China’s civil aviation regulator will now allow carriers to operate all-cargo flights at Beijing’s two airports, lifting restrictions that only…
May 2020
Charter sector expected to be busy over coming months
15 / 05 / 2020
Charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) is expecting demand for cargo charters to remain strong over the coming months despite…
Cargo demand pushes Delta to reignite Europe passenger services
15 / 05 / 2020
Delta Air Lines said that demand for its cargo services has driven it to bring back passenger services from the…
JD.com launches freighter operation
15 / 05 / 2020
Online marketplace JD.com has re-launched its dedicated all-cargo operation from Shenzhen to Wuxi on May 7 through a new partnership…
BluJay launches digital supply chain analysis tool
15 / 05 / 2020
Supply chain software provider BluJay Solutions has launched ‘BluIQ by BluJay’, an analysis tool that enables users to check supply…
Cathay Pacific cargo volumes fall by almost 50%
15 / 05 / 2020
Cathay Pacific saw its cargo volumes decline by 48.3% year-on-year in April, but since then it has ramped up capacity….
ONT California reports its highest increase in airfreight growth
14 / 05 / 2020
Ontario International Airport (ONT) in California has reported its highest year-on-year growth during the month of April 2020. More than…
Blue Water Shipping charters Europe-China SAS Cargo flights
14 / 05 / 2020
Blue Water Shipping has entered into a charter agreement with airline SAS Cargo providing a regular scheduled charter service for…
Qatar’s HIA attributes cargo boost to Covid-19
14 / 05 / 2020
Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha, Qatar, has reported a 4.7% increase in cargo handled at the hub in the…
Aero Africa appoints director of product development
14 / 05 / 2020
Aero Africa has announced its new director of product development: James Cameron. Cameron, based in Johannesburg, will be responsible for…
Emirates SkyCargo continues network expansion
14 / 05 / 2020
Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its weekly scheduled cargo flight operations to cover 75 destinations, up from 65 last week. Some…
United carries out first cargo-in-the-cabin flight
14 / 05 / 2020
United Airlines has carried out its first cargo-in-the-cabin flight following approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The airline’s…
Qatar Cargo teams up with CEVA and SkyCell for pharma shipment
14 / 05 / 2020
Qatar Airways Cargo has transported 56 SkyCell containers with vaccines from one of the largest vaccine manufacturers worldwide on its…
UK’s young forwarders rise to the challenge with virtual bake off
14 / 05 / 2020
The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) Young Forwarder Network (YFN) will be relaunched online later this month, with members asked to…
Covid-19 outbreak pushes DHL e-Commerce volumes to peak season levels
14 / 05 / 2020
DHL eCommerce Solutions has seen its volumes reach peak season levels as consumers turn to online shopping as a result…
IndiGo sets new cargo record for A320 passenger aircraft
14 / 05 / 2020
Airline IndiGo has set a new record for the amount of cargo carried on an A320 passenger aircraft. Data from…
Coronavirus pandemic: DAMCO outlines response to crisis
14 / 05 / 2020
Zera Zheng, head of business resilience and security at DAMCO, outlines how the freight forwarder responded to the coronavirus outbreak…
UPS boosts next-day delivery capability with Chicago-based freighter
14 / 05 / 2020
UPS has targeted Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) as a location to expand its express air network following increased demand for…
WorldACD: Air cargo revenues up but volumes down in April
13 / 05 / 2020
Air cargo revenues and yields continued to improve in April, despite a drop of in volumes of more than 30%,…
Azul begins PAX-freighter flights with cargo in the cabin
13 / 05 / 2020
Azul has carried out its first PAX-freighter flight using the cabin following the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) allowing…