MNG Airlines has launched a three times a week freighter service between Germany’s Cologne Bonn airport and New York’s JFK…
November 2021
Southwest Airlines Cargo halts standard bookings as passenger demand rises
24 / 11 / 2021
North American low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines has temporarily suspended all cargo bookings – other than next-flight guaranteed (NFG) – due…
Wiremind enhances Skypallet software
24 / 11 / 2021
Wiremind has fine-tuned its Skypallet ULD and flight optimisation system, with more products to follow soon. SkyPallet, which counts over…
Gloy set to leave Lufthansa Cargo
24 / 11 / 2021
Harald Gloy, chief operations and human resources officer at Lufthansa Cargo, will leave the airline in February as he takes…
Keen elected Fiata secretary general
24 / 11 / 2021
Robert Keen has been elected as secretary general of freight forwarder association Fiata. Keen, who is director general of UK…
UPS adds Cologne-Tel Aviv flight
23 / 11 / 2021
UPS has added a new flight between Cologne and Tel Aviv as the company looks to expand its offering to…
DHL Express expands at MIA
23 / 11 / 2021
DHL Express has invested $78m in expanding its Miami International Airport hub after adding flights to and from Europe, Asia…
Chapman Freeborn appoints new India director
23 / 11 / 2021
Charter broker Chapman Freeborn has appointed Malcolm Dsouza as its new director, India. Dsouza joins the business following over 10…
New CEO for Kuehne+Nagel in 2022
23 / 11 / 2021
Detlef Trefzger is next year set to step down as chief executive of Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) for private reasons. After nine…
CHAMP launches market analytics service
22 / 11 / 2021
CHAMP Cargosystems is launching a new market data product to provide greater insight into the air cargo market. The software…
American Airlines Cargo expands pet transport service
22 / 11 / 2021
American Airlines Cargo’s pet transport service will now offer customers a last mile transport service. American has partnered with My…
CMA CGM the second firm to sign up for A350 freighters
22 / 11 / 2021
CMA CGM has become the second company to sign up for Airbus’ new A350 freighter as the French logistics group…
Start-up flypop launches PAX-Cargo flights
22 / 11 / 2021
UK start-up flypop has launched pax-freighter services through a partnership with lessor Hi Fly. The airline plans to commence its…
Heathrow teams up with Microsoft to combat wildlife traffickers
19 / 11 / 2021
Heathrow Airport has teamed up with Microsoft to trial the world’s first artificial intelligence system to combat illegal wildlife trafficking….
BlueBoxAir calculates airfreight CO2 emissions in real time
19 / 11 / 2021
Tracking software BlueBoxAir allows airfreight stakeholders to calculate the CO2 emissions of each shipment in real time and in detail….
FlightService secures A330 and A340 freighter conversion kits
19 / 11 / 2021
AELF FlightService (FlightService) has purchased ten Medius passenger to freighter (PTF) conversion kits from aviation engineering group Avensis Aviation. FlightService…
Atlas Air completes operating certificate merger with Southern Air
19 / 11 / 2021
Freighter lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) has brought the operations of Southern Air, acquired in 2016, under a Single…
Cathay Pacific considers stricter quarantine rules after freighter pilots test positive
18 / 11 / 2021
Cathay Pacific is considering stricter quarantine rules for crew after three freighter pilots tested positive for Covid-19 following a layover…
New CEO for DHL Global Forwarding Europe
18 / 11 / 2021
DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Tobias Schmidt chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding Europe. Schmidt succeeds Thomas George, who has…
Etihad Cargo signs up for cargo dimensioning software
18 / 11 / 2021
Etihad Cargo has entered into a Proof-of-Concept agreement with SpeedCargo to utilise the Singapore-based provider’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) products to…