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Volumes fall at Changi Airport in June

Changi Airport’s monthly cargo volumes dipped in June for the second consecutive month. The airport handled 151,300 tonnes in June,

dnata buys Aviapartner at Schiphol

Dnata has agreed a deal with Aviapartner to buy its cargo handling operations at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The agreement sees

Cargolux reaches deal with union over collective work agreement

Cargolux Airlines has reached a consensus with Luxembourg’s OGBL union on the main points of a new collective work agreement.

Asia Pacific slowdown continues

The slowdown in Asia Pacific continues, as in June the region saw a slight 0.5 per cent fall in demand

Tonnage growth boosts Kuehne + Nagel

Net turnover and gross profit fell slightly in the first half of 2015, but a number of factors helped the

Hactl passes GDP audit

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has passed its first World Health Organization (WHO) Good Distribution Practices (GDP) annual

Growth slows in Asia Pacific and the Middle East

Airfreight volumes at airports across Asia Pacific and the Middle East saw a slight increase in May, according to the

Coventry Airport names cargo handler

Coventry Airport has appointed time-critical logistics specialist Bespoke Distribution Aviation (BDA) its official handling agent. BDA, which is already based

US airlines eye scheduled routes to Cuba

US airlines are eyeing the launch of scheduled routes to Cuba after the two countries reopened their embassies this week.

BCUBE Air Cargo gains IATA pharma certificate

BCUBE Air Cargo has achieved the International Air Transport Association’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Handling (CEIV)

CEVA opens new global distribution centre

Supply chain specialist CEVA Logistics has opened a new a global distribution centre for industrial spare parts in Born, the

FedEx signs deal for 50 Boeing 767-300 Freighters

FedEx has signed a deal to buy 50 Boeing 767-300 Freighters as part of its fleet modernisation programme. The integrator

All trade lanes growing at Liege Airport

Liege Airport has seen cargo tonnage grow year on year (YOY) by a substantial 13 per cent in the first

Thai forwarder takes up E-freight

Thai freight forwarder Triple i Asia Cargo has joined the EzyCustoms community operated by e-freight software provider, Global Logistics System.

AirBridgeCargo posts 17% growth in first half of 2015

Efforts by Russia’s largest cargo airline AirBridgeCargo Airlines to grow its business in key world markets is paying off after

Canada to get new link with China

Companies moving products to and from western Canada are about to get a new link with China and the Asia-Pacific

Charter contract bookings on the up at Air Charter Service

Air Charter Service (ACS) says in June it booked more than 1,000 charter contracts in a month for the first

BCUBE Air Cargo aims for pharma CEIV in Europe

BCUBE air cargo is implementing a temperature control system for its pharma dedicated good distribution practice (GDP) services for customers

Volumes fall in June at Frankfurt Airport

Frankfurt Airport has seen cargo volumes for the first six months of 2015 fall by 1.8 per cent to one

Emerging markets boost Heathrow

Heathrow Airport saw a 2.1 per cent year on year (YOY) rise in cargo volumes in the first half of

May sees worldwide freight fall

Cargo volumes in May fell year on year (YOY) at 15 of the world’s 30 busiest airports by total tonnage,

Freight, regions make Heathrow case

UK government’s Airports Commission chairman Sir Howard Davies has highlighted the key role airfreight and the regions played in its

Manston Airport decision ‘within weeks’

Within weeks Thanet District Council (TDC) could decide to carry out a compulsory purchase order (CPO) on the former Manston

Cargo omitted from Gatwick’s response

Cargo is not mentioned in Gatwick Airport’s official initial response to the UK government’s Airports Commission’s recommendation that Heathrow Airport

Pegasus Airlines Cargo to stage transport logistics conference

Pegasus Airlines Cargo is to hold an International Transport Logistics conference in conjunction with Bahcesehir University in Istanbul on 8

Softening cargo growth at Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific says it has seen a “softening” in cargo growth as the year has progressed and there was continuation

China Southern signs Sodexi deal

Air France-KLM Martinair (AF-KL-MP) cargo express operator Sodexi has renewed its contract with China Southern Cargo. This follows on from

Malaysia’s balanced exports and imports market attractive for IAG Cargo

Malaysia’s market was an attractive one to enter for IAG Cargo as it has a good balance of imports and

Airbus A320 CG issue won’t stop P2F again

Airbus’ aircraft conversion company Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) is confident it can get its supplementary type certificate for converting Airbus A320

Fall in volumes at Finnair in first half of 2015

Finnair saw its cargo volumes fall year-on-year (YOY) by 16 per cent for the first half of 2015, which it

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