Richard Smith, regional president of the Americas and executive vice president of global support at FedEx Express will succeed Donald…
March 2022
$10m air cargo ULD safety research centre opens
10 / 03 / 2022
US ULD manufacturer Satco has opened a $10m air cargo safety research centre (ARC) for Unit Load Devices (ULD) featuring…
Swissport targets acquisitions with new appointment
10 / 03 / 2022
Swissport is targeting an “ambitious” acquisition plan and has appointed Pablo von Siebenthal as global head of mergers and acquisitions…
Swissport adds cargo capacity at Schiphol as warehousing is “the new gold”
10 / 03 / 2022
Swissport has added a new air cargo terminal at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as it continues to add capacity to its…
Digital airfreight solutions launch in Abu Dhabi
10 / 03 / 2022
Abu Dhabi Ports Group’s digital arm Maqta Gateway has introduced digital airfreight solutions as part of the Advanced Trade and…
Turkish Cargo revenues and volumes jump in 2021
10 / 03 / 2022
Turkish Airlines saw its cargo revenues rapidly increase last year on the back of volume improvements and higher prices. The…
DHL partners with SIA on B777Fs
10 / 03 / 2022
DHL has partnered with Singapore Airlines (SIA) on the operation of five B777 freighters in order to secure capacity out…
SmartLynx signs with ATSG for six A330-300 P2Fs
10 / 03 / 2022
SmartLynx Airlines has signed an agreement with Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) to be one of the first customers to…
Hainan selects WFS for PAX-freighters at Seattle
10 / 03 / 2022
Hainan Airlines has contracted Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide ramp handling – in addition to its cargo handling partnership…
Cathay Pacific targets cargo growth as it records 2021 loss
09 / 03 / 2022
Cathay Pacific Group faced an attributable loss of HK$5.5bn in 2021 and is looking to increase “cargo capacity as much…
Air cargo growth in January “below expectations”
09 / 03 / 2022
Air cargo growth figures for January were “below expectations” while the outlook for the year ahead is uncertain, according to…
Alaska Air Cargo invests in IBS Software’s iCargo
09 / 03 / 2022
Alaska Air Cargo will soon implement IBS Software’s iCargo cargo management solution. iCargo is expected to “digitally transform” Alaska Air…
Amerijet expansion underway as B757s begin operations
09 / 03 / 2022
Fast-growing freighter operator Amerijet’s latest expansion is underway with the first of its recent order of B757 freighter aircraft beginning…
DHL orders more B777s while forwarding loses top spot in air cargo
09 / 03 / 2022
DHL Express has placed an order for six additional 777 freighters from Boeing as Deutsche Post DHL Group closed 2021…
Air Canada mobilises Ukraine humanitarian cargo flight
09 / 03 / 2022
Air Canada, Airlink, Project C.U.R.E. and GlobalMedic have joined forces to directly help Ukrainian refugees arriving in Poland and those…
Embraer launches freighter conversion programme
08 / 03 / 2022
Embraer has launched a programme to convert pre-owned E190s and E195s from passenger jets to freighters. The E-Jet freighter programme…
Ethiopian targets sea-air in Africa with Djibouti partnership
08 / 03 / 2022
Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with International Djibouti Industrial Park Operation (IDIPO) and Air Djibouti as it looks to develop sea-air…
American Airlines Cargo joins WebCargo booking platform
08 / 03 / 2022
American Airlines Cargo will place its capacity on online booking portal WebCargo as it continues to invest in digital capabilities….
Menzies predicts continued cargo growth as revenues jump 27%
08 / 03 / 2022
John Menzies, which is currently in takeover talks, saw its revenue climb 27% to $1.35bn in 2021 compared to $1.1bn…
Humanitarian Logistics Association issues guidance on aid deliveries to Ukraine
08 / 03 / 2022
The Humanitarian Logistics Association (HLA), which coordinates logistics firms to deliver aid and assistance more effectively, has released guidance on…