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Jet Airways orders 75 Boeing 737s at Dubai Air Show

Jet Airways has placed an order for 75 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft at the 2015 Dubai Air Show today,

Etihad Airways takes up option on two freighters

Etihad Airways announced yesterday at the Dubai Air Show 2015 it will take delivery of two Boeing 777 Freighter aircraft.

Francois fits the bill for new Brussels Airlines Cargo role

Brussels Airlines has appointed Alban Francois as vice president of global cargo starting from 1 January 2016, who will roll

FTA calls on MPs to back Belfast airport plans

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is lobbying UK government MPs to back plans for an Enterprise Zone and road improvements

Etihad Cargo builds partnerships for success

Etihad Cargo has racked up some impressive traffic statistics for the first half of this year and the carrier’s vice

Japan looking at North America for growth

Japanese airfreight received a boost of seven per cent from January to August, helped by the US increasing by 28

Turkish Cargo launches six freighter services

Turkish Cargo has strengthened its presence across the globe with the launches of new freighter services to Atlanta (US), New

New chief executive for British Airways

International Airlines Group (IAG) has appointed Alex Cruz as chairman and chief executive of British Airways in April 2016 when

US forwarders vigilant to terrorist attack

Freight forwarders in the US are remaining vigilant to the threat of a terrorist attack, according to Airforwarders Association (AfA)

Latin America network to be developed by Delta Cargo

Delta Cargo is looking to develop its network into Latin America (LATAM) while in North America it is focusing on

IAG upgrades cargo reservation technology

IAG Cargo has upgraded its cargo reservation technology with software from Accenture to help deliver more flexible reservation processes for

Opportunities in Americas, but Panama Canal having negative impact

This year’s Air & Sea Cargo Americas conference and exhibition kicked-off in Miami today where the first discussions revealed the

Miami named as the first pharma hub in the US

Miami International Airport has been named as the first pharmaceutical freight hub in the US by the International Air Transport

Perishables purring for American Airlines Cargo

American Airlines (AA) Cargo is seeing strong growth in perishables, according to the carrier’s managing director for global and key

Asia fuelling growth and plans at Dallas Fort Worth

Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport says Asia continues to drive growth and it sees an opportunity for the gateway

Instability in Iraq making business tough

Iraq is undoubtedly one of the most challenging airfreight markets to operate in due to the ongoing political instability and

First ANA flight departs from Brussels to Tokyo

The first flight operated by Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) between Brussels Airport and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport took

Pegasus Cargo urging more liberalisation of traffic rights

The most significant challenge for Pegasus Cargo is the liberalisation of traffic rights in the Middle East, the Turkic republics

TAP Portugal bans endangered animal shipments

TAP Portugal has ended the shipment of animals destined for use in experiments and body parts of endangered animals. The

FedEx and TNT extend public offer period

FedEx and TNT Express have extended the public offer acceptance period for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of

Major players could exit the market, Qatar Airways chief says

Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker forecasts legacy carriers will soon exit the air cargo market – on

e-AWB usage hits 34.2% in September

Electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration was 34.2 per cent in September, with the Middle East leading the way as region

Airline profitability has peaked and volumes flat

Cargo volumes have remained stagnant and profitability peaked earlier this year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) business

Key appointment made by Priority Freight

Priority Freight has appointed Andrew Austin as group operations director. He joins the board of directors and will be responsible

Lithium batteries remain biggest headache

The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) assistant director for cargo safety and standards, Dave Brennan, says the largest challenge around

Tough times expected to continue into 2016

Cargologic managing director, Marco Gredig tells Air Cargo Week (ACW) business in Switzerland has proved difficult this year and he

AMI adds FedEx to Quick2Ship programme

Air Menzies International (AMI) has added FedEx to its Quick2Ship door-to-door express product, which has operated in the US since

Colombia division opened by Logwin

Logwin has expanded its network in South America after setting up its own country organisation this month in Colombia and

Norwegian appoints Jan de Rijk as RFS

Norwegian Cargo has appointed Jan de Rijk Logistics as its road feeder service partner to extend its delivery network to

Slight revenue rise in Q3 for IAG Cargo

IAG Cargo has seen its quarter three commercial revenue rise slightly to 238 million euros, up from 236 million euros

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