October 2020

Quito Airport starts construction of import cargo facility

Quito International Airport has started building a new $2m import cargo distribution area, expected to be completed in mid-2021. The…

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Boeing lowers its expectations for air cargo but remains upbeat

Boeing has lowered its forecast for air cargo growth and the number of new and converted freighters that will be…

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IAG Cargo resumes services to key African destinations

IAG Cargo has resumed regular services from London Heathrow to Abuja, Accra Cairo, Lagos and Cape Town, following an announcement…

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India’s Blue Dart prepares for vaccine shipments

India-based express firm Blue Dart is working closely with the pharma sector to prepare for a Covid-19 vaccine. The company,…

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Batliwala moves from CEO to chair of Chapman Freeborn

Global aircraft charter specialist Chapman Freeborn, part of the Avia Solutions Group has appointed Russi Batliwala as its chair. The…

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AGI integrates digital platform with CHAMP’s Cargospot Handling system

Ground handler Alliance Ground International (AGI) has selected CHAMP’s (application programming interface) API to enable the interweaving of its digital…

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European Air Transport launches Miami-Brussels freighter flights

European Air Transport (EAT) Leipzig has launched a new freighter service between Brussels and Miami International (MIA), which the US…

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ABC and K+N partner to carry out B747-8F pharma charter flight

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has teamed up with Kuehne+Nagel to carry out a pharma charter flight from Leipzig (Germany) to Guangzhou…

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Asiana converts A350 to temporary freighter

Asiana Airlines has commenced operations with an Airbus A350-900 partially retrofitted as a maindeck freighter, as it plans scenic flights…

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SpiceJet expands bellyhold capacity with direct service to UK

SpiceJet is set to expand its bellyhold cargo capacity with the launch of non-stop flights, connecting Delhi and Mumbai to London Heathrow,…

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Airfreight rates stable in September as carriers add capacity

Airfreight rates on some of the world’s main trade lanes stabilised at an elevated level in September as carriers continued…

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New cargo opportunities from next generation aviation

In this article, Gary Cutts – Challenge Director: Future Flight – outlines how government body UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)…

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All Nippon Airways adds cargo-only flights to Brussels

All Nippon Airways is resuming flights to Brussels Airport from October 13. Flights to the hub will be carried out…

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National Airlines calls up three freighters in response to capacity crunch

National Airlines has called up three of its freighters from storage as it looks to meet cargo demand. The carrier…

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Fraport adds new cool dollies for pharma cargo

Airport operator and owner Fraport has announced the addition of two new cool dollies to transport cargo between aircraft and…

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SAS Cargo resumes flights to China

SAS Cargo has resumed freighter operations in China following the suspension of flights at the onset of the pandemic. Yesterday,…

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Chapman Freeborn names its first group humanitarian cargo director

Chapman Freeborn has promoted Daniel Carriett into the newly created role of group humanitarian cargo director. In his new role,…

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Atlas Air and ANA to code share on the transpacific

Atlas Air and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will launch a code share partnership on flights across the transpacific in October….

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Nippon Cargo and ASL partner on B747 freighters

Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) and ASL Airlines Belgium have added a new partnership covering B747-400 freighters. The tie-up will see…

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Forwarding demand set for improvement but overall picture remains bleak

The freight forwarding market is expected to improve in the rest of this year but the overall picture “remains bleak”,…

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