New $6.2m Dallas Metroplex facility opened by DHL

DHL has opened a new $6.2 million 50,000 square foot facility in the East Dallas area – providing international shipments ranging from envelopes and small parcels to palletised and containerized freight. The express firm says the company’s second in Carrollton, Dallas, reflects the growth in shipments from businesses in the vicinity that trade internationally as […]

DHL joins forces with Shanghai Pharma to drive supply chain

Shanghai Pharma will partner with DHL Supply Chain to enhance quality control measures, streamline distribution processes, and strengthen compliance with local and international food and pharmaceutical regulations. Shanghai Pharma, one of China’s largest listed pharmaceuticals groups, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DHL Supply Chain to prepare its logistics infrastructure for rapid global […]

EFW targets more P2F conversion programme orders

The conversion market is buoyant and Elbe Flugzeugwerke’s (EFW) Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme is hitting the right notes. The A330P2F programme was launched in 2012 as collaboration between ST Aerospace, Airbus and EFW. It includes the A330-200P2F, which Egyptair Cargo was the first to sign up for in December 2014, and the A330-300P2F, […]

Leipzig/Halle Airport posts 5.5% growth in 1H 2017

Cargo volumes at Germany’s second-largest freight hub Leipzig/Halle Airport continue to grow. In the first six months of the year, the Eastern German gateway handled 540,984 tonnes, a 5.5 per cent increase on the same period in 2016. Europe’s fifth-largest cargo airport after Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Heathrow, has now posted increases in tonnage for 13 […]

President Trump arrival set to have a positive and negative effect

US freight forwarders’ biggest concern is the overload of regulations at home and abroad, according to Airforwarders Association (AfA) executive director, Brandon Fried (pictured below). On a positive note, Fried says the new US administration under President Donald Trump is promising to reduce the number of regulations and the AfA’s primary concern is dealing with […]

More freighter services being targeted by Billund

2016 was a record year at Danish gateway Billund Airport as it handled 66,500 tonnes, with both imports and exports on the rise and more is set to come. Vice president of cargo, Jan Ditlevsen (pictured below) says the momentum from 2016 has continued this year. “It was exciting to see if we could continue growth […]

Double digit cargo growth across MAG operated airports

Airports operated by Manchester Airports Group all registered double-digit cargo growth in May helped by new long haul links. Manchester Airport saw the highest growth, up 12.9 per cent to 10,541 tonnes, followed by London Stansted Airport by 10.9 per cent to 22,700 tonnes, and East Midlands Airport grew 10.6 per cent to 29,777 tonnes. […]

Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2017 winners announced

Excellence in the air cargo industry was celebrated last night at the glittering Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards in Munich. The luxurious Westin Hotel saw a crescendo of cheering and applause for the reputable accolades as ecstatic winners in the 10 categories raised their trophies aloft. Broadcaster and television director Nadia Dunn compered the […]

WFS awarded North American contracts with Polar, LOT and Swiss

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won lucrative new contracts with Polar Air Cargo, LOT Polish Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines, expanding its North American operations. It has been awarded a three-year contract to support Polar Air Cargo and its partners in Cincinnati, with the airline and its customers benefitting from a single point of […]

Budapest Airport handles record volumes with 32% cargo growth

Budapest Airport keeps flying in 2017, handling a record 30,060 tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2017, up 32.3 per cent on 2016. Of these 30,060 tonnes, 20,455 of them were air cargo, up 20.8 per cent on the first quarter of 2016. In March, Budapest handled 11,536 tonnes of cargo, up 33.3 […]

DHL looks to capture e-commerce business in Malaysia

The expansion of DHL eCommerce continues after it launched a domestic delivery service with nationwide coverage in Malaysia, which includes a range of customer-centric services catered to the growing e-commerce market. The division of Deutsche Post DHL Group says local online retailers will also benefit from DHL’s range of cross-border shipping and fulfillment network. DHL says the move will […]

Chilean B2C domestic delivery service launched by DHL

DHL eCommerce has launched a B2C domestic delivery operation with tailored and customer-centric solutions in Chile. The integrator says that the Chilean e-commerce sector is set to double its size to $2.3 billion by 2020. DHL eCommerce chief executive officer, Charles Brewer says: “The future is incredibly bright for the e-commerce sector across Latin America with […]

DSA growing its cargo offering in the north of the UK

Tonnage trebled at Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) in 2016 to 9,522 tonnes and the northern located UK gateway is aiming to grow further. The operator at DSA is Peel Airports and cargo manager, Dayle Hauxwell says it was line with planned growth, but it has exceeded expectations in the diversity of carriers and business welcomed […]

DHL to launch new domestic route in Norway for seafood

DHL is to start a new cargo route between Oslo Airport and Lakselv Airport Banak – bringing seafood exporters like Finnmark and Northern Norway closer to the Asian export markets. The route will be serviced by an Airbus A300 with a cargo capacity of around 40 tonnes. Depending on volumes and demand, the route will be serviced once […]

Fifth year of double-digit freight growth for Lyon

Lyon Saint Exupery Airport has experienced its fifth consecutive year of double-digit freight growth transporting 59,407 tonnes due to extra capacity on freighters and passenger aircraft. Freight grew 11.8 per cent compared to 2015 helped by Air Algerie starting weekly cargo flights in November and freighter operations by Emirates. Express freight increased 12 per cent […]

