New short-haul European freighter routes for IAG Cargo
IAG Cargo is starting two new short-haul freighter routes operating from Madrid to Amsterdam and Frankfurt to London via Paris. The Airbus A300 freighter Madrid – Amsterdam service was launched on 18 August and will enable easier access for shipments between the Dutch capital and Latin America. The A300 has a 42 tonne payload and […]
Premium products the main focus for Swiss
SWISS WorldCargo is investing in premium products, which are performing well while overall demand proves sluggish, head of marketing Alain Guerin tells Air Cargo Week. Guerin says business has been challenging due to events outside of SWISS’s control, such as falling oil prices and the Swiss franc /euro exchange rate, but he says special products […]
Egyptair appoints FlyUs as GSSA for Benelux
Egyptair has appointed FlyUs as its cargo general sales and service agent (GSSA) for the Benelux region, covering its Amsterdam and Brussels flights and road feeder services. FlyUs will be responsible for the Egyptian national carrier’s daily flights to Amsterdam and four times a week services to Brussels, while the six weekly freighters ex Ostend […]
Cargo growth in Europe outshines passenger business in April
Europe’s air cargo market was given a lift as the Airports Council International (ACI) Europe reports in its monthly report that freight traffic rose year-on-year (YOY) by 5.5 per cent across the continent in April. For once, the air cargo industry outshone the passenger business for growth, which grew YOY by only three per cent. The […]
Air France KLM renews Scandinavian contract with Jan de Rijk
Air France KLM Cargo has renewed its road feeder service contract with Jan de Rijk Logistics covering Scandinavia. The contract renewal connects the Amsterdam hub with Air France KLM stations in Denmark and Sweden. Jan de Rijk will operate daily less than truckload (LTL) overnight services in both directions. The transportation and logistics firm provides […]
Small dip for Schiphol following record breaker
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has seen cargo volumes dip by 0.7 per cent to 1.6 million tonnes in 2015 following a record breaking year in 2014. The airport says the first half of 2015 was weak but improvements in the second half meant the overall decline was minimal, with the fourth quarter proving strong, despite weakness […]
Airlines for Europe association launched
The association, Airlines for Europe (A4E) has been launched by Air France KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group (IAG), Lufthansa Group and Ryanair, to lobby for lower costs and increased efficiency. It was launched on the eve of the European Union (EU) Aviation Summit in Amsterdam to lobby for the lowering of costs at EU airports, […]
KLM transports Mondrian artwork to Brazil
KLM Cargo has flown 50 paintings and 25 drawings from The Hague’s museum for modern art to Brazil, where they will be exhibited for the year. The 50 paintings were from the Mondrian collection by Piet Mondrian, and the other work was done by De Stijl artists, Bart van der Leck and Theo van Doesburg. […]
