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Momentum returning following low prices and volatility

After a slow couple of years due to oil price volatility, enquiry levels have risen in 2017 and Volga-Dnepr Group

Air Vanuatu chooses ACP as GSA for Australia and New Zealand

Air Vanuatu has picked ACP Worldwide as its exclusive cargo general sales agent in Australia and New Zealand, with effect

American Airlines picks G Force as new GSA for Mexico

American Airlines Cargo has picked G Force GSA Mexico as its general sales agent (GSA) for Mexico following the retirement

Jan de Rijk operating result increases 10% in 2016

Jan de Rijk Logistics’ operating result increased 10 per cent in 2016 and says the outlook for 2017 is “modestly

Emirates flies first UAE built car to France for Le Mans 24 hours

Emirates SkyCargo has transported the first car designed and built in the UAE to France where it will be exhibited

Turkish Cargo says olá to Sao Paulo

Turkish Cargo is expanding its network with scheduled cargo flights to Sao Paulo, Brazil from 25 June. Sao Paulo is

Court rules price fixing agreements breached Australian law

The High Court of Australia ruled in favour of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that price fixing agreements

Frankfurt has strongest May in 6 years as economic conditions improve

Frankfurt Airport has had its busiest May for six years handling 186,547 tonnes of freight and mail. Throughput was up

Qatar Airways keeps flying with 21% annual profit growth

Qatar Airways net profits have increased 21.7 per cent in the 2017 fiscal year, with strong growth in the cargo

Air Charter Service revenue grows 24% in first quarter

Revenue at Air Charter Service (ACS) has grown 24 per cent in the first three months of 2017, with the

Amerijet to connect Miami with Brussels from Q2 2018

Amerijet International is to connect Miami International Airport with Brussels Airport with two flights a week starting in the second

RiverOak opens consultation to revive Manston as a cargo hub

RiverOak Strategic Partners has opened its consultation on proposals to revive Manston Airport as an airfreight hub with associated business

Double digit cargo growth across MAG operated airports

Airports operated by Manchester Airports Group all registered double-digit cargo growth in May helped by new long haul links. Manchester

Budapest to play key role in China-Eastern Europe cooperation

Budapest Airport and Hungary is hoping to play a leading role in expanding economic cooperation between China and Central Eastern

Long-haul services help increase Gatwick cargo volumes 18.9% in May

Cargo at Gatwick Airport has continued its double-digit growth in May with volumes increasing 18.9 per cent to 7,585 tonnes.

FTA urges government not to leave EU Customs Union

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has urged the new government to review the decision to leave the European Union (EU)

Volga-Dnepr combines services to cut costs of gas turbine delivery

Volga-Dnepr Airlines used a combination of a Boeing 747 scheduled service and an Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD charter to cut the cost

Logitrans to return to Istanbul for the 11th time

Logitrans is to return to Istanbul for the 11th time, offering decision-makers from the Eurasian region a forum for making

Antonov Airlines transports mining equipment across the Andes

Antonov Airlines transported two mining filtration units from Chile to Argentina in a flight taking 39 minutes on board an

Liege Airport welcomes weekly Air China Cargo flights

Liege Airport has further developed its relationship with China with weekly services to Shanghai operated by Air China Cargo. The

Singapore Airlines CEO picked as IATA Board of Governors chairman

Singapore Airlines chief executive officer (CEO), Goh Choon Phong has assumed the position of chairman of the IATA Board of

Ethiopian Airlines to host ICAO Global Air Cargo Development Forum

Ethiopian Airlines is to host the ICAO Global Air Cargo Development Forum from 27 – 29 June with the theme

Chapman Freeborn keeps Gabon port expansion project on course

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has delivered over 200 tonnes of project cargo to help keep a port expansion development in Gabon

Emirates flies show jumping horses for Longines Global Champions Tour

Emirates SkyCargo has transported some of the world’s best show jumping horses across three continents in a month for the

The ARK at JFK to open equine and aviary facility

Phase 2 of The ARK at JFK is due to open in late June, with the opening of the Equine

Delta and Aeromexico sign cargo agreement for US – Mexico services

Delta Cargo and Grupo Aeromexico Cargo have signed a cargo joint cooperation agreement to improve cargo operations between the US

AEI to provide Aeronaves with two additional MD-80SF conversions

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Aeronaves with two additional MD-83SF freighter conversions. The first MD-83 (MSN

Freightos Marketplace comes to the UK

Freightos is bringing its online freight marketplace to the UK to provide comparison, booking and management services for importers and

IATA AGM 2017: IATA adopts air cargo modernisation resolution

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) adopted a resolution to accelerate modernisation and transformation of the air cargo industry at

Virgin adds 7th daily New York flight with Manchester service

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is now operating seven flights a day, seven days a week to and from New York with

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