Month: March 2018

Milan Malpensa Airport has confirmed its place as a top cargo airport in Europe with volumes growing 37 per cent

Lufthansa Cargo has signed an agreement to market cargo capacity of Brussels Airlines from 1 September 2018. Freight customers of

After 36 years’ dedicated service, Chris Welsh MBE will be retiring from the Freight Transport Association as its Director of

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has supported the Yamal-LNG gas recovery project by flying 130 tonnes of industrial equipment to Sabetta in Russia’s

West Atlantic will sell two BAE ATP Freighter aircraft to Nairobi, Kenya-based EnComm in a deal that also commits to

Southern Air is to become the sixth airline at Miami International Airport to operate cargo flights to Asia with the

Delta Cargo is continuing to co-locate with partners by sharing cargo warehouse facilities with Air France KLM in Seattle. The

FedEx has acquired worldwide e-commerce transportation company P2P Mailing for £92 million, operating as a subsidiary of FedEx Cross Border.

DoKaSch Temperature Solutions has named Andreas Behne as global sales director, who will use his position to expand the Opticooler

American Airlines Cargo has extended its international reach with the appointment of general sales agents (GSA) in Croatia, Slovenia and

CHAMP Cargosystems has signed an agreement with Cargo Community System Japan (CCSJ) to provide a cloud based air cargo messaging

Air Menzies International is moving into a new facility in Melbourne, having spent over 30 years at its previous location.

Silk Way West Airlines has returned to Budapest, operating two Boeing 747 Freighter flights a week to the Hungarian capital.

Cargolux Airlines International has inaugurated weekly flights to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport in the scope of its cooperation agreement with

PNG Air despatched its Dash 8 freighter with three tonnes of much-needed food and medical supplies for survivors of the

Freight forwarders are finally embracing digitalisation but their failure to meet customer expectations is holding them back, Freightos’ third annual

1st Detect, a subsidiary of Astrotech, has had its new explosives trace detector (ETD), the TRACER 1000, accepted into the

Qantas’ direct services between Perth and London could open up opportunities for freight customers, particularly for e-commerce, the airline says.

Swissport handled 4.7 million tonnes of cargo in 2017, up 8.7 per cent on 2016 with revenue also growing at

Egyptair Cargo has selected Dusseldorf-based Skyline Air Services as its exclusive cargo General Sales Agent in Germany. The contract commences

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Vx Capital Partners with an additional Boeing 737-400SF. Modification of the

Growth has slowed at Changi Airport in February, rising 1.4 per cent year-on-year compared to the double digit increase seen

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is offering customers increased access to Florida with weekly services from Belfast to Orlando departing every Monday

With the surge in global freight volumes in the first half of 2017 and the industry experiencing its fastest pace

Trilatec is providing a revolution in the airfreight sector with lightweight pallets providing considerable cost savings to airlines. The squAIR-timber,

Cathay Pacific Cargo has awarded cargo handling contracts to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Brussels and Copenhagen. The Hong Kong

IAG Cargo has undertaken the first airside trial of a self-driving vehicle at a UK airport to understand how they

Demand for air cargo has remained strong in February across Asia Pacific with freight tonne kilometres increasing by 7.3 per

Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of the world’s first Boeing 787-10, the newest and largest member of the Dreamliner family.

Converting an aircraft remains the best way to maximise its life, potentially resulting in another 20 years of life, EFW