DHL Global Forwarding makes key appointments in Asia

DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Mark Slade (pictured above) as managing director for Hong Kong and Macau. The forwarding arm of Deutsche Post DHL has also named Charles Kaufmann as managing director of its Japan operations. He will do this in addition to his roles as chief executive officer of North Asia and head of value added services […]

Goh chosen as DHL head of customer solutions and innovation

DHL has chosen as Alfred Goh as its regional head of customer solutions and innovation (CSI) Asia Pacific, providing simplified access to business units including express, forwarding, warehouse management and e-commerce. Goh, who joined DHL in 2004, will also maintain his position as president of fast growing enterprises, the division responsible for partnering companies in […]

Freight tonnage rise of 1.1% in 2016 at Brussels Airport

Cargo traffic at Brussels Airport rose by 1.1 per cent in 2016 compared to 2015, despite the impact of the terrorist attacks. The gateway handled 494,673 tonnes, a 1.1 per cent increase on the 489,303 tonnes in 2015 as the second half of the year made up for performance in the first half. Full freighter cargo […]

Hippos, calves and jet engines help Budapest grow 23% annually

Budapest Airport’s cargo volumes have grown almost 23 per cent annually, transporting goods as varied as aircraft jet engines, a baby hippopotamus and several hundred calves. The airport serving Hungary’s capital handled over 112,000 tonnes of cargo in 2016, and on certain days would have three Boeing 747 Freighters parked on the apron. It says […]

Blue Dart Express to buy remaining shares in subsidiary

Blue Dart Express has bought all the remaining shares of its aircraft operating subsidiary Blue Dart Aviation, it has said to the stock exchange. DHL owns 75 per cent of the Indian express operator. Blue Dart Express says it will increase its stake in the carrier from the current 74 per cent to 100 per cent. Blue […]

Budapest aims for 100,000t in 2016 following strong September growth

Budapest Airport is expecting to handle over 100,000 tonnes of cargo in 2016 after breaking the 10,000 tonne a month mark for the first time in September. Cargo volumes grew by 33 per cent in September helped by strong growth from Cargolux and Turkish Cargo, and Qatar Airways Cargo’s decision to operate a third weekly […]

Tonnage rise in September for Finnair

In September, Finnair’s revenue tonne kilometres grew year-on-year (YOY) by a significant 24.8 per cent to 11,972 tonnes and after nine months of the year tonnage has grown YOY by 15.8 per cent to 96,667 tonnes. The carrier saw strong growth on European, North Atlantic and Asian trade lanes last month – up YOY 33.8 per […]

Marseille focuses on North Africa – Algeria and Tunisia

The sun is certainly shining on cargo at Mediterranean located Marseille Provence Airport as it continues to expand, reports Justin Burns. Now firmly established as a key link to North Africa from France and Europe, the gateway has set its sights on further growth in the years ahead. Marseille Provence cargo manager, Jean-Marc Boutigny says […]

Network expansion helps Schiphol grow tonnage

Tonnage at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was up two per cent year-on-year (YOY) in the first seven months of 2016 – as July boosted the figures when YOY growth was 4.4 per cent reaching 139,650 tonnes. During the period, Europe has performed strongly, up YOY by 42.6 per cent and driven by the addition of new […]

Finnair’s network expansion helps it grow in August

Finnair’s cargo capacity in scheduled traffic measured in available tonne kilometres (ATK) grew by 4.9 per cent, and revenue tonne kilometres  (RTK) increased by 8.7 per cent year-on-year (YOY) in August. ATK was 121.8 million, while RTK was 69.4 million and for the year so far ATK is 923.4 million, a YOY rise of 7.1 […]

Budapest positioning itself as the hub for Eastern Europe

Budapest Airport is positioning itself to be the air cargo hub of Eastern Europe having seen growth of 11.3 per cent so far in 2016. The growth has come from both freighter aircraft and passenger services with bellyhold capacity. Cargo development manager, József Kossuth says a significant proportion of the growth has come from Qatar […]

Revenues rise in Q2 of 19% for ATSG

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has seen revenues rise 19 per cent to $176.5 million in the second quarter (Q2) ending 30 June, compared to the same quarter last year. ATSG says the increase included contributions from 35 Boeing 767 cargo aircraft leased to external customers at 30 June, six more than a year earlier. Eight […]

ASL aircraft overshoots runway in Bergamo

An ASL Airlines Hungary Boeing 737 owned freighter overshot a runway and crash-landed on a road just outside the Orio al Serio International Airport in Italy this morning. The aircraft was arriving in Bergamo at around 4am local time from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. No passengers or crew were injured in the accident. The 737 freighter […]

New Chicago service centre for DHL

DHL has expanded its operations in Chicago with the opening of a new service centre facility which sits just north of Chicago Midway International Airport. The $1.3 million investment was primarily driven by heavy demand and international shipment growth from local businesses trading internationally, e-commerce shipping and major customers based in Illinois. The new 38,000 square foot […]

Aeronaves orders fourth AEI MD-82SF converted freighter

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has received a fourth order for an MD-82SF converted freighter from Mexico-based Aeronaves. AEI will start modifying the aircraft, registration MSN 49990, at its Commercial Jet facility in Miami. The aircraft will be re-delivered to fly for the DHL network in Mexico. Aeronaves is the largest overall operator of AEI MD-80SF series […]