Freighter aircraft will continue to play an important role in air cargo supply chains, despite the growth in big bellied…
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E-commerce and specialist products can ‘cushion’ air cargo in economic downturns
19 / 03 / 2019
Growing e-commerce volumes and specialist high value products such as pharma and perishables provide a “cushion” and “in-built resilience” for…
Asian air cargo faces short-term turbulence
16 / 03 / 2019
The Asian air cargo industry faces turbulence over the coming months, with predictions of further demand declines. Speaking at the…
CCN and Microsoft launch air cargo blockchain first
15 / 03 / 2019
Singapore’s Cargo Community Network (CCN) and Microsoft have launched the world’s first blockchain-based air cargo billing, costing and reconciliation system….
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…
Cutting the paper chain in dangerous goods declarations
14 / 03 / 2019
Electronic-Dangerous Goods Declarations (e-DGDs) offer the prospect of shorter consignment cut-off times for shippers and of reducing the number of…
Fresh approach for Hong Kong
13 / 03 / 2019
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is the first airport community in the world to be certified as an IATA CEIV…
Air France KLM Cargo signs up for IATA’s new DG AutoCheck
13 / 03 / 2019
Air France KLM Cargo (AFKL Cargo) has become the first airline group to adopt IATA’s Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck)…
Some 40% of shippers unaware of dangerous goods regulations
12 / 03 / 2019
A large number of shippers, some 40%, admitted to being unaware of the dangerous goods regulations governing airfreight. That statistic,…
First companies awarded IATA Fresh certification
12 / 03 / 2019
The first companies have passed IATA’s CEIV Fresh certification programme for the handling of perishable cargo. At the IATA World…