November

Va-Q-tec and Aeroméxico Cargo sign container agreement

Va-Q-tec and Aeroméxico Cargo have signed a global agreement for the transport of temperature-sensitive goods. Mexico is Latin America’s second-largest

Budapest aims to become the hub for air cargo from China

Budapest Airport is aiming to become the air cargo hub for goods arriving from China, having signed a cooperation agreement

Exchange rates hit Aeroflot profits but cargo revenue increases

Net profits for the Aeroflot Group have fallen by 38 per cent in the first nine months of 2017 due

Wellcamp celebrates first year of scheduled freighter services

Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport has celebrated its first year of scheduled freighter operations and is keen to continue expanding. Cathay Pacific

ATSG signs new 767F lease agreement with Air Incheon

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has signed a new lease agreement with Air Incheon for one Boeing 767-300 converted freighter

Eric Schulz to take over from John Leahy at Airbus

Airbus has appointed Eric Schulz to take over from John Leahy, who is due to retire after 33 years with

Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines pen cooperation agreement

Cargolux has signed a cooperation agreement with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) today that allows both partners access to each other’s

Expanding fleet and network help ABC grow 15% in 10 months

AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has continued its strong growth with volumes increasing 15 per cent in the first 10 months of

FedEx Express signs as launch customer for Cessna SkyCourier

FedEx Express has signed as the launch customer for up to 100 of the new twin-engine, large-utility turboprop Cessna SkyCourier

AF-KL Cargo and Jet Airways Cargo strengthen cooperation with MoU

Air France KLM Cargo and Jet Airways Cargo have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen cooperation and develop products

UPS returns to SBD International Airport for some seasonal joy

San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) has entered into an agreement with UPS to support growing seasonal demand for air cargo

Swiss WorldCargo remains GDP compliant at Zurich Airport hub

Swiss WorldCargo has renewed its GDP compliance for handling pharmaceutical products at its Zurich Airport hub, and says this further

Delta Cargo expands coverage of DASH Critical & Medical

Delta Cargo has expanded the coverage of its DASH Critical & Medical service to 15 US locations, with further expansion

Vienna Airport expands its cargo capabilities and adds pharma centre

Vienna Airport has added 13,000 square metres of cargo capacity and opened a new Pharma Handling Centre to meet growing

Unilode moves to larger facility in Singapore

Unilode Aviation Solutions has moved its unit load device (ULD) and galley cart repair centre in Singapore into a larger

AAPA: air cargo demand up 5.8% in October

Preliminary traffic figures for the month of October released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed healthy

Justin Carr to take over as Etihad vice president of cargo

Etihad Airways has announced changes to its leadership team, with Justin Carr taking over as vice president of cargo. Carr

GBA Services expands European network into Portugal

GBA Services has expanded its European network with opening operations in Portugal, basing services in Lisbon. It will provide time-critical

IAG Cargo makes changes to its executive team

IAG Cargo has made three changes to its executive team including creating two new roles, which it says has been

Chapman Freeborn picks De Clercq as charter sales manager for France

Chapman Freeborn has appointed David De Clercq to the role of charter sales manager for France, overseeing cargo charters and

Freight tonnage fall in October at Dubai

Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 231,805 tonnes of freight in October compared to 236,169 tonnes, which was a monthly YOY

Infrastructure in Turkey inadequate for perishable goods

Infrastructure at Ataturk International Airport is not adequate for the volumes of perishables travelling through Turkey, but the new Istanbul

Air Canada Cargo to end freighter partnership with Cargojet

Air Canada Cargo is to end its partnership with Cargojet, cancelling freighter services across Mexico, the USA, South America and

ACI: Freight growth slows in September but remains robust

The global surge in freight volumes slowed in September but was still up 6.8 per cent year-on-year, Airports Council International

Astral Aviation delivers humanitarian aid to stricken Yemen

Astral Aviation operated a humanitarian flight on Saturday (25 November) from Nairobi to war-torn Sanaa in Yemen with 15 tonnes

The belly-maindeck divide continues to widen

With the air cargo market’s up-turn now rolling for over a year, memories of the long, cold, dark days of

Double digit international cargo growth at PACTL

Volumes on international routes at Pudong Air Cargo Terminal (PACTL) have proved very strong while domestic services have been weaker,

Egypt a vital market for Lufthansa Cargo

Egypt and Cairo are important trade lanes in the Lufthansa Cargo network in terms of both freighter and belly traffic.

IAG: huge demand for capacity in run up to Black Friday

IAG Cargo says it has seen the highest ever demand for airfreight capacity across its network in the lead up

ABC and Sky Fresh sign deal to digitise sensitive shipments

AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has signed a service level agreement with Sky Fresh to adopt digital procedures for transporting time and

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