April 2022

Silk Way West continues expansion with new US routes

Silk Way West Airlines has continued to expand its scheduled network with the addition of two new North American routes….

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Capacity drop hits Cathay Pacific throughput in March

Cathay Pacific said its cargo throughput in March dropped nearly 50% compared to 2019 levels due to capacity reductions in…

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Lufthansa Cargo and Kuehne+Nagel promote PTL SAF

Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo are continuing to promote the use of power-to-liquid (PTL) synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). On April…

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Menzies expands LOT Polish Airlines partnership

Menzies Aviation has expanded its ground and air cargo services partnership with LOT Polish Airlines across Europe and North America….

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WFS appoints Lynch in the Americas

Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Tom Lynch as senior vice president, commercial for the Americas. He will…

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Lockdowns spread in China as Shanghai measures could ease in May

Shanghai lockdown measures that are impacting airfreight operations in the city and putting pressure on supply chains are expected to…

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Cainiao expands cargo network with Malaysia-UK flights

Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, has added direct cargo capacity from its Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)…

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Air Charter Service delivers millions of critical test kits to Australia

Over the past six weeks Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged more than 65 charter flights carrying 3,000 tonnes from…

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Obituary: Trevor Brading

Air Cargo News is saddened to report the death of air cargo industry stalwart Trevor Brading, aged 89, following a…

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IAG Cargo to offer capacity on new transatlantic route

IAG Cargo will offer capacity on a new route between Barcelona and Los Angeles and on a re-established route between…

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Work starts on conversion of next MNG freighter

Work has started on the conversion of MNG’s second A330-300 freighter as the company continues to expand its presence in…

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Hong Kong International returns to the cargo top spot in 2021

Hong Kong International Airport is the busiest cargo airport in the world, according to new data. Airports Council International (ACI)…

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Vietnamese shipper adds logistics unit to support air cargo plans

Vietnam-based luxury goods retail firm Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG) has in partnership with other companies established a logistics business…

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Alliance Ground International appoints chief commercial officer

US ground handler Alliance Ground International (AGI) has appointed Roger Larreur as its chief commercial officer as part of its…

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AeroLogic launches Shenzhen to Leipzig route

A new airfreight route has been launched linking Shenzhen in China with Leipzig in Germany, Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport has…

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Air France-KLM confirms order for four A350Fs

Air France-KLM has finalised its order with Airbus for four A350F freighters with purchase rights for an additional four aircraft…

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Kuehne ups his stake in Lufthansa

Kuehne+Nagel majority owner Klaus-Michael Kuehne has doubled his stake in German airline Lufthansa to 10%. In a stock exchange note,…

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NE Asia-Europe capacity drops more than 20% due to Ukraine crisis

Air cargo capacity on the north east Asia-Europe trade lane has dropped 22% since the end of February when the…

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EU to end cargo-in-the-cabin flights

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will put a stop to cargo-in-the-cabin flights beyond July 31. The use of…

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Virgin Atlantic Cargo continues to digitalise

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is digitalising its technology infrastructure using Accelya’s FLX Cargo Platform. The airline is currently updating its “Voyager”…

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