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Volga-Dnepr in helicopter switch over project
Volga-Dnepr and forwarder Panalpina have transported two helicopters from opposite sides of the globe on behalf of multinational infrastructure firm ...
American Airlines Cargo appoints new sales director
American Airlines Cargo has appointed Tim Isik to the role of director, cargo sales – Europe, Middle East and Africa ...
Amazon reveals new B737 freighter aircraft
Amazon Air is in the process of adding a new freighter aircraft to its fleet but where the aircraft will ...
Senior job role changes at Lufthansa Cargo
Florian Pfaff, currently vice president Germany with Lufthansa Cargo, will move to Asia with effect from June 2019. Based in Singapore, ...
Cargolux signs up for PharmaPort 360 ULDs
Cargolux has been signed an agreement with Sonoco ThermoSafe, a provider of temperature packaging, to lease its PharmaPort 360 temperature ...
Atran expands fleet again with first B737-800BCF
Atran Airlines has enlarged its fleet with the delivery of the first Boeing B737-800BCF, increasing its total number of freighters ...
A weak start to the year for Europe’s leading cargo airports
January was another tough month for airports around Europe as freight volumes continued to decline on a year ago. Figures from ...
Changi sees airfreight volumes down 8.3% in February
Another large Asian cargo hub has reported a bad start to 2019 as Singapore Changi Airport saw year on year ...
Claws for celebration: Lobsters help Halifax Stanfield pot record cargo volumes in 2018
Nova Scotia seafood represented a “significant portion” of the record 36,938 tonnes of cargo processed at Canada’s Halifax Stanfield airport ...
Dallas Fort Worth looks to India for pharma flows
Dallas Fort Worth International airport (DFW) is working with India’s Hyderabad airport to develop pharma product flows after the US ...
Hong Kong air cargo down 14.4% in February due to “unfavourable macroeconomic conditions”
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw cargo throughputs plunge 14.4% in February to 274,000 tonnes due to “unfavourable macroeconomic conditions”. The ...
Frankfurt: February volumes fall 3.4%
Germany’s Frankfurt Airport saw its cargo throughput (freight and mail combined) contract by 3.4% in February, to 161,366 tonnes. Airport operator ...
Rhenus acquires World Net Logistics in South Africa
Germany’s Rhenus Group has continued its 2019 takeover spree by acquiring Johannesburg-headquartered freight forwarding and logistics specialist World Net Logistics ...
Carousel Logistics expands with BDA acquisition
Carousel Logistics has purchased BDA Logistics Innovation (BDA), a move that increases its overnight airfreight operation between the UK and ...
CMA CGM nears 90% of voting rights in CEVA Logistics
CEVA Logistics is likely to de-list from the SIX Swiss Exchange later this year after confirming media reports that French ...
Rhenus buys Canada’s Rodair
Germany’s Rhenus Group has acquired Canadian logistics provider Rodair. The acquisition, terms were not disclosed, is subject to approval by ...
BIFA continues to prepare for a no-deal Brexit
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is advising its members to continue preparing for a no-deal Brexit departure on March ...
CMA CGM set for Ceva stake of almost 90%
According to a report by Reuters, CMA CGM now controls almost 90% of the voting rights in Ceva Logistics. This follows ...
E-commerce and specialist products can ‘cushion’ air cargo in economic downturns
Growing e-commerce volumes and specialist high value products such as pharma and perishables provide a “cushion” and “in-built resilience” for ...
Air Cargo Europe: Airfreight getting data to really take off
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one solution for the air cargo industry as it addresses the growth of e-commerce and a ...
CCN and Microsoft launch air cargo blockchain first
Singapore’s Cargo Community Network (CCN) and Microsoft have launched the world’s first blockchain-based air cargo billing, costing and reconciliation system. Announced ...
Cargo iQ welcomes Royal Air Maroc
Royal Air Maroc has joined IATA’s Cargo iQ initiative, signing up during the World cargo Symposium held in Singapore this ...
NCA goes fully digital with iCargo
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), the launch customer of IBS Software’s iCargo airline cargo management solution back in 2008, has upgraded ...
E-commerce: A gift from heaven for air cargo but challenges ahead
E-commerce is a “gift from heaven” for the air cargo sector but it faces several challenges if the industry is ...
Changi sees airfreight volumes down 8.3% in February
Another large Asian cargo hub has reported a bad start to 2019 as Singapore Changi Airport saw year on year ...Rhenus acquires World Net Logistics in South Africa
Germany’s Rhenus Group has continued its 2019 takeover spree by acquiring Johannesburg-headquartered freight forwarding and logistics specialist World Net Logistics ...
