2017

Keeping it fresh in Dallas

Are perishables treated with the same care and dedication as pharmaceutical products when transported by air cargo? That was on

Panalpina and Saudi conglomerate Al Rushaid in joint venture

Global freight forwarder Panalpina is to offer end-to-end supply chain solutions to the Al Rushaid group by combining its services

AIA Cargo implements Champ’s Traxon cargoWEB+

AIA Cargo in partnership with Champ’s Traxon cargoWEB+ system has implemented the first stage of its new on-line booking portal

SEKO brings air freight home

SEKO Logistics has launched a new Airfreight+ Final Mile service in North America to give retailers, marketplace merchants and consumer

Moscow Cargo opens as largest Russian air cargo complex

Moscow cargo, the air cargo operator of Moscow Sheremetyevo International airport has started commercial operation of the largest air cargo

Finnair finds COOL is the new hot

Finnair’s new €80 million COOL Nordic cargo hub was officially opened in early December, with the centre becoming operational on

Up, up and a sleigh!

In the days before Santa Claus undertook the world’s most extensive and widespread parcel delivery operation, he dropped into easyJet

Air New Zealand flies festive fare 

European demand for festive New Zealand lamb in the run-up to Christmas accounts for a third of the annual shipment

Asia Pacific continues to rise as emerging markets open up

The current peak season may be stealing the lime light, but underlying it all has been a solid year for

Lobster’s a tasty business at Halifax Stanfield

Millions of dollars’ worth of Nova Scotia lobster and other seafood products will be shipped overseas once again during the

AA Cargo calls in Santa’s little helpers

Santa’s little helpers has been hard at work alongside American Airlines Cargo this year and, in addition to helping move

Boeing and Embraer in talks about a potential merger

The Boeing Company and Brazilian planemaker Embraer today confirmed the two companies are engaged in discussions regarding a potential combination,

Airlines for America applauds US tax reforms

The industry trade organisation for leading US airlines, Airlines for America (A4A), has welcomed the comprehensive tax reform that will

UPS: Trump must swiftly sign Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law

UPS urges the US President Trump to swiftly sign the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law. As well as

Qatar Airways launches daily direct St Petersburg flights

Qatar Airways kicked off an important year ahead in Russia for both the airline and the State of Qatar with

Enders and Bregier to leave Airbus as part of management shake up

Airbus has announced major changes of management with Fabrice Bregier stepping down in February 2018 and Tom Enders following in

Emirates to launch London Stansted service from June 2018

The tech and pharma hubs of Cambridge and Peterborough in England’s East Anglia will benefit when Emirates becomes the first

AerSale to provide 757-200 services to Precision Aircraft Solutions

AerSale has reached an agreement with Precision Aircraft Solutions to provide Boeing 757-200PCF freighter modifications as its MRO facility in

AirBridgeCargo launches 24/7/365 Control Tower operation

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has established a new round-the-clock Control Tower (CT) operation to monitor consignments of special cargoes. CT will

B&H Worldwide awarded ISO 9001:2015

London-based B&H Worldwide has successfully progressed its existing ISO accreditation to the latest 2015 standard. In so doing it has

Air Charter Service invests in larger premises in India

The Indian arm of aircraft charter specialist Air Charter Service has moved to new premises in Mumbai in order to

When Francesca met Wolee

A 26-year-old female endangered pygmy hippopotamus, named Francesca, is enjoying her new home at Oklahoma City Zoo thanks to a

Transfer cargo at Moscow almost doubles up to November

Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International airport handled over 290,000 tonnes of cargo and mail in up to the end of November this

Roamworks picks up innovative security software award at 2017 Transport Arabia Excellence awards 

Dubai-based Internet of Things (IOT) developer Roamworks has won the “Most Innovative Security Software of the Year” award at the

Panalpina snaps up Adelantex and AD Handling

International freight forwarder Panalpina is to acquire market-leading Belgian specialist perishable companies Adelantex and AD Handling, subject to conditions. The

PayCargo launches European subsidiary for settling invoices

PayCargo has launched its service providing overnight settlement of invoices between shippers and carriers in Europe from its newly founded

New Air France KLM Martinair Cargo service targets SMEs

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is currently rolling out WHAT COUNTS in the Netherlands. This scheme has been designed for

Incheon cargo rebounds in November

The volume of international air freight handled at Incheon Airport rose five per cent in November 2017 over same month

Cathay’s double-digit cargo growth in November

Combined Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon traffic figures for November 2017 released today show a 12 per cent cargo growth

Cargolux flies measuring buoys for wind farms in China

Cargolux has flown two shipments of outsized and highly sensitive measuring buoys from Luxembourg to China for offshore wind farms

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