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Vietnam Airlines and Cambodia Angkor Air to up belly routes

Indochina carriers Vietnam Airlines and Cambodia Angkor Air are to increase the number of domestic and international bellyhold routes they

Agility posts net profit rise, but revenue falls

Net profit rose by 10.9 per cent to 13.1 million Kuwaiti Dinars ($43.4 million) in the first quarter (Q1) of

Air NZ settles in US antitrust lawsuit

Air New Zealand is the latest carrier to settle as part of an antitrust lawsuit over price-fixing after agreeing to

Former Transaero aircraft moved as sea cargo in Ireland

A Boeing 767 that was used by former Russian carrier Transaero Airlines that will be transformed into glamorous holiday campsite

ASL Switzerland seeing high demand for DGR shipments

ASL Airlines Switzerland is seeing high demand for specific dangerous goods transportation across the globe. Managing director, Harald Vogels tells

BIFA: forwarders support UK Transport Committee’s views

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) says freight forwarders support the UK’s Transport Committee’s criticism of aviation dithering. On Wednesday

Call for standardisation of pharma handling across supply chain

CAL Cargo Airlines has long been at the forefront of the movement of temperature sensitive cargo. The Israeli carrier has

Expanding Chinese e-commerce driving growth for Hacis

With the expansion of China’s middle class, Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis) has firmly focused on the country’s

Atlas Air strikes air cargo services agreement with Amazon

Atlas Air Worldwide will provide air cargo services to support Amazon’s package deliveries to its customers, which the carrier expects

LCI increases its freighter aircraft

LCI – the aviation leasing arm of the Libra Group – continues to increase its fleet of dedicated maindeck freighter

TNT Express to sell its overnight delivery arm – TNT Innight

TNT Express is to sell its overnight distribution subsidiary TNT Innight to the private equity firm Special Situations Venture Partners

SEKO Logistics opens first UK excellence centre at Farnborough

SEKO Logistics has opened its first UK Aerospace & Aviation ‘Centre of Excellence’ at Farnborough Airport to deliver logistics and

Liege opens ‘Horse Inn’ ready for the Olympic Games

Liege Airport has opened a ‘Horse Inn’ a new infrastructure designed to upgrade its overall service provision for the transportation

Air Partner appoints Mike Hill as director of freight

Air Partner has appointed Mike Hill as director of freight, with responsibility for freight across the entire Group. Hill has

AEI wins two conversion orders with Automatic

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract with Automatic to provide the company with two 11 pallet position B737-400SF freighter

Qantas Freight and Australia Post to operate freighter fleet

Qantas and Australia Post are to operate a dedicated domestic freighter network to be used exclusively by Australia Post and

Brussels Airlines Cargo’s figures hit by terrorist attacks

Brussels Airlines Cargo’s March figures were strongly impacted by the shocking terrorist attacks at Brussels Airport on 22 March. The

WorldACD: few bright spots in a slow market

WorldACD says March offered some “hope of a change for the better” in a few of the world’s air cargo

Etihad to develop cargo services from Parma Airport

Etihad Airways and Parma Airport have signed an agreement to develop cargo traffic at the airport of the central Italian

European Union UCC causing concern, BIFA says

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) says the HMRC is placing ever-increasing emphasis on compliance, with stricter enforcement being an

Express and charter sectors driving Leipzig to new heights

Leipzig/Halle Airport expects tonnage growth to be boosted this year through the even closer links it has forged at the

Pegasus Cargo wants more traffic rights

The growth of the Turkish economy is a great opportunity for air cargo, but Pegasus Cargo says it could grow

Volumes and revenue fall in Q1 at IAG Cargo

IAG Cargo’s volumes were down 1.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2016, while yields decreased 6.9 per cent

Turkey a key market for DHL as business continues to boom

Turkey may be going through tough economic and political times, as well as suffering instability due to problems in neighbouring

PEMCO redelivers 14th freighter conversion to SF Airlines

PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has redelivered a Boeing 737-300 freighter conversion aircraft to China-based SF Airlines – a courier

ACS posts strong financial results for 2015

Air Charter Service has reported a strong 2015, with a 10 per cent increase in turnover, totalling just over $480

Lufthansa Cargo drives on with digital innovation

  Lufthansa Cargo is going to closely collaborate with promising technology start-ups as it looks to move forward with its

Quarterly tonnage record in Q1 for ABC

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) set a new quarterly tonnage record in the first quarter of 2016, carrying over 132,000 tonnes of

Virgin appoints Ellis as head of GSA territory management

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Ryan Ellis as head of GSA territory management – to lead and manage the airline’s

Survey finds rising freight capacity will continue to affect yields

Airline heads of cargo forecast ongoing increases in freight capacity will continue to weigh heavily on freight yields over the

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