DSV has added Shanghai Pudong to its B747F Globetrotter air cargo charter service after initially avoiding the airport because of congestion…
October 2021
DP DHL’s profits expected to continue to surge
07 / 10 / 2021
Deutsche Post (DP) DHL’s third quarter preliminary results show another boost in earnings before interest and tax (ebit). The express…
Cox joins Swissport as global director operations and safety
07 / 10 / 2021
Swissport has appointed Karen Cox into the role of global director operations and safety. In her new role, reporting to…
Supply chain spotlight: Air cargo & passenger travel, making the connection
07 / 10 / 2021
The news that America is to relax its travel rules to allow border entry to vaccinated passengers from the UK…
AF KLM Cargo tests autonomous airside vehicle
07 / 10 / 2021
Airport operator Groupe ADP and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have been testing an autonomous electric airside cargo transport vehicle…
CLIVE: The only way is up for air cargo load factors
06 / 10 / 2021
Air cargo load factors began their peak season rise in September and are expected to continue to increase for the…
ECS to meet airline flexibility with augmented GSA concept
06 / 10 / 2021
The ECS Group’s new executive chairman Adrien Thominet believes the air cargo industry is at a crossroads, with the pandemic…
FedEx adds Europe-Japan flights to meet demand
06 / 10 / 2021
FedEx Express has launched a new B777 freighter service between Europe and Japan as demand from the Asia Pacific market…
New digital platform tracks air cargo shipments live across supply chain
06 / 10 / 2021
BlueBoxSystems has launched a digital platform called BlueBoxAir, which tracks airfreight shipments at every stage of the supply chain in…
Etihad Cargo interlines with Astral and KQ to accelerate vaccine rollout in Africa
06 / 10 / 2021
Etihad Cargo has signed a pharma interline agreement – officially named ‘Service Legal Agreement’ (SLA) – with Astral Aviation and…
Swissport opens new cargo warehouse at Halifax International
05 / 10 / 2021
Handler Swissport has opened a new air cargo warehouse at Halifax Stanfield International Airport on the back of increasing demand….
Magma promotes Brannigan to CEO
05 / 10 / 2021
Freighter firm Magma Aviation has promoted Conor Brannigan to chief executive as current incumbent Ross Wilson moves to the role…
Qatar Cargo appoints new GSSA for Central Europe
05 / 10 / 2021
Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed R-BAG Group as its GSSA in eight Central Eastern Europe (CEE) countries. The Hungary-based GSSA…
Vogla-Dnepr Airlines flies 83-tonne boiler from Italy to US
05 / 10 / 2021
Volga-Dnepr Airlines partnered with Fracht FWO Inc to transport an 83-tonne boiler from Milan in Italy to Lincoln, Nebraska in…
DHL Express upsizes at Paris CDG
05 / 10 / 2021
DHL Express has opened a new international hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG), which is ten times larger than its…
WFS switches to Champ for EMEAA cargo management system
05 / 10 / 2021
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed a long-term agreement to move its core cargo management system in certain locations to…
Speedlink International utilises detection dogs for cargo screening
05 / 10 / 2021
Northern Ireland-based forwarder Speedlink International Logistics has launched a Free Running Explosive Detection Dog (FREDDs) service in Belfast. The company…
Early planning the cause of September rate rise
05 / 10 / 2021
Airfreight rates on major east-west trade lanes in September rose at a faster rate than last year as companies sought…
Peli BioThermal relocates US HQ to increase production capabilities
05 / 10 / 2021
Pharma packaging firm Peli BioThermal has relocated its US headquarters (HQ) from Plymouth to Maple Grove, both in Minnesota, to…
K+N and Lufthansa Cargo partner on PTL aviation fuel
04 / 10 / 2021
Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo have agreed on an exclusive partnership for the promotion and use of power-to-liquid (PTL) synthetic sustainable…