November 2023

MSC Air Cargo adds its third 777 freighter

Atlas Air has taken delivery of the latest Boeing 777 freighter that it will operate on behalf of MSC Air…

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Turkish Airlines and Vietnam Airlines consider cargo joint venture

Turkish Airlines and Vietnam Airlines yesterday signed an agreement to cooperate on air cargo with the possibility of forming a…

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Demand up for Asia Pacific airlines in October

Asia Pacific airlines saw increased international air cargo demand in October ahead of an anticipated Christmas e-commerce boost. “Despite some…

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Five firms scoop a prize at IATA’s latest cargo hackathon

Five teams were awarded prizes for their cargo solutions developed at the latest IATA Hackathon hosted by Qatar Cargo. The…

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Texel Air Australasia grows freighter fleet

ACMI/charter cargo airline Texel Air Australasia has taken delivery of its third 737-800BCF (Boeing Converted Freighter). Bahrain-headquartered Chisholm Enterprises confirmed…

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Insurance integration for Breeze and Barrington Freight

Barrington Freight has signed up with Breeze’s integrated digital insurance platform. Use of the platform removes the need to source…

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DB Schenker continues to roll out API connections with airlines

DB Schenker is continuing to add direct Application Programming Interface (API) connections with airlines’ booking systems. This week, the forwarder…

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K+N ships cargo on 100% SAF powered transatlantic flight

A Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) shipment was onboard the first ever commercial transatlantic flight 100% powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) earlier…

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dnata wins Maersk handling contract at Cologne Bonn

Ground handler dnata has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide cargo handling services to Maersk Air Freight at Cologne…

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Asia holds demand and capacity cards

DHL Global Forwarding (DHL GF) paints a broadly stable picture for air cargo demand in its November ‘Air Freight State…

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Dronamics and Qatar Cargo sign world’s first cargo drone interline agreement 

Dronamics and Qatar Airways Cargo have signed the first interline agreement between an international airline and a cargo drone airline. …

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CCS UK trials digital collection note at Heathrow

Software firm CCS-UK is trialling a new e-collection note that it hopes will replace the paper version that is currently…

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K+N buys Canadian customs broker

Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has purchased Canadian customs broker Farrow as it responds to “increasingly complex international trade regulations”. Farrow employs 830…

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Rates continue to rise in November despite muted demand

Airfreight rates on major east-west trade lanes continued to pick up in November as weather conditions, e-commerce demand and capacity…

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Swissport launches cargo operations in Australia

Ground handler Swissport has launched cargo operations in Australia as it looks to grow operations in the Asia Pacific region….

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Atlas Air orders two 777Fs

Atlas Air has ordered two new Boeing 777 freighters that are due to be delivered in the second half of…

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Reports: Cathay still considering future freighter options

Cathay Pacific is now considering ordering the Airbus A350 freighter instead of the Boeing 777-8 freighter, according to Reuters. Quoting…

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Swissport sells stake in its Saudi business to drive air cargo

Swissport International is selling a minority stake in Swissport Saudi Arabia to Saudi business portfolio ASYAD Holding in a bid…

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Menzies secures CEIV pharma at Schiphol facility

Ground handler Menzies Aviation has been awarded the IATA CEIV Pharma accreditation for its cargo facility at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol…

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Maersk Air Cargo to trial new UK-China route

Maersk Air Cargo will launch a new trial service between the UK and China to help meet peak season demand….

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