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Another strong month for Changi with 10.2% cargo growth

Changi Airport has had another strong month with 10.2 per cent year-on-year growth in March to 188,600 tonnes. Volumes have

Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macau Bridge to be a game changer in Pearl River

The Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macau Bridge will be a game-changer for Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis),

Margins remain under pressure at Panalpina despite air volume growth

Margins remain under pressure in the first quarter for Panalpina with consolidated profits down to 12.4 million Swiss francs ($12.4

Growth but uncertainty as Jan de Rijk drives into 2017

Jan de Rijk Logistics senior sales executive of air cargo, Robert Kleppers (pictured) is optimistic that the economic recovery will

Pharma Transporter to be used on all Brussels Airlines shipments

Brussels Airlines Cargo is to include the pharma transporter in its default service for all pharma shipments requiring temperature control.

Profits slip at Kuehne + Nagel but revenue grows

Profits for Kuehne + Nagel dipped 2.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2017 despite revenue increasing by 7.2

United Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo sign joint venture agreement

United Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo have signed a joint venture agreement to share routes between the US and Europe, with

ACI: Hong Kong retains position as world’s busiest cargo hub in 2016

The world’s top 20 cargo airports grew 3.3 per cent in 2016 as air cargo markets experienced a revival in

IAG Cargo ‘Critical’ passes the 1,000 shipment mark

IAG Cargo has shipped over 1,000 shipments using its ‘Critical’ product since its launch in October 2016 for goods that

Kuehne + Nagel opens Aberdeen facility for oil and gas industry

Kuehne + Nagel has opened an 11,000 square metre facility in Aberdeen specialising in services for the oil and gas

ACI: Chinese New Year helps February freight volumes

Worldwide freight volumes grew 7.8 per cent, with international freight seeing the strongest growth, helped by the timing of Chinese

Teamster flight dispatchers ratify Atlas and Polar Air agreement

International Brotherhood of Teamsters flight dispatchers at Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo have voted to ratify changes to their

Flightstar chosen as AEI authorised conversion centre

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has selected Jacksonville-based Flightstar Aircraft Services as an Authorized Conversion Center. AEI says demand for its passenger-to-freighter

SATS unveils Changi Airport eCommerce AirHub

SATS has unveiled its $21 million eCommerce AirHub, enhancing Changi Airport’s e-commerce mail sorting capability in a ceremony officiated by

E-commerce and pharma fuel Virgin in the East

The US East coast was one of Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s best-performing markets in 2016 in terms of volumes with 112,000

Antonov AN-2-100 completes first test flight

Antonov has completed a test flight for its AN-2-100, an up-to-date modification of the AN-2 bi-plane at its Kiev test

Operational excellence the focus for Delta Cargo

2017 is set to be a year of growth following a year of reconstruction in 2016, Delta Cargo president Gareth

Alexa, CHAMP customers want to know where their cargo is

CHAMP Cargosystems has launched ‘TRAXON Air Cargo Shipment Tracking’ on Amazon Alexa, allowing voice controlled Track & Trace services. The

UPS expands dangerous goods shipping program

UPS has expanded its dangerous goods shipping program adding more than 400 new commodities that can be accepted in its

Jetpak enters Poland following UK, Netherlands and Baltic expansion

Door to door priority delivery company Jetpak is entering Poland following expansion into the Netherlands, UK and the Baltic states.

Hogg to replace Chu as CEO of Cathay Pacific

Rupert Hogg is to take over as chief executive officer of Cathay Pacific, taking over from Ivan Chu on 1

KLM flies giant pandas first class to the Netherlands

KLM has transported Xing Ya and Wen Wu the giant pandas from Chengdu to Amsterdam on their way to Ouwehands

Turkish Cargo flies to Oslo to deliver seafood around the world

Turkish Cargo has started twice weekly Airbus A330-200 Freighter flights to Oslo Airport, collecting Norwegian seafood for delivery around the

Frankfurt soars in March with 9.8% cargo growth

Cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport soared in March with 9.8 per cent growth to 205,443 tonnes, the highest monthly growth

IAG Cargo starts Madrid – Basel pharma freighter flights

IAG Cargo has launched freighter flights between Madrid and Basel using a Cygnus Air Boeing 757-200 Freighter, to meet the

ATSG to convert and lease 737-400s to Okay Airways

Air Transport Services Group has acquired two Boeing 737-400s and will convert them to freighters to lease to China-based Okay

Kuehne + Nagel signs logistics services MoU with alibaba.com

Kuehne + Nagel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with alibaba.com to provide logistics services to the Chinese e-commerce

Neutral Air Consolidators is launched

Neutral Air Partner (NAP) has launched Neutral Air Consolidators (NAC), a group of neutral airfreight wholesalers & consolidators, master co-loaders

AirBridgeCargo adds Taipei to Asia Pacific network

AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has expanded its Asia Pacific network with twice-weekly flights to Taipei, its twelfth online destination. The Taipei

Antonov flies giant compressors from London to Seoul

Antonov Airlines has transported three giant compressors from its UK base at London Stansted Airport to Incheon International Airport in

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