Lufthansa Cargo has operated its last MD-11F flight after 23 years of operating the type. The carrier first began flying…
October 2021
How will the easing of US travel restrictions impact air cargo?
15 / 10 / 2021
The US will remove travel restrictions for many fully vaccinated passengers in a move that could see cargo capacity increase…
LA and Long Beach ports to open 24/7 to combat supply chain chaos
15 / 10 / 2021
US president Joe Biden has announced that the US port of Los Angeles will join nearby Long Beach in working…
UK freight forwarders say no need to cancel Christmas
15 / 10 / 2021
UK freight forwarder association BIFA is urging calm as reports circulate that supply chain challenges could put the brakes of…
Air cargo to lead aviation in carbon reduction
15 / 10 / 2021
Air cargo is set to lead the aviation world in the adoption of green initiatives, with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)…
Geodis appoints Adler in automotive role
15 / 10 / 2021
Geodis has appointed Jürgen Adler as vice president automotive vertical market. Adler has more than 25 years’ experience in the…
SAL scoops Qatar Cargo handling deal
14 / 10 / 2021
Qatar Airways Cargo has selected SAL Saudi Logistics Services to provide cargo handling services at Saudi Arabia’s main airports, including…
Freightos to launch air cargo price index
14 / 10 / 2021
Freightos will launch an air cargo pricing index based on data from its Webcargo booking portal that it hopes will…
ASL to buy hydrogen conversion kits for ATRs
14 / 10 / 2021
ASL Aviation Holdings has revealed plans to purchase ten hydrogen-propulsion “conversion kits” for ATR turboprops from Universal Hydrogen. Universal is…
DSV adds B747F US-Brazil flights for ‘red hot’ market
14 / 10 / 2021
DSV is continuing to expand its airfreight operation with a new flight from the US to Brazil on the back…
Quarterly cargo revenues on the rise at Delta Air Lines
13 / 10 / 2021
Delta Air Lines saw cargo revenue increase in the third quarter of 2021 to $262m, a 39% improvement compared with…
SmartLynx sees fleet growth in 2021
13 / 10 / 2021
SmartLynx Airlines has added five Airbus A330 stripped of their passenger seats to provide long-haul cargo operations in what the…
Swissport gains CEIV Fresh in Kenya
13 / 10 / 2021
Swissport Kenya has been awarded the IATA CEIV Fresh certification for perishable cargo, making it the only ground handler with…
Cargo IQ announces 2022 strategy, Moehle named as new executive director
13 / 10 / 2021
Cargo iQ’s board has announced its renewed vision for Cargo iQ in 2022, which includes focusing on implementation, direct collaboration…
Public flight debut for Volocopter’s VoloDrone
13 / 10 / 2021
Volocopter and strategic investor DB Schenker have conducted the first public flight of Volocopter’s electric heavy-lift drone VoloDrone. The VoloDrone…
ECS Group adopts CHAMP’s Cargospot SaaS version
13 / 10 / 2021
CHAMP Cargosystems and ECS Group have signed a new Cargospot contract, continuing a relationship which began in 2002, when the…
Lufthansa Cargo boosts handling performance with new production planning system
13 / 10 / 2021
Lufthansa Cargo has finalised the implementation of its production planning and control (PPC) transformation project. “An integrated production planning system…
Swissport’s Goovaerts to lead strategic focus on cargo
13 / 10 / 2021
Ground handler Swissport International has appoined Dirk Goovaerts as Global Cargo Chair, to strengthen its air cargo business and bundling…
New mentorship scheme for next generation female logistics leaders
13 / 10 / 2021
Women in Aviation and Logistics (WAL) has launched a new mentorship scheme to support and encourage the NextGen of female…
Bolloré presents PRISM, a ‘next-generation’ 4PL
13 / 10 / 2021
Bolloré Transport & Logistics has deployed PRISM, its next- generation 4PL company designed to meet the specific needs of customers…