60 Seconds with Mike Stewart

Glasgow Prestwick Airport is the only gateway in Scotland where the largest air cargo freighters can fly into and is looking to grow its traffic. The airport is also working towards becoming a Spaceport, which could give its freight activities a boost. Air Cargo Week spoke to Prestwick’s business development director, Mike Stewart who has […]

Chinese belly traffic boosts Brisbane’s cargo volumes

Belly traffic to and from China is driving cargo at Brisbane Airport (BNE) and more will follow as new services are operated, writes Justin Burns. In the first half of 2017, the gateway handled more than 54,000 tonnes, an 11 per cent uplift on the same period last year with 24 per cent growth in imports […]

Emirates SkyCargo helps Sri Lankan seafood exports to Europe

Sri Lanka’s fish exporters are experiencing a boom following the resumption of shipments to Europe, and Emirates SkyCargo is playing a key role in helping them capitalise on this resurgence. The carrier is currently transporting about 100 tonnes of fish a week from Colombo to markets in Europe and the US, a noteworthy increase over […]

World’s first 737-700 converted freighter launched by Alaska

Alaska Air Cargo has introduced the first converted Boeing 737-700 Freighter – the first of its kind in the world and the aircraft entered commercial service today, carrying goods from Seattle to the state of Alaska. The aircraft was converted over 19 months in Tel Aviv by Israel Aerospace Industries andAlaska will take delivery of two […]

Solar panels to help power Finnair’s new cargo terminal

Solar power will help Finnair keep its salmon and pharmaceuticals fresh at its new COOL Nordic Cargo Hub in Helsinki, which will begin full cargo operations in January 2018. Finnair’s new cargo facility at Helsinki Airport will use solar power produced by 1,200 panels installed on the building’s roof. Each of the panels can produce […]

Seafood tonnage at Oslo Airport set to double in 2017

Seafood freight through Oslo Airport in Norway is on the up and the gateway expects to handle double the amount of fresh fish in 2017. Oslo Airport is now served by 17 weekly cargo flights exclusively serving the Norwegian seafood market. In the last eight months, Emirates Sky Cargo, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Cargolux, Turkish Cargo, CAL […]

Turkish belly flights bringing fresh seafood to Kuwait

Fresh Aegean seafood is now being brought to the Gulf country of Kuwait by Turkish Cargo through a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 belly connection every Saturday. Turkish started operating the passenger route on 30 June from Milas-Bodrum Airport to Kuwait International Airport and says the service aims to deliver fresh fish on to the plates […]

Icelandair Cargo recovering after fishing strike hits business

A fishing strike in Iceland in the first two months of 2017 hit seafood exports at Icelandair Cargo and the carrier is still recovering. Fisherman stayed on land after a disagreement with trawler owners over wages and industry taxes. Exports of seafood were affected and as the sector makes up most of its outgoing traffic […]

DHL Global Forwarding to keep the Norwegian seafood moving

DHL Global Forwarding is to accelerate the supply chain for the North Norwegian seafood industry by shipping live crabs and seafood from the Lakselv Airport Banak in Northern Norway to Asia and Northern America. On dedicated weekly flights, DHL will transport fresh seafood to the DHL terminal in Oslo, from where the freight is sent to South […]

Miami keeps the perishables flowing into North America

Miami International Airport (MIA) is the main gateway for perishables into the US and accounted for more than 64 per cent of all air imports last year. In 2016, the Florida hub’s perishable imports grew from 809,952 tonnes in 2015 to 846,787 tonnes in 2016 (4.5 per cent increase) as perishables continue to be very strong at MIA. The volumes of US […]

Alaska Air Cargo does first Seattle salmon season run

The season’s first shipment of fresh Copper River salmon made the 1,300-mile journey from Cordova, Alaska, to Seattle onboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 this morning – marking the start of the summer salmon grilling season. In addition to the 22,000 pounds of fish delivered this morning, Alaska has four flights scheduled throughout the day […]

Turkish Cargo starts seafood freighter service from Izmir to Tel Aviv

Turkish Cargo has added a freighter route to its growing network and started a scheduled service from Izmir to Tel Aviv on 29 April using an Airbus 310 Freighter. The freighter will be carrying payloads of seafood to meet increasing demand for exports as  it says three of the four fishes in the world’s total export of fishery products are […]

Navitrans hopeful perishable focus will pay off in 2017

US air charter firm Navitrans had a challenging year in 2016 but is hopeful a move into the perishables market and a global focus will lead to a better 12 months in 2017. The company operates a round-the-world freighter service connecting the US, Europe and China, which chief executive officer, Shen Hong (pictured above) says […]

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 […]

Tonnage growth of 4.1% at Halifax Stanfield in 2016

Halifax Stanfield International Airport saw cargo growth of 4.1 per cent in 2016 compared to 2015. The Canadian gateway handled 33,329 tonnes and says much of that freight was Nova Scotian lobster It estimates $187 million (Canadian dollars) of seafood and lobster exports were shipped from Halifax Stanfield in 2016 up approximately $40 million from 2015. As […]

