Growing e-commerce volumes and specialist high value products such as pharma and perishables provide a “cushion” and “in-built resilience” for…
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BIFA continues to prepare for a no-deal Brexit
18 / 03 / 2019
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is advising its members to continue preparing for a no-deal Brexit departure on March…
E-commerce: A gift from heaven for air cargo but challenges ahead
14 / 03 / 2019
E-commerce is a “gift from heaven” for the air cargo sector but it faces several challenges if the industry is…
No Deal Brexit will push logistics cost up between 5%-35%, warn shippers
12 / 03 / 2019
Slipping to a No Deal Brexit, and reverting to complicated WTO rules and tariffs, would impose additional costs of between…
Bauckham returns to Air Charter Service as Brexit consultant
12 / 03 / 2019
Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed industry veteran and its former chief executive, Tony Bauckham, as Brexit consultant. ACS chief…
Alibaba increases investment in China’s express sector
11 / 03 / 2019
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will take a 14% stake in STO Express Co Ltd, one of the largest express delivery…
All the latest news from IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019
10 / 03 / 2019
As the global airfreight industry gathers in Singapore for IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019 (WCS19), the Air Cargo News editorial…
Fraport and ‘logistics lab’ hope to innovate air cargo
08 / 03 / 2019
Airport operator Fraport is teaming up with logistics start-up lab HAUS61 to develop new technology for the airfreight industry. From…
UK flights “protected in no deal Brexit scenario”
07 / 03 / 2019
UK government sets out detailed plans confirming protection for flights in a no deal scenario EU no deal aviation regulation also about…
UK truckers set for temporary EU permit-free access in a no deal Brexit
05 / 03 / 2019
Some relief for hauliers in EU contingency, says FTA UK hauliers may be able to maintain operations in the European…