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Airbus boasts record deliveries in 2015

Airbus delivered 635 aircraft to 85 customers in 2015, beating 2014’s record, and it is aiming to deliver 650 in

Buffalo Airways allowed to fly again

Buffalo Airways is allowed to fly again as its air operator certificate has been reinstated by Transport Canada. Transport Canada

IATA: North American profits soar

Airline profits in North America and Europe saw significant improvements while Asia declined and South America increased its losses in

Cargonaut receives two million euros to modernise

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s information platform, Cargonaut, is to receive an investment of two million euros ($2.2 million) to modernise the

Kuehne + Nagel signs contract with GlaxoSmithKline

Kuehne + Nagel has signed a contract with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to transport products from the raw material suppliers to trade

Ken Lee appointed DHL Express Asia Pacific CEO

Ken Lee has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of DHL Express Asia Pacific, succeeding Jerry Hsu, who is retiring.

Rodrigues heads up ACS’s South American cargo operations

Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed Andre Rodrigues to run its cargo operations in South America. Rodrigues will be based

United Cargo opens TempControl Center at Newark

United Cargo has opened its TempControl Center at Newark Liberty International Airport for temperature sensitive cargo. The facility was opened

Ter Bruggen joins Cargolux

Gerard Ter Bruggen has been appointed regional director West and North Europe by Cargolux, joining from Qatar Airways. Ter Bruggen

IATA: November weak but decline bottoming out

Airfreight volumes fell by 1.2 per cent year-on-year in November but are above the low point of August 2015, suggesting

FedEx facing FAA fine

FedEx is facing a $417,500 fine from the US Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for allegedly using an

Russia blamed for European airport decline

Airports in Europe have seen volumes fall by 0.6 per cent in November because of large declines at non-European Union

Boeing delivers record number of aircraft

Boeing delivered 762 commercial aircraft in 2015, 39 more than 2014, which it says is a record. The manufacturer says

Norwegian postal aircraft crash

An aircraft carrying post and other parcels for Norway Post has crashed on the border of Norway and Sweden. The

Sister agreement between Helsinki and Beijing airports

Finavia and Capital Airports Holding (CAH) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a sister airport agreement between Helsinki

Air China finalises Boeing 777-300ER order

Air China has finalised an order for six Boeing 777-300 Extended Ranges worth $2 billion as it modernises its fleet

Etihad appeals ‘protectionist’ German codeshare ban decision

Etihad Airways and airberlin are appealing the German government decision to reject 29 codeshares, accusing it of caving into protectionist

BOC Aviation orders 30 Airbus A320s

Aircraft leasing company, BOC Aviation has ordered an additional 30 Airbus A320s, bringing its total Airbus orders to 306. The

Qatar Airways expands freighter fleet to 16 aircraft

Qatar Airways Cargo has increased its fleet, having taken delivery of its seventh Airbus A330 Freighter and its first Boeing

Hong Kong and Shenzhen sign development agreement

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) and Shenzhen Airport Management Company have signed an agreement to improve development between Shenzhen Bao’an

Kuehne + Nagel unveils Singapore Logistics Hub

Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has unveiled its 50,000 square metre Singapore Logistics Hub, to serve high tech, industrial, pharmaceutical and

Incheon’s Kwang-Soo Lee joins TIACA board

Incheon International Airport’s vice president for marketing, Kwang-Soo Lee has joined The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) board of directors.

Hactl sets handling records

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) says it has broken two records, one for the most freighters handled in a

Ryukyu Air Commuter takes delivery of first Bombardier Q400

Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC) has taken delivery of its first Bombardier Q400 cargo-combi aircraft. The carrier, part of the Japan

ACS West Coast office expecting a record breaking year

Air Charter Service (ACS) says its US West Coast office is set for a record breaking year. ACS says it

LATAM takes delivery of first A350 XWB

LATAM Airlines Group has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350 eXtraWideBody (XWB), to be used by TAM from January

Liege hoping strong growth will continue

After a strong first 10 months of 2015, Liege Airport is hoping the final two months of the year will

Volga Dnepr carries out first Antarctic air drop

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has carried out its first ‘air drop’ dropping cargo out of the rear door of an Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD

Cattle transported from Leipzig to Kuwait

A shipment of 165 cattle was transported from Leipzig Halle Airport to Kuwait using an AirBridgeCargo Airlines Boeing 747-8 Freighter.

RiverOak launches new Manston bid

The investment firm that has been attempting to buy the defunct Manston Airport is to use a development consent order

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