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Menzies expands cargo facility at Budapest Airport
22 / 02 / 2024
Menzies Aviation has expanded its cargo handling terminal at Budapest Airport’s (BUD) Cargo City as it looks to meet growing…
CHAMP launches new e-commerce service for ICS2 compliance
21 / 02 / 2024
CHAMP Cargosystems has added a new service that will enable companies transporting e-commerce shipments to comply with the European Union’s…
Geodis masters oversize project using Antonov AN-124 freighter
21 / 02 / 2024
Geodis has completed a complex air cargo transport project featuring oversized thermocompressors that involved 13 flights over seven days using…
New cargo carrier FarCargo selects Nordic GSA
21 / 02 / 2024
Recently-launched Faroe Islands-based carrier FarCargo has selected Nordic GSA as its sales agent. The GSA will offer the airline’s cargo…
Etihad appoints Brun as vice president cargo
21 / 02 / 2024
Etihad Airways has appointed senior Geodis airfreight specialist Stanislas Brun to the role of vice president cargo. Brun will be…
Starlux to enter the freighter market with A350F order
21 / 02 / 2024
Taiwan-based Starlux Airlines will enter the freighter market after it placed an order for five Airbus A350 cargo aircraft at…
Avianca Cargo continues digital expansion
21 / 02 / 2024
Avianca Cargo has continued with the expansion of its digital services by adding a direct connection to freight forwarder platform…
US couple found guilty of fraud against National Air Cargo
20 / 02 / 2024
Two people have been found guilty of defrauding US logistics company National Air Cargo of $5m in a wire fraud…
Durban airfreight terminal sees volumes spike due to port congestion
20 / 02 / 2024
Dube Cargo Terminal at King Shaka International Airport has seen air cargo volumes spike in recent months as a result…
Airbus advances development of A350F
20 / 02 / 2024
Airbus is ramping up development activity on its A350 freighter as the airframer works towards final assembly and first flight…
Challenge Handling expects rapid volume increase in 2024
20 / 02 / 2024
The Challenge Group is expecting its air cargo handling volumes at Liege Airport to rapidly increase this year following a…
WFS wins Air China Cargo contract in LA
20 / 02 / 2024
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will handle over 20,000 tonnes of cargo a year for Air China Cargo in Los Angeles…
Airfreight rates slide in line with Lunar New Year holiday demand decline
20 / 02 / 2024
Airfreight rates began their Lunar New Year holiday decline last week after rising in the first six weeks of the…
MSC Air Cargo goes it alone as GSA partnership with ECS ends
20 / 02 / 2024
MSC Air Cargo has ended its GSSA partnership with the ECS Group, which has been the airline’s GSSA in North…
Envirotainer commits to supply chain emissions targets
19 / 02 / 2024
Pharma ULD firm Envirotainer has set targets to cut its supply chain emissions and submitted these to the Science Based…
Lufthansa cargo operations set to be hit by latest strike action
19 / 02 / 2024
Lufthansa’s cargo operations are set to face disruption this week as ground staff launch another round of strike action. As…
Alaska Air Group acquisition of Hawaiian gets go ahead
19 / 02 / 2024
Alaska Airlines has been given the green light to acquire Hawaiian Airlines after the latter’s stockholders approved the deal that…
WestJet eyes digital developments in 2024
19 / 02 / 2024
WestJet will this year target digital investments in cargo as well as network and product expansion following the launch of…
JAT Tehnika completes second 767-300 freighter conversion
19 / 02 / 2024
Avia Prime Group-owned MRO JAT Tehnika has completed its second Boeing 767-300 passenger to freighter conversion. The 767-300ER conversion was…