March 2023

Bluebird adds another freighter to the flock

Icelandic cargo airline Bluebird Nordic has taken delivery of its fifth B737-800 converted freighter as it continues to expand its…

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Investor group completes Atlas Air acquisition

An investor group led by Apollo Global Management has completed the acquisition of freighter operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings. The…

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LATAM Cargo’s latest freighter to add European capacity

LATAM Cargo has taken delivery of its 17th freighter as it looks to expand its European capacity. The 11-year-old B767…

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Lufthansa selects Swissport for cargo handling in Nairobi

Lufthansa has selected Swissport to provide cargo handling and warehousing services at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport. The handler has been…

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FedEx raises expectation as cost cutting continues

FedEx saw fiscal third-quarter revenues and profits fall on last year but the company beat expectations and has raised its…

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Tokyo Narita Airport set for air cargo logistics facilities development

Tokyo Narita International Airport is set for major investment with a new project to develop air cargo logistics facilities. Commercial…

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Cathay’s February cargo tonnage up as capacity is added

Cathay Pacific saw increased cargo tonnage in February due to a recovery in capacity with more expected in the coming…

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Bluebird Nordic targets Slovakian AOC

Bluebird Nordic is planning to obtain an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) in Slovakia as it looks to expand operations in…

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Lufthansa Cargo outlines future plans for freighter orders

Lufthansa Cargo is weighing up further orders of short- and mid-haul-sized freighters but there are no further plans for orders…

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GlobalX gears up Canada operations

Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX) is strengthening its operations to Canada. The carrier has amended its Foreign Air Operators Certificate…

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Avianca Cargo selects ATC for Germany and Switzerland

Avianca Cargo has appointed ATC Aviation Services to act as its General Sales, and Service Agent (GSSA) in Germany and…

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Women in Aviation and Logistics launches second mentorship programme

Women in Aviation and Logistics (WAL) has launched its second mentorship programme to support the career aspirations of women professionals…

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Drone Delivery Canada gets grant for clean energy transport

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has been awarded a grant of up to C$75,000 from the Downsview Aerospace Innovation and Research…

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DP DHL outlines criteria for any DB Schenker bid

Shortly after Deutsche Post (DP) DHL announced another set of record full-year results, the parcel and logistics giant’s outgoing chief…

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DP World to launch air cargo logistics hub in Dominican Republic

Dubai-based maritime giant DP World is delving further into end-to-end supply chain operations with plans to develop a new air…

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Dachser expands in Australasia with ACA purchase

Dachser has expanded in Australia and New Zealand with the acquisition of freight forwarder ACA International. ACA is headquartered in…

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Atlas Air expects takeover to complete in days

The takeover of freighter operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings is expected to complete in the coming days after the company…

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ACS clocks up over 40 earthquake relief charter flights

Air Charter Service’s (ACS) passenger and cargo teams have arranged more than 40 humanitarian aid charter flights to Turkey and…

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Frankfurt cargo volumes down again in February

Cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport continued to decline in February as the global economic downturn and war in Ukraine affected…

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GlobalX grows A321P2F fleet

Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX) has reached an agreement to lease an additional A321 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) aircraft for…

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