Month: January 2018

Airfreight demand grew at its fastest rate since 2010, with freight tonne kilometres (FTK) increasing nine per cent in 2017,

CEVA Logistics has picked Eddie Aston for the role of managing director, UK, Ireland and Nordics (UKIN), taking over from

Organisers of the annual Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2018 have revealed the location of the venue that

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) performed three-quarters of all B747-300 conversions from passenger to freighter configuration in 2017. In what the

The Dutch Transport Minister has acknowledged the need for a local rule for cargo carriers at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol but

Flexport is continuing to expand in the Americas with its fifth US office due to open in Chicago in March.

Profitability improved in the fourth quarter of 2017 and airline chief financial officers and heads of cargo are increasingly confident

Miami, Florida-based ircraft conversion specialist Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) delivered 27 freighter conversions to leasing and operator customers world-wide in 2017.

Bollore Logistics has expanded its presence in the Scandinavian market by acquiring a majority stake in Danish freight forwarder, Global

YTO Cargo Airlines, the aircraft operating arm of courier firm YTO Express, has picked Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl)

Direct flights from Heathrow Airport to China are worth £510 million per year but the UK is missing out due

Following years of tepid performance, air cargo demand across Asia Pacific registered its strongest growth in years, the Association of

Ethiopian Cargo has launched freighter flights from Bahir Dar to Liege, carrying 45 tons of flowers on the inaugural service

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has become the first UK airline to approve the use of CSafe’s RAP container for temperature-sensitive life-enhancing

Following a very encouraging year in 2017, American Airlines Cargo is looking to explore new opportunities to exploit its vast

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the launch in Addis Ababa of the Single African Air Transport Market

The express company went the whole nine yards as US football fans look to Minneapolis in preparation for Super Bowl

Eric Mauroux, (pictured) director verticals and global head of perishable at Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has been appointed as

Flexport, the leading technology-enabled freight forwarder and customs broker, is to open a second European office. The forwarder expects to

One of the keys to the future of aviation in Africa is the successful implementation of the Single African Air

British taste for frozen guacamole from Mexico has created good business for Panalpina Air Cargo. Forty-two tonnes were moved in

Airfreight in Africa is on the verge of massive expansion, driven by a landmark co-operation and regulations liberalisation agreement, a

US carrier 21Air only launched 18 months ago to move fresh and perishable cargo domestically within the US and internationally

American Airlines Cargo will add new routes for the summer, flying to Budapest, Prague and Reykjavik for the first time.

ACW: You have been in charge of one of the largest cargo networks in the world since early last year.

David Binks is to retire from his role as FedEx Express Europe president and chief executive officer of TNT, he

Rickenbacker International Airport handled a record 115,666 tonnes of cargo in 2017, helped by a surge in international volumes. The

CSafe Global’s new RAP temperature-controlled container has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval, three months after getting the thumbs

Jochen Muller has taken up the role of chief operations officer (COO) for Dachser Air & Sea Logistics, replacing Thomas

Egyptair has extended its cargo partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) by renewing its cargo and mail handling contracts at