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Europe studies new FanWing freighter

A new type of freighter is to be the subject of an economic feasibility study by the German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Judge rules $45m FAA litigation to be heard

The US government's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been unable to stop a $45 million claim against it in the

Air China Cargo gets $324m shareholder injection

More than $320 million is being invested in Air China Cargo by its shareholders to make changes to its fleet,

Solar energy harvesting ULD tracking trial underway by CHEP

CHEP Aerospace has announced the start of an open ended field trial of  a solar energy-harvesting global position system (GPS)

Hydroprocessed fermented sugar can be added to JP1 jet fuel

Fermented sugar-based jet fuel has been approved by the standards-development organisation ASTM International for its blending with conventional jet fuel,

Ethiopian Airlines signs 50 million euro loan deal

Ethiopian Airlines and the French government's Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a loan agreement of 50 million euros on

Hong Kong authority profit up 14%

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has reported double-digit growth in revenue and profits for its financial year ending 31 March

Freight rises in Asia despite oil

Asia Pacific air cargo demand grew by 4.4 per cent from January to May despite high oil prices being a

No cargo security exception for Russians

Russia is facing an additional barrier to flying freight into the European Union (EU) as the European Commission (EC) is

PACTL cold facility to be ready in 2015

Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal  (PACTL) is to build a cold-chain facility at its terminal one and it will

Sniffer dogs should screen cargo before its airport arrival says AfA

The US Airforwarders Association (AfA) has proposed that private companies' sniffer dogs are used for pre-airport screening to the US

Brussels to see through transparent solutions for its pharma processes

BRUSSELS AIRPORT is transforming its pharmaceutical processes to be more transparent and to meet shippers needs with common standards and

ChangiÂ’s $79m cost reduction plan to boost carriers

Changi Airport is to spend 100 million Singapore dollars ($79 million) lowering costs for airlines and improving operational efficiencies to

Weak currency plagues China

Chinese carriers' financial performance is being negatively affected by weakness in the country's currency.

World Air Cargo Awards endorse excellence

Excitable winners, punching the air with their glass trophies brought to a successful end the Air Cargo Week World Air

HACTL rises 13 per cent thanks to Middle East carriers and Cargolux

HONG KONG AIR CARGO TERMINALS LIMITED (HACTL) is 13 per cent ahead on volumes for the first five months of

Drone roadmap sees flying wing, eco-freighters from 2035

Concepts for flying wing freighters, vertical take-off vehicles for short distance freight, and propeller driven eco-airliners for regional routes, are

US unprepared for mass cargo screening, warn forwarders

Disquiet is growing in the US that a plan to screen inbound airfreight shipments may backfire.

Etihad Alitalia deal imminent after successful talks

Etihad Airways is in the final stages of negotiations for its planned investment in struggling Italian carrier Alitalia.

Air Cargo China trade show Daily News

Ensure your important company announcement reaches everyone at the sixth Air Cargo China exhibition and conference in Shanghai by contacting

Jet Airways changes fleet and chief executive

Indian airline Jet Airways has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO) and set out a three-year business plan while

Norwich strike threat

Twenty-eight security staff at Norwich Airport are to be balloted in June on whether to take industrial action in a

ABC 10 year celebration

AIRbridgecargolines (ABC) started its 10th anniversary year with the strongest first quarter in its history; tonnage was up nine per

United seals deal with dispatchers

United Airlines has reached a tentative joint collective bargaining agreement with the Professional Airline Flight Control Association and the Transport

Good weather for Volga

Two mobile meteorological support vehicles arrived back in Yekaterinburg (Russia) from Delhi onboard a Volga-Dnepr Airlines' Antonov An-124-100 after going

NTSB recommends li-ion battery test certification

Thermal runaway tests on lithium-ion batteries should be carried out for future aircraft certification, according to the US government's National

Year-on-year rise belies slowdown

Apparent increases in freight volumes between April 2013 and the same month this year do not reflect the slow down

Korea reaches new level of carbon cuts

Seoul's Incheon International Airport has become the first South Korean airport to achieve level three certification in Airports Council International's

Saudia introduces pharma product

Saudia Cargo has introduced its new Pharma.2.World Active product, for temperature sensitive products.

Cargojet expands fleet with Boeing 767 Freighters

Canadian all-cargo airline Cargojet is to dry-lease an additional two Boeing 767-200 Freighters for up to three years from Cargo

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