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Cargo mission for Heathrow’s Platts

Heathrow Airport’s head of cargo Nick Platts says he is “on a mission” to make it Europe’s premier airfreight hub

Boeing: Latin America will need 3,020 new aircraft in next 20 years

Boeing forecasts that Latin America (Latam) will need 3,020 new aircraft valued at $350 billion over the next 20 years

CAL Cargo to start Halifax service

CAL Cargo Airlines has launched a peak season freighter service out of Halifax Stanfield International Airport as it continues to

TIACA chief upbeat on future of airfreight industry

E-commerce presents the biggest opportunity for the air cargo industry to exploit and boost volumes, according to International Air Cargo

TAP Portugal places Airbus order days after takeover

TAP Portugal has signed a firm order with Airbus for 53 widebody and single-aisle aircraft including 14 A330-900neo, and 15

Former Swiss chief cargo officer takes on drone role

Former chief cargo officer at Swiss International Air Lines, Oliver Evans, has been appointed as new head of global business

Air New Zealand to fly direct to Vietnam

Air New Zealand has expanded its Pacific Rim presence introducing New Zealand’s first direct bellyhold service to Ho Chi Minh

Losses reduced in Q3 by CEVA

CEVA Holdings has reduced its losses in the third quarter (Q3) to 78 million euros ($83.7 million) despite revenue falling

Volga-Dnepr freighter makes inaugural Antarctica landing

A Volga-Dnepr Airlines freighter has made its first landing on to an ice airfield in Antarctica. The IL-76ТD-90VD service performed

Volumes surge in October at Leipzig/Halle Airport

Leipzig/Halle Airport continues to see freight volumes surge in October, which was driven by the express freight market. The airport

PACTL tests new eco-friendly cool centre

Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) is to open its new eco-friendly cool centre early next year. Trial operations

Chapman Freeborn partners up with Norway’s Airbroker

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has started a strategic partnership with Oslo-based Airbroker to further enhance both companies’ business in the international

Finnair denies any talks with IAG over sale

Finnair has refuted rumours that it was in talks with the International Airlines Group (IAG) over the group taking it

Harry the rhino flown from US to Indonesia

Cathay Pacific Cargo transported an endangered Sumatran rhinoceros through Columbus’ Rickenbacker International Airport earlier this month. Eight-year-old Harapan (Harry) the

Cargolux reaches principle agreement with unions

Cargolux Airlines has reached a principle agreement with unions over a new collective work agreement (CWA). The carrier’s management met

Indian market boosts Cathay Pacific in October

Cathay Pacific Airways has seen cargo and mail volumes rise by 4.6 per cent in October compared to the same

Exports from Heathrow top £48 billion

Heathrow Airport’s pivotal role in the UK economy has been revealed in data released to the gateway by UK Customs,

Pegasus to hold Istanbul logistics conference

Pegasus Cargo is holding an International Transport and Logistics Conference from 23-24 March next year in partnership with Istanbul University’s

Bern Airport security approval for Cargologic

Cargologic has been awarded approval by the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) in Switzerland to perform airfreight security checks

Sales revenue rise of 14% at Pegasus

Pegasus Airlines has seen sales revenue rise by 14 per cent to 2.7 billion Turkish Lira ($933 million) during the

Net profit up 5% in Q3 for Agility

Agility has posted a net profit of 13.7 million Kuwaiti Dinar (KD) ($45 million) in the third quarter (Q3) of

ACI: air cargo volumes up 1.4% in September

Airfreight volumes inched up by more than one per cent in September lead by the North American market, according to

Volumes fall in October at Heathrow Airport

Cargo volumes fell 1.4 per cent in October at Heathrow Airport, but tonnage so far this year for the first

ACS keeps world record attempt on track

Air Charter Service (ACS) has been called upon to help complete ‘Cape to Cape 2.0’, a world record attempt driving

Airbus forecasts 2,460 aircraft needed in Middle East

A latest forecast by Airbus predicts 2,500 new passenger and freighter aircraft will be required over the next 20 years

IAG firms up order of 19 Airbus aircraft

The board of the International Airlines Group (IAG) has firmed up orders for 19 additional widebody and single aisle aircraft

Qatar Airways Cargo launches dedicated pharma routes

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched two new Pharma Express routes from India to Doha, which it says provides a “unique

Panalpina acquires majority stake in Kenyan forwarder

Panalpina World Transport has confirmed that it is to acquire a majority stake in Kenya’s second-largest air freight forwarder, Airflo.

IATA: limited recovery in cargo volumes in September

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), there was a very limited recovery in air cargo volumes in September. Airfreight traffic,

Alitalia suspends cargo in holds from Cairo

Alitalia says it has suspended the transportation of freight and mail in its aircraft holds at Cairo International Airport in

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