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Asia boosting Rickenbacker International Airport

Flights added by Cathay Pacific Cargo and Emirates SkyCargo have boosted tonnage at Rickenbacker International Airport, but the gateway still

CHEP renews ULD management partnership with Air Transat

CHEP Aerospace Solutions and Air Transat have extended their unit load device (ULD) management partnership for a further five years.

US Congress passes key transportation bill

US congressional approval of legislation reauthorising the US Export-Import Bank for five years has been welcomed. This legislation is part

Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia alliance reauthorised

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) has reauthorised the alliance between Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia for a further

COP21: European airports make climate change pledge

The European airport industry has pledged at the COP21 climate conference in Paris to increase the number of carbon neutral

Air cargo volumes continue to flatline, IATA reports

Airfreight volumes continue to flatline, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The association released data for global airfreight

Explosive trace detectors rolled out across European airports

More than 50 European airports have received Morpho’s Itemiser 4DX explosive trace detectors in 2015, it was announced today at

Qatar Airways launches 13th Indian route

Qatar Airways has started non-stop flights to Nagpur (India) from Doha’s Hamad International Airport, taking the carrier’s total weekly bellyhold

Cargolux says its management and unions seal pact

Cargolux International Airlines says it management and the unions OGBL and LCGB achieved a “major breakthrough” in yesterday’s round of

Cathay Pacific freighter out of Brisbane Wellcamp boosts farmers

Brisbane Wellcamp Airport has seen a seen a freighter take-off for the first time after a Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing

Lufthansa and ANA expand partnership in Japan

Lufthansa Cargo and All Nippon Airways (ANA) Cargo have expanded their joint network in Japan by adding services – just

ECS fits the bill for Meridiana

ECS Group is now representing Italian carrier Meridiana as its worldwide general sales and service agent (GSSA). From 1 November,

Finnair to sell cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport to Finavia

Finnair is to sell its cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport to Finavia as development continues on its new terminal, which

Changi sees 1.8% uplift in volumes

Singapore’s Changi Airport has seen volumes increase by 1.8 per cent year-on-year (YOY) in October to 162,500 tonnes, the second

New managing director at FCS

Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) has appointed Hans-Georg Emmert as its new managing director (MD). This moves comes after the completion

Lufthansa signs agreement over ground personnel pay

Lufthansa has signed an agreement with services union ver.di on pay for about 30,000 ground personnel. Lufthansa has agreed a

Cathay Pacific settles antitrust case in Canada

Cathay Pacific Airways yesterday said it would pay C$6 million ($4.48 million) to settle an antitrust case in Canada involving

Industry on security alert after global terrorist acts

Security is on the minds of air cargo industry decision makers after the wave of terrorist attacks and the intense

Asia Pacific carriers see cargo decline

Weakness in major economies such as China, India and Japan has caused airfreight in Asia to fall by 0.7 per

Norwegian Cargo signs Royal Mail agreement

Norwegian Cargo has signed a two-year framework agreement with Royal Mail’s Gatwick Air Mail Unit (GAMU). This deal will see

Med-View starts Nigeria to UK bellyhold cargo route

Med-View Airline started services from Lagos (Nigeria) to Gatwick Airport on 20 November offering cargo capacity for both UK and

Jettainer completes repair certificate process

Jettainer has completed the certification process of its repair partners for its unit load devices (ULD) round the globe. The

Specialist cargo types is BCUBE’s Italian job

Competition in the Italian airfreight market is high and the general air cargo market turbulence is affecting volumes at BCUBE

Aer Lingus looking across the Atlantic for business

Aer Lingus is expanding its services to the US, carrying high value pharmaceuticals and other medical products from Europe to

Security on the agenda next week in London

The Transport Security Expo takes place from 2-3 December at London’s Olympia with more than 4,500 security professionals expected from

Cargolux to employ more pilots and increase freighters

Cargolux International Airlines’ board has approved 100 additional pilot jobs in Luxembourg and is to replace two Boeing 747-400 Freighters

Lufthansa Cargo freighter livery designed in support of aid organisation

A Lufthansa Cargo freighter is from now on flying around the world with the footprints of 24 children on its

Cargo fall in October for Aeroflot

Aeroflot has seen a falls in cargo carried in October – in the first month that it helped out with

Air Partner signs agreement with Air Cargo Integrators

Air Partner’s Freight division has signed a memorandum of understanding with Air Cargo Integrators (ACI) of the United Arab Emirates

New UK cargo carrier’s website goes live

A new UK cargo airline CargoLogicAir has gone live with its website as the carrier looks set to launch services

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