March 2019

Bauckham returns to Air Charter Service as Brexit consultant

Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed industry veteran and its former chief executive, Tony Bauckham, as Brexit consultant. ACS chief…

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Inflatable ULD launched at WCS 2019

VRR will present the concept model of its inflatable AKE container concept at World Cargo Symposium in Singapore today (Tuesday)….

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Vietnam Airlines switches Moscow airport

Vietnam Airlines will move its Moscow operations from Domodedovo to Sheremetyevo airport in July. Sheremetyevo International Airport is the largest…

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Brussels Airport signs up to quality rating tool

Brussels has become the first European airport to sign up to TIACA’s Cargo Service Quality (CSQ) tool which allows forwarders…

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Alibaba increases investment in China’s express sector

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will take a 14% stake in STO Express Co Ltd, one of the largest express delivery…

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MASkargo signs up for new tracking solution

MASkargo has announced it will work with TWC, CORE Transport Technologies and Nordisk Aviation Products to implement a tracking solution…

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CEVA credits high-speed fulfilment centres for business wins

CEVA Logistics believes its investment in high-speed e-commerce fulfilment centres and specific e-commerce transport solutions is helping it win new…

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SAS Cargo and Unilode launch digitalisation programme

Unilode will begin digitalising SAS Cargo’s container fleet in the next few months as part of its digital transformation programme,…

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Unisys calls for real time data to increase visibility and security

The air cargo industry needs to make three fundamental changes to modernise cargo management while increasing security of data and…

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All the latest news from IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019

As the global airfreight industry gathers in Singapore for IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019 (WCS19), the Air Cargo News editorial…

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Unilode to install digital Bluetooth pallet tags

Unilode, Safran and OnAsset have completed their joint development of digital Bluetooth pallet tags. The project provides a corner piece…

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Sichuan Airlines Cargo expands into Europe with Brussels freighter

Chinese carrier Sichuan Airlines Cargo will launch a freighter service between China and Belgium at the end of April targeting…

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Nallian to launch new pharma tracking platform

Data sharing platform Nallian will launch its Global Pharma Tracker portal at next week’s World Cargo Symposium. The Global Pharma…

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DB Schenker to offer US-Aus freighter service

DB Schenker has launched a new freighter service between Chicago and Sydney as it looks to offer a faster route…

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DHL GF: 2018 airfreight volume decline predominantly down to strategy

The world’s largest air forwarder DHL Global Forwarding has said the decline in airfreight volumes recorded in 2018 was largely…

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Air Partner: Houston, we have a new office

Global aviation services group Air Partner has opened new offices in Houston and Singapore, further extending its global reach. The…

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Fraport and ‘logistics lab’ hope to innovate air cargo

Airport operator Fraport is teaming up with logistics start-up lab HAUS61 to develop new technology for the airfreight industry. From…

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B&H Worldwide launches FirstTrac

Logistics firm B&H Worldwide has launched FirstTrac, the fully web-based successor to its customer service system, OnTrack.  FirstTrac comes with…

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Airfreight rate growth plateaus in February

Airfreight rate growth on major east-west lanes appears to have plateaued in February as the cargo market has had a…

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Air cargo demand at three year low in January

Air cargo suffered its worst January in three years as the industry continues to face “significant headwinds”. Figures from IATA…

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