June 2022

Air Canada offers forwarders Europe bookings on WebCargo

Forwarders in Europe can now book freight with Air Canada Cargo on Freightos’ WebCargo platform. Services including real time pricing,…

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Beleaguered Frankfurt-Hahn Airport finds a buyer

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group, currently in administration, is to be sold to Swift Conjoy, a joint venture between real estate firm…

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Scan Global Logistics acquires Sea-Air Logistics

Global logistics provider Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has acquired Sea-Air Logistics (SAL) to increase its presence in China and Hong…

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Australia ends Covid airfreight scheme

The Australian Government Trade and Investment Commission has closed the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM), a temporary, targeted, emergency support…

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Asia Pacific passengers surge but freight falls back

Cargo traffic carried by Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) members fell 5.6% in May 2022 compared with May 2021….

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IAG Cargo joins Neutral Air Partner network

IAG Cargo has joined the Neutral Air Partner (NAP) network as an airline partner. NAP, which also includes consolidators, general…

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Mammoth Freighters awards contract to Collins Aerospace

Mammoth Freighters has awarded Collins Aerospace a contract for its “Main Deck Cargo Handling Systems” as part of its 777…

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DHL Express launches new route between Japan and the US

DHL Express has introduced a new route between Chubu (Nagoya) in Japan and Cincinnati in the US. Operated by DHL…

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ABX Air appoints chief operating officer

Cargo airline ABX Air has appointed Patrick Fluegeman as chief operating officer, effective July 1. Fluegeman joined ABX Air, a…

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Challenge Airlines flies baby formula as part of US operation

Challenge Airlines has operated a freighter flight transporting baby formula to the US as part of a Washington initiative to…

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Triumph Group supports Mammoth’s B777 conversions

Triumph Group’s Interiors business has been awarded a contract for composite air distribution ducts on Mammoth Freighters’ Boeing 777 Passenger…

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European Commission urges air cargo to prepare for new security requirements

The European Commission (EC) is urging the air cargo industry to prepare for new rules that from March next year…

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Airfreight rates on key lanes fall in June

Airfreight rates on key east-west trade lanes fell in June as the air cargo market enters the quieter summer period….

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Chennault Airport air cargo facility to open next month

Chennault International Airport in the US plans to open its new air cargo facility next month. The Lake Charles, Louisiana-based…

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Broker Avico lists freighter capacity on trading platform Airblox

Air charter broker Avico has started listing freighter capacity with online marketplace Airblox, a platform that allows market players to…

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Isaykin resigns from CargoLogicAir directorship

Alexey Isaykin has resigned as a director of UK-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir (CLA). Documents filed in the UK show that…

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CargoAi ramps up sustainability focus

CargoAi has appointed an external consultant as part of effort to ramp up its focus on sustainability. The company said…

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Silk Way West Airlines orders two Airbus A350Fs

Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines has signed a purchase agreement for two of the recently launched Airbus A350 freighters as…

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Azorra eyes Embraer freighter conversions

Florida-based lessor Azorra has expressed interest in Embraer freighter conversions. Azorra announced on June 27 that it has signed purchase…

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Dispute between K+N and energy shipper goes to arbitration

A dispute between Kuehne+Nagel and oil and gas field services company Baker Hughes has been ordered to arbitration by a…

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