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DHL Express increases Leipzig capacity by 50% with €230m expansion

DHL Express has opened its new sorting centre Leipzig/Halle Airport capable of sorting 150,000 parcels per hour following an investment

Emirates SkyCargo adds Oslo to its freighter network

Emirates SkyCargo has started weekly freighter services from Oslo to Dubai to cater for increasing Norwegian seafood exports, which have

Air Charter Service accelerates growth plans with Alcuin investment

Alcuin Capital Partners has taken a minority stake in Air Charter Service (ACS) as the company looks to accelerate growth

Atlas Air pens deal with Boeing to convert 767s into freighters

Atlas Air has come to an agreement with Boeing to convert nine 767 passenger aircraft into Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF).

Cathay Pacific to operate Brisbane Wellcamp’s first freighter service

Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport is welcoming its first dedicated international freighter service on 21 November with the arrival of a

Volga-Dnepr welcomes 10th 747-8F as ABC starts Sea-Tac services

Volga-Dnepr Group has welcomed the 10th Boeing 747-8 Freighter to its fleet, as it celebrates launching twice-weekly services to Seattle-Tacoma

Seattle-Tacoma welcomes first AirBridgeCargo 747-8 Freighter service

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has welcomed its latest cargo airline with two AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) flights from Moscow a week. The

AIA Cargo sends 23 tonnes of aid to Haiti following Hurricane Matthew

AIA Cargo has assisted the UK’s aid effort to Haiti following Hurricane Matthew by sending 23 tonnes including shelter kits.

Scottish government backs third runway at Heathrow Airport

The Scottish government has added its voice of support in backing a third runway at Heathrow Airport, saying it could

Final air cargo antitrust litigation settlements approved

The last four of 28 settlements with defendants in the air cargo antitrust litigation have been granted final approval. The

Qatar Airways orders 100 Boeing aircraft

Qatar Airways is to spend $11.7 billion expanding its Boeing fleet with 30 787-9s, 10 777-300ERs, and has also signed

RiverOak brands Manston report “irrelevant” and “thin on evidence”

The US investment firm attempting to purchase Manston Airport with the plan to reopen it as a cargo hub has

Lufthansa and Cathay Pacific move under one roof in Hong Kong

Lufthansa Cargo and Cathay Pacific Cargo have reached an important milestone in their joint business agreement by moving under one

Cargolux strengthens pharma product with va-Q-tec container deal

Cargolux Airlines International has strengthened its CV Pharma product by signing a global rental agreement to use va-Q-tec advanced passive

DHL Disaster Response Team assist in Haiti following Hurricane Matthew

Deutsche Post DHL Group has sent its Disaster Response Team (DRT) to Haiti to coordinate international aid in the aftermath

Trial operations at AISATS COOLPORT commence in Bengaluru

Air India SATS Airport Services has commenced trial operations of its integrated on-airport perishable cargo handling centre at Kempegowda International

Antonov tests new tyres for AN-124 and AN-225

Antonov has undertaken test flights with tyres developed by Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to equip to its fleet of AN-124s and

More flights to Angola as Liege Airport and NAS strengthen partnership

Network Airline Services (NAS) has signed a new partnership with Liege Airport making the Belgian airport its hub for Africa

IATA: Air cargo improving after slow start to year

The air cargo industry has improved since the slow start to the year, with all regions except Latin America seeing

Reopening Manston “very unlikely to be financially viable”

Manston Airport is “very unlikely to be financially viable in the longer term and almost certainly not possible in the

Volga-Dnepr brings power to Zimbabwe

Volga-Dnepr Gulf has brought power to Zimbabwe by transporting a 200MW diesel-fuelled power plant to Harare for power provider Aggreko.

Lufthansa successfully loads A350 engine onto freighter

Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa Cargo have reached the important milestone of preparing for the entry of the Airbus A350 XWB

Air Canada Cargo to add second South American freighter service

Air Canada Cargo is to add a second weekly service to South America with an additional flight to Bogota and

Aeroflot to increase London services with Gatwick flights

Aeroflot is to increase Moscow – London services with the launch of flights from Sheremetyevo to Gatwick from 15 November.

FAA bans Braille Battery from shipping by air

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned lithium ion battery manufacturer, Braille Battery from shipping its products by air due

Qatar Airways Cargo to start third weekly freighter flight to Budapest

Qatar Airways Cargo is to add a third weekly service to Budapest Airport after half a year of successful operations.

Cargolux receives 14th Boeing 747-8 Freighter

Cargolux Airlines International has taken delivery of its 14th Boeing 747-8 Freighter at a ceremony at Boeing’s Everett factory near

DHL launches SameDay Speedline for emergency shipments

DHL Global Forwarding has launched DHL SameDay Speedline for emergency shipments, which it predicts will be particularly popular in the

Air Canada to connect Montreal and China with Shanghai flights

Air Canada is to start its first direct service to China from Montreal with daily Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flights to

KLM welcomes eighth 787 Dreamliner to its fleet

KLM has taken delivery of its eighth Boeing 787 Dreamliner, registration PH-BHI and named ‘Lavender’, keeping up for flower name

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