscow operations from Domodedovo to Sheremetyevo airport in July. Sheremetyevo International Airport is the largest…
Brussels Airport signs up to quality rating tool
11 / 03 / 2019
Brussels has become the first European airport to sign up to TIACA’s Cargo Service Quality (CSQ) tool which allows forwarders…
Alibaba increases investment in China’s express sector
11 / 03 / 2019
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will take a 14% stake in STO Express Co Ltd, one of the largest express delivery…
MASkargo signs up for new tracking solution
11 / 03 / 2019
MASkargo has announced it will work with TWC, CORE Transport Technologies and Nordisk Aviation Products to implement a tracking solution…
CEVA credits high-speed fulfilment centres for business wins
11 / 03 / 2019
CEVA Logistics believes its investment in high-speed e-commerce fulfilment centres and specific e-commerce transport solutions is helping it win new…
SAS Cargo and Unilode launch digitalisation programme
11 / 03 / 2019
Unilode will begin digitalising SAS Cargo’s container fleet in the next few months as part of its digital transformation programme,…
Unisys calls for real time data to increase visibility and security
11 / 03 / 2019
The air cargo industry needs to make three fundamental changes to modernise cargo management while increasing security of data and…
All the latest news from IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019
10 / 03 / 2019
As the global airfreight industry gathers in Singapore for IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019 (WCS19), the Air Cargo News editorial…
Unilode to install digital Bluetooth pallet tags
09 / 03 / 2019
Unilode, Safran and OnAsset have completed their joint development of digital Bluetooth pallet tags. The project provides a corner piece…
Sichuan Airlines Cargo expands into Europe with Brussels freighter
08 / 03 / 2019
Chinese carrier Sichuan Airlines Cargo will launch a freighter service between China and Belgium at the end of April targeting…
Nallian to launch new pharma tracking platform
08 / 03 / 2019
Data sharing platform Nallian will launch its Global Pharma Tracker portal at next week’s World Cargo Symposium. The Global Pharma…
DB Schenker to offer US-Aus freighter service
08 / 03 / 2019
DB Schenker has launched a new freighter service between Chicago and Sydney as it looks to offer a faster route…
DHL GF: 2018 airfreight volume decline predominantly down to strategy
08 / 03 / 2019
The world’s largest air forwarder DHL Global Forwarding has said the decline in airfreight volumes recorded in 2018 was largely…
Air Partner: Houston, we have a new office
08 / 03 / 2019
Global aviation services group Air Partner has opened new offices in Houston and Singapore, further extending its global reach. The…
Fraport and ‘logistics lab’ hope to innovate air cargo
08 / 03 / 2019
Airport operator Fraport is teaming up with logistics start-up lab HAUS61 to develop new technology for the airfreight industry. From…
B&H Worldwide launches FirstTrac
08 / 03 / 2019
Logistics firm B&H Worldwide has launched FirstTrac, the fully web-based successor to its customer service system, OnTrack. FirstTrac comes with…
Airfreight rate growth plateaus in February
07 / 03 / 2019
Airfreight rate growth on major east-west lanes appears to have plateaued in February as the cargo market has had a…
Air cargo demand at three year low in January
07 / 03 / 2019
Air cargo suffered its worst January in three years as the industry continues to face “significant headwinds”. Figures from IATA…