DHL Express has ordered nine Mammoth Freighters-converted Boeing 777-200LR freighters from lessor Jetran. The first cargo aircraft will be delivered…
April 2023
High tension over batteries
19 / 04 / 2023
As the number of lithium batteries in use continues to surge, the risks involved in transporting them by air are…
Icelandair Cargo takes delivery of second Boeing 767 converted freighter
19 / 04 / 2023
Icelandair Cargo has taken delivery of its second Boeing 767-300 converted freighter and carried out the aircraft’s first flight to…
Atlantic Forwarding Group appoints CFO
19 / 04 / 2023
Atlantic Forwarding Group has appointed Christoph Ritt as chief financial officer. Ritt will succeed Marco Iulita, who is leaving the…
Geodis adds new US gateways for e-commerce service
19 / 04 / 2023
Geodis has added two new airport facilities in the US as it expands its direct-to-consumer cross-border delivery service. The two…
Natilus completes UAV prototype flights
19 / 04 / 2023
Californian autonomous cargo aircraft developer Natilus has successfully completed multiple flights of the subscale prototype of its 3.8 ton payload…
Shippers and forwarders call for better data protection for online booking
19 / 04 / 2023
The Global Shippers Forum and forwarder group Fiata have created a Charter for Protection and Governance of Data in International…
Saudia Cargo supports pharma shipments with Tower Cold Chain containers
19 / 04 / 2023
Saudia Cargo has signed a global rental agreement with Tower Cold Chain for its temperature-controlled containers for shipping pharmaceutical, biotech…
A CMA CGM takeover of Bolloré Logistics could create top five airfreight forwarder
19 / 04 / 2023
French shipping giant CMA CGM on Tuesday (April 18) announced that it had tabled a bid to take over family-owned…
Nippon Express: no decision on cargo-partner acquisition
19 / 04 / 2023
Japanese global logistics services company Nippon Express is believed to be in talks to buy Austrian logistics provider cargo-partner, however,…
IAI to produce freighter conversions at Incheon Airport
18 / 04 / 2023
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed an agreement with Sharp Technics K and Incheon International Airport Corporation, to establish a…
Profits up but revenues down at Air Charter Service
18 / 04 / 2023
Charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) saw its revenues fall but profits climb last year as cargo demand waned but…
CMA CGM makes bid for Bollore Group’s logistics activities
18 / 04 / 2023
The CMA CGM Group has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Bolloré Logistics’ transportation and logistics activities. If a deal is…
Avianca Cargo expands US connections with Los Angeles freighter flights
18 / 04 / 2023
Avianca Cargo will add new freighter flights between Quito and new destination Los Angeles as it targets growing demand between…
Kuehne+Nagel and Atlas Air team up on Sustainable Engine Alliance
18 / 04 / 2023
Kuehne+Nagel, Atlas Air and SR Technics Group have formed the Sustainable Engine Alliance which aims to reduce the environmental impact…
Forto partners with Cozero to improve its emission insights
18 / 04 / 2023
European digital freight forwarder Forto has announced a partnership with decarbonisation software company Cozero to measure its greenhouse gas emissions…
Antonov flies its largest single piece of cargo
17 / 04 / 2023
Antonov Airlines has transported a power supply skid on board one of its AN-124 aircraft – the largest single piece…
UPS sees intra-Asia trade growth as “immense opportunity”
17 / 04 / 2023
UPS sees intra-Asia trade as an “immense opportunity” and aims to help champion small businesses in the region with its…
FedEx pilot strike woes continue
17 / 04 / 2023
FedEx could soon be under pressure to keep its freighters in the air with pilots considering strike action. FedEx Express…
Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines link up networks
17 / 04 / 2023
Etihad Cargo and China-based express carrier SF Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to link their respective networks….