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Emirates to use A380s in Birmingham

Emirates is to use an Airbus A380 on one of its thrice daily flights to Birmingham Airport from 27 March

Stark to succeed Rupprecht as Lufthansa Cargo operations board member

Soren Stark is to become the Lufthansa Cargo executive board member for operations from 1 April 2016, taking over from

Delta Air Lines orders 20 Boeing 737-900ERs

Delta Air Lines is to add 20 new Boeing 737-900 Extended Ranges (ER) to its fleet, as well as up

ACS brings home the bacon

Air Charter Service (ACS) has transported more than 17 tonnes of ham to Puerto Rico after someone on the island

Turkish Airlines starts services to Mauritius and Madagascar

Turkish Airlines has increased services to Africa with flights Port Louis in Mauritius and Antananarivo in Madagascar. The Istanbul –

Andrew Crawley to become IAG Cargo chief executive

British Airways chief commercial officer, Andrew Crawley is to become the chief executive of IAG Cargo from January 2016. Crawley

‘Contradictory’ price fixing cartel fine overturned

Fines of 790 million euros ($868 million) imposed by the European Commission against airlines for fixing fuel and security surcharges

China Southern commits to 80 Boeing 737s

China Southern Airlines has committed to purchasing 80 Boeing 737s, of which, 30 will be Next Generations and 50 will

IAG Cargo increases Latin American services for pharma

IAG Cargo will increase its Latin American services in April and May 2016 with flights from London and Madrid to

Schiphol Cargo releases pharma e-book

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s cargo department, Schiphol Cargo, has released an e-book to help pharma logistics managers succeed at business. The

Regional weakness causes Hong Kong fall

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has seen cargo volumes fall by 3.1 per cent to 407,000 tonnes in November, because

Frankfurt volumes fall again in November

Frankfurt Airport saw cargo volumes fall by 3.6 per cent in November to 195,505 tonnes, during the month when Lufthansa

China Postal Airlines orders 10 Next Generation 737 Converted Freighters

China Postal Airlines has ordered 10 Next Generation Boeing 737 Converted Freighters (BCF) pending the programme launch. Boeing says the

Dan March appointed WCA CEO

Dan March has been appointed chief executive officer of forwarding network, WCA, taking over from David Yokeum, who is becoming

Brussels traffic falls after Ethiopian Airlines leaves

Brussels Airport has seen cargo volumes fall by 5.7 per cent in November to 39,554 tonnes, the first month to

Confusion over ‘abandoned’ freighter ownership continues

Confusion over the ownership of three Boeing 747s parked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) continues as Malaysia Airports says

Fraport signs contract to operate 14 Greek airports

Fraport and Copelouzos Group have signed contracts with the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund to operate 14 Greek airports for

Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2016 voting starts 4 January

Voting will start on 4 January for the Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2016 – acclaimed in the

Emirates launches Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen service

Emirates Airlines is to increase services to Istanbul with daily Airbus A330-200 flights to Sabiha Gokcen International Airport from 15

Swift Air Cargo denies abandoning freighters in Kuala Lumpur

Swift Air Cargo says it has not abandoned three Boeing 747 Freighters at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), expressing its

Cathay Pacific to launch Gatwick service

Cathay Pacific Airways is to increase UK services with four times a week Airbus A350-900 flights to Gatwick Airport from

Myanmar National Airlines appoints Hactl

Myanmar National Airlines has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) as its handling agent for flights between Yangon to

Heathrow expansion decision delayed again

A UK government decision on whether a third runway at Heathrow Airport should be approved has been delayed until at

Cargolux union talks collapse

Negotiations over the collective work agreement (CWA) between Cargolux Airlines International and the Letzebuerger Chreschtleche Gewerkschaftsbond (LCGB) trade union have

IATA: Airline profits to rise in 2016 despite cargo weakness

Airlines are expected to make profits of $36.3 billion in 2016, with passenger demand expected to make up for weak

IATA: 2015 has been a weak year

The air cargo industry has had a weak year and is below the peak at the end of 2014, though

Air Charter Service moves fire trucks to Iraq

Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved three fire trucks from Turkey to Iraq using two Ilyushin IL-76s. The customer had

United Lufthansa cooperation planned

Lufthansa and United Airlines plan to enhance their cooperation to include cargo operations on routes between the US and Europe.

Will the owner of these abandoned freighters please reclaim them

Malaysia Airports has taken out newspaper adverts asking the owner of three abandoned Boeing 747-200 Freighters at Kuala Lumpur International

Emirates SkyCentral handles 35,000th tonne of cool chain

Emirates SkyCargo has shipped its 35,000th tonne of cool chain from its SkyCentral hub at Al Maktoum International at Dubai

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