Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with not-for-profit foundation Virgin Unite and CEVA to fly a special charter flight from Shanghai…
April 2020
Wittenfeld scoops co-MD role at LUG
03 / 04 / 2020
LUG aircargo handling has appointed Rainer Wittenfeld as co-managing director. He will support Patrik Tschirch who has been leading LUG…
Gefco loads up B787 for Covid-19 charter flight
03 / 04 / 2020
Freight forwarder Gefco has transported a shipment of medical supplies on special charter flights from Shanghai to Bratislava to help…
Forwarder Beacon appoints Booth to finance role
03 / 04 / 2020
freight forwarding and supply chain finance company Beacon has appointed Brenton Booth as head of supply chain finance. Booth joined…
Imperial partners with MEX as they take aim at African market
02 / 04 / 2020
Imperial has entered into a partnership with Turkish freight forwarder M Ekspres (MEX), which will see the creation of a…
DAMCO adds new head of Americas and ‘cargo rescue program’
02 / 04 / 2020
DAMCO has appointed Mike Meierkort as head of Americas as it launches a new “Cargo Rescue Program” in the US…
EL AL removes B777 seats to meet cargo demand
02 / 04 / 2020
EL AL Israel Airlines and its cargo division are operating cargo-only flights utilising its passenger aircraft in response to a…
Crisis accelerates approval of A320 seat-bag cargo modification
02 / 04 / 2020
European regulators have approved an interior modification for Airbus A320-family jets which enables seats to be converted into cargo-transport facilities,…
Oman Air to operate bellyhold flights for medical equipment
02 / 04 / 2020
Oman Air will operate cargo-only passenger aircraft flights between China and Oman for the Ministry of Health to transport medical…
Drewry Index: Decline in airfreight rates softens
02 / 04 / 2020
The latest Drewry East-West Airfreight Price Index report shows that airfreight prices dipped $0.09 in February 2020 to $2.50 per…
Suparna launches Brussels freighter flights
02 / 04 / 2020
Suparna Airlines has added a new freighter flight to Brussels. The Boeing B747F service will call at the Belgian airport…
Bolloré Logistics utilises freighters for healthcare supply chains
02 / 04 / 2020
Bolloré Logistics’ new health crisis unit will utilise freighters to help ensure the transport of medical equipment and products related…
IATA: Air cargo volumes take a hit in February
02 / 04 / 2020
Air cargo traffic fell in February as coronavirus-related factory closures and travel restrictions began to hit the market. According to…
Alitalia transports medical cargo to Italy in fight against Covid-19
01 / 04 / 2020
Alitalia is helping Italy in its fight against the coronavirus by transporting medical equipment and face masks from China to Italy….
CLIVE Data Services: Airfreight volumes fell 23% in March
01 / 04 / 2020
In its latest dynamic load factor analysis, CLIVE Data Services has revealed that global cargo volumes fell by 23% in March…
Avion Express re-enters airfreight market with cargo-only flights offering
01 / 04 / 2020
Originally established as a cargo and passenger airline in 2005, ACMI operator Avion Express has announced that it is re-entering…
East Midlands Airport experiences cargo growth amid Covid-19 outbreak
01 / 04 / 2020
The UK’s East Midlands Airport (EMA) is continuing its operations to keep supply chains moving during the coronavirus pandemic. The airport…
Qatar Airways Cargo increases flights to The Netherlands
01 / 04 / 2020
Qatar Airways cargo has increased its freighter flight frequency to The Netherlands, from nine to 34 flights per week. The…
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