April 2020

Air cargo rates from Hong Kong surge

Airfreight rates out of China continued to climb last week, while prices from Hong Kong were also on the up…

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SWISS mulls passenger seat removal to boost cargo capacity

SWISS is considering removing the economy passenger seats from twelve of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to meet the increasing demand…

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World’s largest aircraft transports 10m face masks to Germany

The world’s largest aircraft — the An-225 (Mriya) — has carried out a flight for Germany’s armed forces carrying more than 10m…

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Emirates SkyCargo outlines Covid-19 safety measures at its handling facilities

Emirates SkyCargo has given an update on its operations as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The carrier is currently operating scheduled…

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DAKOSY goes mobile with new app

Software company DAKOSY is expanding the INFr8 air cargo portal to include a mobile application for the processing of shipment…

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IATA welcomes SVP of member and external relations

IATA has announced its new senior vice president of member and external relations, Sebastian Mikosz, effective June 1. Mikosz will…

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K+N airfreight volumes slide in Q1 as Covid-19 takes its toll

Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) saw its airfreight volumes, revenues and operating profits decline in the first quarter of the year as the…

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Steady airfreight volumes at Leipzig/Halle despite Covid-19

Leipzig/Halle Airport has registered a “strong level of demand” in its cargo business during the first quarter of 2020, despite…

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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo expands airfreight services

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) is expanding its cargo services by adding new destinations, frequencies and improved charter solutions….

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Shippers spotlight: how air cargo is helping in the fight against Covid-19

My last column for Air Cargo News – the effects of sustainability on capacity and growth – seems like a…

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Saudi Arabian Logistics moves operations to new KKIA facilities

Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL) has relocated some of its operations to the new facilities at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA)…

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Jazz Aviation to operate Dash 8-400 freighter developed by De Havilland Canada

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (De Havilland Canada) and Jazz Aviation have announced that Jazz is to be the…

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PayCargo enables payments in Canadian dollars in addition to USD

Digital cargo booking tool PayCargo has launched a dedicated Canadian Dollar online freight payment platform in Canada, enabling users to…

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American carries its largest cargo volume during harvest flight

American Airlines Cargo has broken its record for freight volume while carrying soybean seeds on a flight from Buenos Aires…

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Sabrewing set for launch of heavy-lift drone aircraft

Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc., has announced that it will host an online launch of its full-sized flying aircraft, the Rhaegal-A,…

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Chapman Freeborn and Avion team up on A320 and A321 freight flights

Charter broker Chapman Freeborn has been utilising the A320 and A321 aircraft of sister company Avion Express to meet demand…

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CSafe Global expands in Asia Pacific

Temperature controlled container firm CSafe Global has been expanding its team in Asia Pacific in order to cater for growth…

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CargoLogicAir confirms plans to restart flights today

Stansted-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir (CLA) will restart flights later today following the lifting of its Air Operator Certificate suspension yesterday….

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OnAsset carries out Bluetooth tracking tech test

Tracking technology provider OnAsset Intelligence has carried out tests that it says prove that Bluetooth Low Energy 5 (Bluetooth LE)…

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Failure to extend Brexit talks ‘very risky’, say UK forwarders

UK freight forwarder association BIFA has said that the government’s refusal to extend trade deal talks with the European Union…

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