FedEx warns of continuing weakness in global trade
FedEx reported fiscal third quarter financial results that were “below expectations” and has warned of continued weakness in global trade. The ...
CMA CGM nears 90% of voting rights in CEVA Logistics
CEVA Logistics is likely to de-list from the SIX Swiss Exchange later this year after confirming media reports that French ...
Lufthansa Cargo: airfreight boom comes to an end
Lufthansa Cargo has warned that the airfreight boom of the last two years has come to an end after reporting ...Rhenus buys Canada’s Rodair
Germany’s Rhenus Group has acquired Canadian logistics provider Rodair. The acquisition, terms were not disclosed, is subject to approval by ...
Shippers rally to protect freighter slots
The Global Shippers’ Alliance (GSA) will put pressure on IATA to end its “detrimental to freighters” airport slots policy, one ...
Air cargo set to speed up and increase visibility over the coming years
Over the coming years air cargo supply chains are expected to speed up, information will be shared more widely and ...
UK flights “protected in no deal Brexit scenario”
UK government sets out detailed plans confirming protection for flights in a no deal scenario EU no deal aviation regulation also about to ...
Cargolux bans the transport of lion bones
Cargolux has banned the transport of lion bones in an effort to curb and deter the new trend in wildlife ...
Liverpool and Leipzig in automotive alliance for a no-deal Brexit
Liverpool and Leipzig will join air cargo capabilities to maintain automotive supply chains in the case of a no deal ...
Emirates uses technology to increase Kabul cargo capacity
Emirates Flight Operations has developed a navigation technique that allows the Middle East-based airline to carry additional bellyhold cargo into ...
Senior job role changes at Lufthansa Cargo
Florian Pfaff, currently vice president Germany with Lufthansa Cargo, will move to Asia with effect from June 2019. Based in Singapore, ...
Pohl heads Dachser Malaysia
German logistics company Dachser has appointed Daniel Pohl as managing director of Dachser Malaysia. Pohl, who comes from a German-Indonesian family ...
American Airlines Cargo adds new team members
American Airlines Cargo has announced the appointment of new several new leaders, some who will be joining the cargo team ...
Gammell takes the reins at Etihad
Etihad has appointed Ray Gammell as interim group chief executive and confirmed that current president and group chief executive James ...
Benoît Dumont appointed Unilode chief executive
Unilode Aviation Solutions, the outsourced ULD management and repair company formerly known as CHEP Aerospace Solutions, has appointed Benoît Dumont ...
Cathay Pacific axes cargo director role as part of headquarter cull
Cathay Pacific has axed the cargo director role as it embarks on a cull of middle and senior management at ...
A weak start to the year for Europe’s leading cargo airports
January was another tough month for airports around Europe as freight volumes continued to decline on a year ago. Figures from ...Changi sees airfreight volumes down 8.3% in February
Another large Asian cargo hub has reported a bad start to 2019 as Singapore Changi Airport saw year on year ...Amazon reveals new B737 freighter aircraft
Amazon Air is in the process of adding a new freighter aircraft to its fleet but where the aircraft will ...
Senior job role changes at Lufthansa Cargo
Florian Pfaff, currently vice president Germany with Lufthansa Cargo, will move to Asia with effect from June 2019. Based in Singapore, ...Rhenus acquires World Net Logistics in South Africa
Germany’s Rhenus Group has continued its 2019 takeover spree by acquiring Johannesburg-headquartered freight forwarding and logistics specialist World Net Logistics ...Claws for celebration: Lobsters help Halifax Stanfield pot record cargo volumes in 2018
Nova Scotia seafood represented a “significant portion” of the record 36,938 tonnes of cargo processed at Canada’s Halifax Stanfield airport ...
Cargolux signs up for PharmaPort 360 ULDs
Cargolux has been signed an agreement with Sonoco ThermoSafe, a provider of temperature packaging, to lease its PharmaPort 360 temperature ...
No bellyache for freighters, the backbone of air cargo
Freighter aircraft will continue to play an important role in air cargo supply chains, despite the growth in big bellied ...
Envirotainer’s Mumbai station is open for business
Specialist pharma-chain ULD provider Envirotainer has added a Mumbai station to its network in support of its RKN e1 and RAP ...
ACS adds Shanghai office
Air Charter Service (ACS) has expanded its Asia operations with the opening of a new office in Shanghai in March. Headed ...
Qantas picks WFS for three-year handling contract in Dallas Fort Worth
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has expanded its ground handling services at Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) airport after winning a three-year ...
Dnata appoints new regional ceo for Asia Pacific
Dirk Goovaerts has been named as dnata’s regional chief executive officer for the Asia Pacific region. He joins from Saudi ...
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