Qatar Airways Cargo has continued to head the market in April as volumes hit 900m cargo tonne kilometres (CTK), according…
June 2020
HKIA reports strong cargo traffic in May
15 / 06 / 2020
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is experiencing a boom in cargo flights, even as passenger traffic remains virtually non-existent amid…
DHL Express launches direct cargo route from Hong Kong to UK
12 / 06 / 2020
DHL Express has launched a new service from Hong Kong to the UK in response to increased demand for medical,…
Florianópolis Airport realises cargo-handling potential with first B747-400F flight
12 / 06 / 2020
Brazilian hub Florianópolis International Airport, which is a subsidiary of the Zurich Airport Group, welcomed its first ever incoming Boeing…
Cargo the highlight for Cathay Pacific in May
12 / 06 / 2020
Cathay Pacific said that cargo was the highlight of its May performance despite a near 30% year on year drop…
How coronavirus has turned the airfreight market on its head
12 / 06 / 2020
One of the strangest sights of the coronavirus crisis has been airliners jetting into near-deserted airports, their cabins brimming with…
Out of this world operation for Volga-Dnepr
12 / 06 / 2020
Volga-Dnepr has transported an Atlas 5 rocket booster to Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a scheduled mission to Mars. The An-124-100…
Perishable logistics firm PML adds charter role due to market uncertainties
12 / 06 / 2020
Perishables logistics firm PML has appointed Gustavo Mundel into the newly-created role of charter freight manager in response to market…
DHL Express to expand in the US as e-commerce booms
11 / 06 / 2020
DHL Express is looking to add around 400 new jobs in the US due to a double-digit increase in volumes…
China rail services takeoff during air cargo capacity crunch
11 / 06 / 2020
Rail freight services from Xi’an – considered the starting point of the silk road – to Europe have seen an…
Volga-Dnepr upgrades second An-124 with a third to follow
11 / 06 / 2020
Volga-Dnepr upgraded the capacity of a second An-124 aircraft by 20 tonnes. The upgrade means the aircraft will now be…
United continues to expand its cargo network
11 / 06 / 2020
United Cargo is continuing to expand its network with the addition of several new destinations. The carrier said that in…
AF KLM Cargo expands cargo network in response to market demand
10 / 06 / 2020
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has increased its network “in sync with customer demand, data and intelligence”, bringing the…
UPS announces pharma network expansion
10 / 06 / 2020
UPS Healthcare, the pharma and life sciences division of UPS, is expanding its warehouse and distribution network in key global…
Cargo the bright spot for airlines as revenues expected to soar
10 / 06 / 2020
Air cargo is expected to be the “bright spot” for airlines in 2020 as revenues are forecast to hit near-record…
Rhenus opens new office at Liège Airport
10 / 06 / 2020
Rhenus Air & Ocean has moved from Herstal in Belgium to a new location at Liège Airport, as cargo volumes…
AirBridgeCargo becomes WebCargo’s first all-cargo carrier
10 / 06 / 2020
AirBridgeCargo has signed up to put its capacity on WebCargo, becoming the first pure freighter operator to offer space on…
‘Nothing off the table’ says Cathay chairman in business review
10 / 06 / 2020
Cathay Pacific chairman Patrick Healy has warned that “tough decisions will need to be made” by the fourth quarter of…
Cathay Pacific set to receive big government bailout
10 / 06 / 2020
The Hong Kong government has stepped in to provide beleaguered Cathay Pacific with a financial lifeline, as part of the…
Boeing logs new 767F orders in May though aircraft cancellations continue
10 / 06 / 2020
Boeing has received new orders for six 767 Freighters in May, though the company’s aircraft backlog declined by 90 jets…