Bird strikes represent a huge danger to aircraft when they are taking off and landing, but one German airport is…
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Its a trough life: Heathrow’s HOGS making a meal of 25 years
25 / 05 / 2016
A fine dining and good fellowship institution is celebrating 25 glorious years at Heathrow in early June. The HOGS, which…
FedEx ups support of Duke of Edinburgh Award charity
19 / 05 / 2016
FedEx Express has stepped up its sponsorship of Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award charity to become a gold partner. Though…
American Airlines steps in to fly water tablets for Ecaudor earthquake relief
18 / 05 / 2016
American Airlines Cargo has shipped more than 20 pallets of water purification units to families across Ecuador whose lives were…
Boeing video to celebrate company’s centenary
16 / 05 / 2016
Boeing has produced a video to celebrate the plane maker’s its 100th anniversary. Said Boeing: “This milestone has given us…
LEGO scores a hit with airfreight
12 / 05 / 2016
LEGO kits are now the latest marketing craze for the air cargo industry, with Heathrow Airport and Volga-Dnepr using the…
Berlin’s new airport nightmare refuses to go away
03 / 05 / 2016
In the latest twist in the saga of Berlin’s new airport, prosecutors are investigating reports that an engineer working on…
FedEx gets Oliver the otter’s seal of approval
19 / 04 / 2016
FedEx has helped transport a rescued otter pup named Oliver to a wildlife sanctuary in Denver. The river otter was…
Detection dogs fail to sniff out crime at airport, but do hunt down sausages
14 / 04 / 2016
Air Cargo News claims no expertise in the deployment of detection dogs to sniff out drugs and explosives at airports,…
China’s HNA bites into bigger Swiss role
12 / 04 / 2016
Following its purchase of cargo and luggage handler Swissport International in July 2015 for Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has agreed…