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Virgin strengthens Australian team with new Sydney account manager

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has strengthened its Australian team by picking Amanda Matar as account manager – Sydney. She joins as

Extra capacity helps MAG cargo volumes fly high

Cargo volumes at Manchester Airports Group (MAG) operated hubs continue to expand in March with Manchester and Stansted seeing double-digit

DHL Global Forwarding gains IATA CEIV Pharma in Shanghai

DHL Global Forwarding’s airfreight station in Shanghai has been IATA CEIV Pharma certified, the first freight forwarder to receive certification

AeroLogic chooses new management team

Josef Moser and Wolfgang Raebiger have been appointed managing directors of AeroLogic, taking over from Ulf Weber, who is leaving

AirBridgeCargo promotes Ryan to VP North and South America

Vince Ryan has been promoted to AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines vice president North and South America, four years after joining the

DHL eCommerce opens Narita distribution centre

DHL eCommerce has opened an outbound Distribution Centre in Narita, Japan to help Japanese online merchants connect with important e-commerce

Gatwick Airport cargo volumes grow 15.9%

Gatwick Airport’s cargo figures saw a 15.9 per cent recovery between April 2016 and March 2017 as it celebrates record

Premium cargo to remain key growth driver at Changi

Premium cargo including e-commerce and pharmaceuticals are expected to remain the key drivers of growth at Changi Airport, managing director

LMH-1 Airships to transport helium from mines in Tanzania

Hybrid Enterprises has signed a partnership with Helium One to use LMH-1 Hybrid Airships to transport helium from deposit sites

Shippers demand transparency for pharma

Shippers are demanding more transparency in pharmaceutical cargo, meaning forwarders are using specialist handling codes, Schiphol Cargo director business development,

ACI Europe: 3.4% growth in February for European airports

Freight traffic across European airports grew 3.4 per cent in February with the strongest growth coming from non-European Union airports,

SF Airlines connects Dalian with Hangzhou

SF Airlines has added a new connection between the East and Northeast of China with Boeing 757-200 Freighter flights between

Revenue grows 9% in 2016 at time:matters

time:matters has continued to perform strongly with nine per cent revenue growth in 2016 to €70 million ($74.7 million). Certain

Coyne Airways helps repopulate Tbilisi Zoo

Coyne Airways has helped repopulate Tbilisi Zoo by flying animals including a tiger, wallabies, sheep and penguins on board a

Multimodal 2017: Ground handling remains the problem area

The industry needs to improve what happens to cargo on the ground, delegates were told during the “Air freight –

Multimodal 2017: Industry needs to speak same language

The industry needs to speak the same language to improve quality, Multimodal 2017 delegates were told in the Valuing Air

Pemco to provide Air Incheon with B737-400 freighter conversion

Pemco World Air Services has signed an agreement to provide Air Incheon with a Boeing 737-400 passenger-to-freighter conversion. South Korea-based

Antonov AN-132D takes to the sky for maiden flight

Antonov’s latest aircraft, the AN-132D took to the skies for its maiden flight on 31 March, flying for one hour

Antonov flies compressors for oil rig from Stansted

Antonov Airlines has moved compressors and equipment from London Stansted Airport for an oilrig in the Far East. It used

DHL Global Forwarding gains IATA CEIV at Leipzig hub

DHL Global Forwarding has gained IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification at Leipzig Halle Airport. It

China Southern to start second daily Heathrow-Guangzhou flight

Heathrow Airport is to get extra capacity to China with a second daily China Southern Airlines flight to Guangzhou from

AA Cargo connects Philadelphia and San Juan with widebody flights

American Airlines Cargo has started daily widebody flights between San Juan Luis Munoz Marin Airport and Philadelphia International Airport, connecting

Cargolux Italia flying high after roller coaster 2016

Business in 2016 was a “roller coaster ride” ending with a very strong final quarter, something that has carried over

Rio on the recovery path after 12 months of turbulence

RIOgaleão Cargo is expecting a slight recovery of airfreight imports in 2017 driven by returning consumer confidence and a recovery

Grunenthal picks Kuehne + Nagel for global transportation

Kuehne + Nagel is to provide pharmaceutical research company Grunenthal with land, air and sea transportation for its highly sensitive

PAUL water-filters flown from Frankfurt to flood hit Peru

LATAM Cargo has flown 25 PAUL water-filtering containers to Lima from Frankfurt to provide clean water for people affected by

50 horses fly first class for FEI World Cup with Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Cargo has flown 50 of the finest European horses to Omaha for the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping

13% growth at Malpensa and more to come in 2017

Freight volumes have grown 13 per cent in the first two months of 2017 at Milan Malpensa Airport (pictured), following

BOC Aviation purchases 747-8Fs to lease to AirBridgeCargo

BOC Aviation has purchased two Boeing 747-8 Freighters both committed on long-term leases to AirBridgeCargo Airlines. The Singapore-based leasing company

KLM Cargo and Icelandair Cargo welcomed as TIACA trustee members

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has welcomed KLM Cargo and Icelandair Cargo as its newest trustee members. Both members

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