Author: James Muir

IAG Cargo is to start Madrid – Shanghai in late 2016 and Madrid – Tokyo services from 18 October. The

Miami International Airport (MIA) has seen total cargo volumes increase by 0.3 per cent to 2.2 million tonnes in 2015

Swissport is to create 100 new jobs at Belfast International Airport in a number of areas including cargo handling. The

Aeroflot has seen cargo and mail volumes fall by seven per cent in 2015 to 135,145 tonnes, though December only

Hainan Airlines has started twice-weekly Boeing 787 services from Changsha (China) to Los Angeles (US). The service started on 21

Trade Centre Global Investments (TCGI) is to take over the operation of Maastricht Aachen Airport from the middle of 2016

Gulf Air has made a firm order for 29 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, of which 17 will be A321neos and

Boeing is to slow production of the 747-8 to 0.5 aircraft per month in September 2016 due to weakness in

The creation of Airlines 4 Europe (A4E) has been strongly criticised by Airports Council International (ACI) Europe’s director general, Olivier

Confidence among airline chief financial officers and heads of cargo has fallen in January, with only 45.7 per cent expect

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has seen cargo volumes dip by 0.7 per cent to 1.6 million tonnes in 2015 following a

The association, Airlines for Europe (A4E) has been launched by Air France KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group (IAG), Lufthansa Group

KLM Cargo has flown 50 paintings and 25 drawings from The Hague’s museum for modern art to Brazil, where they

Lufthansa has taken delivery of the first Airbus A320neo, and the first of 116 the German airline has on order.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to start daily Boeing 787-8 flights from Tokyo to Phnom Penh from 1 September. Flight

Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) cargo volumes grew marginally by 0.1 per cent in 2015 to just under 4.4 million

John Good Shipping has launched an airfreight division, John Good Air, headed up by Ed Clarke, to complement its sea

Etihad Cargo has jointly launched a new design for a cool dolly for temperature sensitive cargo, developed with the Masdar

Cargologic has obtained International Air Transport Association (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification for pharmaceutical handling at

Hong Kong Airlines has increased its Airbus A320 service to Tianjin to twice daily as it looks to expand further

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has operated three Antonov AN-124-100 flights from Italy to Kazakhstan carrying equipment and materials for the ExoMars space

Liege Airport has seen cargo volumes increase by 10 per cent to 649,829 tonnes in 2015, up from 590,579 tonnes

Aviation had its safest year on record in 2015 with one accident per five million flights, with the loss rate

Kuehne + Nagel has started operating at Heathrow Airport’s 130,000 square foot Heathrow South Cargo Centre. The facility includes warehouses

LATAM Airlines Group has signed joint business ventures with its oneworld partners, American Airlines and IAG. As a result of

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has established a civil aviation academy to cater for Hong Kong International Airport’s medium to

CEVA Logistics has added a ground transportation division, headed up by Jerome Lorrain, to operate alongside the existing air, ocean

Emirates Airline is to continue expanding around the world in 2016 with extra flights and upgrading aircraft throughout the year.

Etihad Airways’ cargo subsidiary, Etihad Cargo has seen freight and mail volumes increase by four per cent in 2015 to

Airfreight volumes fell by 1.3 per cent in November with the weak growth in economies such as China and India