Air Canada Cargo has announced the appointment of four industry veterans to key leadership positions as it positions itself for…
January 2022
Carousel and DANX to merge following private equity investment
12 / 01 / 2022
Time critical logistics firms Carousel and DANX will merge after being purchased by private equity firm Axcel. The merger will…
FedEx feeder provider West Air sold
12 / 01 / 2022
Empire Holdings, parent company of Empire Airlines, has purchased California-based FedEx Feeder airline West Air. West Air operates Cessna Caravan…
Air cargo growth slowed “significantly” in November
11 / 01 / 2022
Air cargo growth slowed in November as supply chain issues affected demand, according to airline association IATA. The group’s latest…
Chongqing sees record cargo throughput
11 / 01 / 2022
The international cargo and mail throughput of China’s Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport totalled 220,000 tonnes in 2021, up nearly 50%…
US air cargo complex project gathers pace
11 / 01 / 2022
East West Aeronautical (EWA) has been granted permission for a land survey that could pave the way for an air…
Menzies Aviation appoints senior digital boss
11 / 01 / 2022
Menzies Aviation has appointed its first senior vice president of digital and innovation to drive forward the digital evolution of…
Rock-It adds new Heathrow warehouse to smooth cargo screening
11 / 01 / 2022
Event logistics firm Rock-It Global has opened a dedicated warehouse facility at Heathrow Airport as it looks to avoid screening…
Ethiopian Airlines builds capacity with cargo
11 / 01 / 2022
Strong demand for air cargo is helping Ethiopian Airlines build capacity and profit. Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam told…
Delta Cargo adds Releye container as pharma demand rises
11 / 01 / 2022
Delta Cargo has approved the use of Envirotainer’s Releye RLP container on its aircraft as it looks to meet rising…
Air cargo demand in Asia remains resilient
11 / 01 / 2022
The air cargo market in Asia remained resilient in November with volumes continuing to grow compared with 2019 levels. The…
AEI gains ETOPS approval for B737-800 freighter conversion
11 / 01 / 2022
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc has received ETOPS 180 approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its B737-800SF freighter conversion….
US AirCargo conference to go-ahead as an in-person event
11 / 01 / 2022
The US Airforwarders Association’s AirCargo Conference will proceed as an in-person event for the first time since the beginning of…
Lenovo signs up with DB Schenker and Lufthansa for SAF flights
11 / 01 / 2022
IT hardware firm Lenovo has signed up to use the “carbon neutral” freighter service offered by DB Schenker and Lufthansa…
‘Cargo-centric’ strategy reaps record revenue for China Airlines
11 / 01 / 2022
China Airlines has disclosed record cargo revenues for 2021, as it doubles down on what it calls a “cargo-centric business…
E-commerce boosts Riga cargo traffic
11 / 01 / 2022
Cargo traffic to and through Riga Airport has been boosted by the rapid growth of e-commerce. The total volume of…
Liege reports record cargo volumes for 2021
10 / 01 / 2022
Liege Airport saw its air cargo volumes reach record levels again last year as demand for freighter operations continued to…
Boryspil sees record cargo climb
10 / 01 / 2022
Boryspil International Airport achieved cargo throughput of 45,675 tons in 2021, a record for the last four years. The Ukraine…
Hamad cargo throughput up 20%
10 / 01 / 2022
Hamad International Airport’s (HIA) cargo volumes increased by 20.71% in 2021, with 2.6m tonnes of cargo handled throughout the year….
Aviastar freighter destroyed in fire
10 / 01 / 2022
An Aviastar freighter was reportedly destroyed when it caught on fire at Xiaoshan International Airport in China. Cirium reports that…