South African Airways (SAA) has moved to reassure its customers and stakeholders that it will continue to operate repatriation and…
May 2020
Avianca files for bankruptcy protection
11 / 05 / 2020
Latin American operator Avianca is voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with a New York court, to give the…
Sun Country Airlines starts cargo operations for Amazon
11 / 05 / 2020
Sun Country Airlines has begun cargo operations for e-commerce giant Amazon. In a tweet published last week, Amazon welcomed Sun…
EL AL expands cargo network to Dominican Republic
11 / 05 / 2020
Israel-based EL AL Airlines (EL AL) has transported 25 tonnes of medical equipment to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic,…
Emirates’ cargo volumes slide as group predicts 18-month recovery time
11 / 05 / 2020
The Emirates Group saw cargo volumes and revenues decline at its airline and ground handling businesses as last year’s trade…
K+N achieves IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification of entire cold chain network
11 / 05 / 2020
Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification of its KN PharmaChain GxP Compliant Air Logistics…
Atlas Air revives parked freighters as Covid-19 boosts demand
07 / 05 / 2020
Atlas Air Worldwide has responded to increased airfreight demand over the last few months — a knock-on effect of the coronavirus…
LATAM completes first of 42 Brazilian government cargo flights
07 / 05 / 2020
LATAM has completed the first of 42 fights carrying medical masks acquired by Brazil’s Ministry of Health. The first batch…
American Airlines to expand cargo-only operation
07 / 05 / 2020
American Airlines is expanding its cargo-only operation this month with new flights to Rome, Heathrow, Zurich and Paris. New flights…
CEVA launches Southeast Asia rail-truck service as alternative to air
07 / 05 / 2020
Logistics firm CEVA has launched a truck-rail-truck operation between China and Southeast Asia in response to airfreight capacity shortages in…
A380 finally lands freighter role with LHT modification
07 / 05 / 2020
German maintenance specialist Lufthansa Technik is working on a conversion for an Airbus A380 as part of its effort to…
Shanghai Pudong backlogs expected to continue over coming weeks
07 / 05 / 2020
Backlogs of cargo of Shanghai Pudong airport are expected to continue until at least mid- to late-May as demand for…
IAG Cargo revenues down but yields up in ‘unprecedented’ market
07 / 05 / 2020
IAG Cargo saw revenues and volumes decline at double-digit percentage levels in the first quarter but yields improved as the…
Emirates SkyCargo latest carrier to use cabin and overhead bins for cargo
07 / 05 / 2020
Emirates SkyCargo is the latest airline to announce that it is not only using passenger aircraft in cargo-only operations, but…
AAPA: Competition and trade disputes impacted region’s 2019 performance
06 / 05 / 2020
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has revealed in its preliminary financial performance figures that airlines based in the…
BIFA issues guidance on safe return to work after Covid-19 lockdown
06 / 05 / 2020
As the UK awaits instructions from the government about the relaxation of existing Covid-19 lockdown rules, BIFA has published a detailed…
CLIVE: Do April’s air cargo volumes offer a glimmer of hope?
06 / 05 / 2020
While air cargo volumes diminished rapidly in March, new data for April offers some hope that leading economists are right…
Network Airline Management renews freighter agreement with TAAG Angola Airlines
06 / 05 / 2020
Network Airline Management and TAAG Angola Airlines have renewed their long-term freighter aircraft contract by 12 months. The agreement continues…
Tigers launches PPE eShop portal in response to Covid-19
06 / 05 / 2020
Global logistics and transportation company Tigers has launched a new dedicated section in its eShop for personal protective equipment (PPE),…
TOWER Cold Chain Solutions partners with Investec to serve growing market demand
06 / 05 / 2020
TOWER Cold Chain Solutions has formed a partnership with Investec, which will enable it to expand the production of its…
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