40th Anniversary

Looking back – and ahead

March 16, 1983, saw the launch of a new title covering the airfreight industry: the fortnightly Air Cargo News International….

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Hold the front page!

Former Air Cargo News International sales director Derek Jones remembers the frantic –but always hugely enjoyable – first few weeks…

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Technological revolution for ACN

It’s a fast-moving world – and journalists have to keep up. Former Air Cargo News editor Roger Hailey reports on…

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1983-1992: A decade of M&A

As part of efforts to celebrate 40 years of Air Cargo News, the editorial team set themselves the unenviable task…

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1993-2002: Time for technology

As the 1990s progressed, the rapid growth of the internet began to have a big influence on air cargo. The…

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2003-2012: Crisis management

Political events and the realities of climate change drove more change in air cargo in the early years of the…

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2013-2022 M&A mania and the rise of express carriers

Air cargo in 2013-2022 was characterised by high‑value investments and acquisitions, but it also faced huge challenges. The period 2013-2022…

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40 years of pioneers and transformation

A group of entrepreneurs have helped reshape the airfreight sector and build the industry we know today. Let’s take a…

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Video: What events have had the largest impact on the industry in the last 40 years?

Air Cargo News is celebrating 40 years of breaking news and views. As well as looking back through time ourselves…

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Let’s get digital

Air cargo has been criticised in the past for being slow to digitalise its processes – but in recent years…

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