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LACHS handles 180 horses for Rio Olympics

Liege Air Cargo Handling Services (LACHS) exported 180 horses and 80 tonnes of equipment for the Rio Olympic Games, with

First Lithuania – China freighter service to start on 15 September

Lithuania is to benefit from its first freighter flight to China when Belarusian carrier, TransAviaExpress launches Tianjin – Kaunas services

AAPA: Asia Pacific sees modest pick up in July

Cargo volumes across Asia Pacific have picked up in July following a number of tough months, with freight tonne kilometres

Airlander 10 hit power line before heavy landing

The Airlander 10 airship did make contact with a power line while landing on its second flight, it has been

Virgin Atlantic Cargo renews Virgin Australia sales and management deal

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has renewed its agreement to provide Virgin Australia with international long-haul cargo sales and management. The two

KLM to restart Amsterdam – Tehran services

KLM will resume Amsterdam – Tehran flights from 30 October, supplementing the Air France Paris – Tehran services which restarted

Doug Brittin to retire as TIACA secretary general

Doug Brittin is to retire as the secretary general of The International Air Transport Association (TIACA) after three years in

Volga-Dnepr Gulf to maintain CargoLogicAir 747-400

CargoLogicAir has signed an agreement with Volga-Dnepr Gulf to perform C-check maintenance on its Boeing 747-400 Freighter. The scope of

Air Charter Service starts OBC services in Asia

Air Charter Service (ACS) is expanding its On Board Courier (OBC) division in Asia with a new dedicated team in

Airlander 10 damaged landing after second test flight

The Airlander 10 airship has been damaged while landing during its second test flight at Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire. The

Trix the T.rex flies to the Netherlands with KLM

KLM welcomed a very special guest onboard flight 612 from Chicago to Amsterdam when it transported the 66 million year

Qantas Freight EBIT falls 44% in tough market

Qantas Freight says business is well positioned for the future despite EBIT falling by 44 per cent in the 2016

Panalpina opens office in Cambodia

Panalpina has expanded into Cambodia with an office in Phnom Penh offering air and ocean freight services, customer brokerage, in-land

DHL Express to build 13,000sqm facility at Budapest Airport

DHL Express and Budapest Airport have signed an agreement to develop a new 13,000 square metre base, to be ready

Qatar Airways Cargo automates freighter weight and balance systems

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched its Freight Load Control Centre at its Doha hub, and it says the system will

PACTL sees strongest first seven months in its history

Shanghai Pudong International Air Cargo Terminal (PACTL) has seen its strongest first seven months of the year in its history

IAG Cargo provides support for The Who Hits 50 tour

IAG Cargo has continued its partnership with rock legends, The Who, providing the logistics for 65 of the band’s global

US – Mexico Air Transport Agreement comes into force

The US – Mexico Air Transport Agreement has come into force, providing airlines greater opportunities to fly between the two

Airlander 10 completes historic first flight

Hybrid Air Vehicles’ (HAV) Airlander 10 airship has completed its first flight, successfully taking off, remaining in the air and

Airbus A350 to provide Ethiopian with extra cargo capacity

Ethiopian Airlines will receive up to another five tonnes of capacity by upgrading London – Addis Ababa services to an

Panalpina Egypt moves Cairo operations to Cairo Cargo City

Panalpina Egypt has moved its head office and all Cairo operations to the newly developed Cairo Cargo City at Cairo

New short-haul European freighter routes for IAG Cargo

IAG Cargo is starting two new short-haul freighter routes operating from Madrid to Amsterdam and Frankfurt to London via Paris.

50th Boeing 787 Dreamliner for All Nippon Airways

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has become the first carrier in the world to operate 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners following a

Maleth Aero aims at express cargo market

Maleth Aero has placed its first cargo capable aircraft into service as it looks into entering the express market. The

Strike action and weak imports hit LATAM cargo revenue

LATAM Airlines Group has seen cargo revenue slump by 22.3 per cent in the second quarter due to strike action

Volga-Dnepr and Chapman Freeborn assist historic Solar Impulse flight

Solar Impulse 2 completed its historic solar-powered flight around the globe with the logistics support of Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr

Finnair Cargo to use A350s five times a week on Heathrow route

Finnair Cargo is to operate Airbus A350s on its London Heathrow – Helsinki route five times a week from 5

Gatwick aims to handle one million tonnes by 2050

Cargo volumes at Gatwick Airport rose by 18.4 per cent in July and the London hub says it could handle

Frankfurt continues to grow in July

Frankfurt Airport has continued to see cargo volumes recovering, with a 1.5 per cent year-on-year increase to 180,425 tonnes in

Air France cargo grows in July, KLM struggles

Air France KLM has seen cargo volumes fall by 6.7 per cent to 700 million revenue tonne kilometres (RTK), with

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