Korean Air renews IATA ‘CEIV Pharma’ Certification

Korean Air has once again received certification from IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharma (CEIV Pharma), demonstrating its highest service quality and expertise in pharmaceutical transportation. IATA’s “CEIV Pharma” is an international standard that recognizes an airline’s capability to manage pharmaceuticals. More than 280 checklists, including transportation handling procedure, storage facilities, equipment, and […]

Korean Air chooses Swissport as ground services partner at Schiphol

Korean Air, South Korea’s flag carrier, has selected Swissport as its ground services partner at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The newly awarded full range of passenger services will complement Swissport’s existing cargo services offering for Korean Air in Amsterdam. Swissport has been chosen by Korean Air to provide its full range of ground services at Amsterdam […]

Korean Air partners with SK Energy to adopt carbon-neutral jet fuel

Korean Air has partnered with SK Energy, a major petroleum and refinery company in Korea, to introduce carbon-neutral jet fuel to actively counter climate change. Through the partnership, the airline will purchase a month’s worth of carbon-neutral jet fuel for domestic flights departing from Jeju and Cheongju. Carbon-neutral jet fuel can be achieved by measuring […]

Korean Air operates 10,000 cargo-only passenger flights

Korean Air operated 10,000 cargo-only passenger flights by August 1. The airline launched its first cargo-only passenger flight on the Incheon-Ho Chi Minh route in March 2020 and has operated these flights on 65 routes to North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, China and Japan, transporting 400,000 tonnes worldwide. Approximately 40 tonnes are transported per round […]

SkyCell and Korean Air partner up

Skycell has partnered with Korean Air Cargo as it focuses on business development in Korea. The partnership follows SkyCell’s recent launch of a service centre in Seoul and the appointment of Charlie Cho as Business Development Director for Korea as of January 1st. The partnership comes at a crucial point with the increase in demand […]

IBS iCargo overhauls Korean Air Cargo’s pricing

IBS Software’s iCargo platform has overhauled Korean Air Cargo’s pricing model to improve yields and boost profitability. The solution provides intelligent, intuitive analysis and algorithms, integrated to the sales and booking system to deliver insights into commercial operations. This allows Korean Air to determine the selling price of capacity and ensure maximum profitability per shipment […]

Another three years for LUG and Korean Air Cargo

Korean Air Cargo has extended its cooperation with LUG aircargo handling at Frankfurt Airport for a further three years until 2022. The airline and handling agent have worked together for 22 years, handling freight for passenger and cargo aircraft as well as road feeder services. Korean Air operates seven passenger flights a week to Frankfurt […]

Unilode to manage Korean Air Cargo’s ULD fleet

Korean Air Cargo has awarded the management of its entire container and pallet fleet to Unilode Aviation Solutions for a five-year term. The agreement creates one of the largest ULD management partnership, and will see a regional ULD management office set up at Korean Air’s hub at Seoul’s Incheon International Airport. Unilode will take over […]

Korean Air takes on next generation cargo system

Korean Air Cargo has implemented the iCargo cloud-based system, having entered into a partnership with IBS Software in February 2018. The airline has fully utilised the internet-based iCargo, with 130 domestic and overseas stations implementing the system over a two year period. The cargo system increases customer convenience, enabling Korean Air to provide consistent service […]

Delta and Korean Air launch cargo joint venture

Delta Cargo and Korean Air Cargo have launched their cargo cooperation following the start of their joint venture partnership on trans-Pacific routes. The joint venture routes will allow customers to work with either carrier to transport shipments across a range of flights, providing access to more than 290 destinations in the Americas and more than […]

Korean Air expands in India with Delhi freighter flights

Korean Air is helping strengthen relations between India and South Korea with the launch of three weekly freighter flights to Delhi. The airline will operate three Boeing 777 Freighter flights a week on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays departing Seoul’s Incheon International Airport at 11.10PM, making a stop in Hanoi, Vietnam before arriving in Delhi at […]

SkyTeam Cargo rebrands its four key products

SkyTeam Cargo has rebranded its four core products, with services remaining the same but giving them a new look to reflect what they offer. Equation has been changed to Express and is designed for packages and goods to meet urgent shipment requirements; Dimension is now General, catering for commodities that do not require special handling; […]

Lobster’s a tasty business at Halifax Stanfield

Millions of dollars’ worth of Nova Scotia lobster and other seafood products will be shipped overseas once again during the holiday season. “This has traditionally been the busiest time of the year for our cargo business. By the end of the month, we estimate $30 million in lobster will have been shipped from Halifax Stanfield […]

New cargo facility opens at Edmonton International Airport

A new state-of-the-art $10 million Canadian ($7.9 million) cargo and logistics warehouse opened on Friday, 20 October at Edmonton International Airport (EIA). The new 50,000 square-foot cargo facility is the third building owned by Aeroterm and construction began in Spring 2016 and it opened earlier this month. Local media also reported on Friday, that Korean […]

SkyTeam Cargo picks van der Linden as VP cargo alliance

SkyTeam Cargo has appointed Nico van der Linden as vice president cargo alliance, effective from 1 July 2017. Van der Linden, who has over 30 years of cargo experience, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the role, having previously worked in management positions at KLM Cargo and Air France KLM Cargo, and spent […]

Halifax Stanfield and Incheon expand sister airport agreement

Halifax Stanfield International Airport has celebrated six years of a ‘sister airport’ agreement with Incheon International Airport by further expanding the deal. Since initially starting the agreement in 2010, cargo exports have been a major focus area, with live lobster exports to Asia doubling between 2010 and 2015. Halifax says the value of live lobster […]

Korean Air Cargo and Uzbekistan Airways sign agreement

Korean Air Cargo and Uzbekistan Airways have signed a cooperation agreement, which will see cargo moved to Iran via Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. The agreement sees the carriers moving freight within Korean Air Cargo’s network, which would be transported to Tehran via Uzbekistan Airways’ Navoi hub. Korean Air Cargo already partners with Uzbekistan Airways to feed cargo into […]

System upgrade for SkyTeam Cargo

SkyTeam Cargo has upgraded its online Track and Trace tool, which it says will allow users to track shipments at every stage of the way across the network. The alliance says the system will tell customers the latest status of shipments with any of the 12 members by entering their air waybill number on the skyteamcargo.com […]