The gateway from North America to China

Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is focusing on trade with Asia taking advantage of being home to the only freighter between mainland China and Canada, writes Air Cargo Week’s staff writer, James Muir. The airport says developing itself as the gateway to and from North America and China/Asia is not an accident, telling ACW: “EIA is […]

Lobster run for Yangtze River Express from Halifax

Lobsters will make up the payload of Chinese carrier Yangtze River Express Airlines’ charter freighter services to Halifax Stanfield International Airport starting from 7 January. The Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) says the carrier will use a Boeing 747-400 Freighter for five additional cargo flights operating on a charter basis between Canada and China in the month of January. […]

Increasing perishables to Asia the main focus for Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways (KQ) is looking to develop new Asian markets for the Africa countries flower-led perishables industry, acting general manager of cargo Peter Musola tells Michael Mackey. Some 70 per cent of the perishables market is Europe-bound Musola tells Air Cargo Week  and the Nairobi-headquartered carrier is looking to do something similar in China by […]

Lobster worth millions takes flight for the holidays from Halifax

Millions of dollars worth of Nova Scotia seafood will be shipped overseas again this holiday season and due to the success of cargo at Halifax Stanfield International Airport (HIAA) in Canada, a new 17,000 square metre cargo pad has been built for freighters to utilise. HIAA vice president of business development and chief commercial officer, Bert […]

Icelandair Cargo boosted by capacity expansion

Fleet upgrades have extended the cargo possibilities for Icelandair Cargo as the addition of widebody aircraft on routes has boosted capacity and the chance to move more fresh seafood. The carrier was affected by the Iceland economical crash in 2008, but fleet changes and improving economic conditions has lead to an increase in imports this […]

New seafood centre set to be built at Oslo Airport

Oslo Airport is considering new areas for air cargo and the possibility of building a new seafood centre at Norway’s main airport. Avinor wants to make new areas available for carriers with activities directly linked to air cargo in cooperation with the largest exporters within the seafood industry. The airport operator has worked on a feasibility […]

AirBridgeCargo adds Oslo to ever growing network

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) will start twice-weekly Boeing 747 Freighter flights from Oslo to support Norway’s seafood export market and it’s oil & gas industry. The first flight will leave on 15 November and will operate on Tuesdays and Fridays. Norway exports 220,000 tonnes of seafood a year, 600 tonnes a day using air cargo services […]

MAB Kargo adds another freighter route to China

MAB Kargo has launched a second new freighter route to Eastern China in the space of a week with flights to Guanghzou. The Malaysian cargo carrier will operate a twice weekly service to Guanghzou Baiyun International Airport from Kuala Lumpur International Airport from 8 November. MAB will operate an Airbus A330 on the route, which will […]

Cargolux adds Oslo to network

Cargolux International Airlines will start a weekly service on Tuesdays from Oslo to Luxembourg on 1 November 2016 on its flight from New York in the US. The first flight will carry a load of salmon that is distributed to various Cargolux destinations from the airline’s hub at Luxembourg Airport. Cargolux also expects to carry shipments for […]

SAS Cargo working towards gaining CEIV Pharma

The pharmaceutical cargo sector is proving to be a major opportunity for air cargo carriers and SAS Cargo is targeting growth in the market, reports Justin Burns. To grow its pharma volumes, the Scandinavian airline is working towards gaining the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV […]

Heathrow CEO sure it will get the backing of UK Government

Heathrow Airport chief executive officer John Holland-Kaye said yesterday he feels it has finally come to a point where the government will make a decision to back Heathrow expansion, while also questioning whether Gatwick can meet the needs of British exporters. He was speaking at the Westminster Energy, Environment and Transport Forum, which held a […]

Seafood booming from Halifax International

Seafood exports were up 21 per cent at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in the first half of the year fuelled by an increase in lobsters moved to Asia. However, this was the bright spot as volumes at the Canadian East coast airport to the end of June fell by about three per cent on the […]

Qatar Airways to run Nova Scotia route packed with seafood

Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) will soon welcome Qatar Airways Cargo when the carrier launches a weekly Wednesday service to Doha with a stop in Zaragoza, Spain. The new service, set to begin on 20 July, 2016, will operate with a Boeing 777-200 freighter. The freighter can carry up to 103 tonnes of cargo. Much of […]

CAL Cargo starts Halifax freighter service stocked with seafood

Tonnes of Nova Scotia seafood has been shipped overseas again from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (HIAA) by CAL Cargo Airlines. CAL Cargo Airlines now operates cargo flights to Liege Airport using a Boeing 747-400 Freighter with connecting service to Hong Kong and Shanghai in China. The carrier’s chief executive officer, Eyal Zagagi says: “We’re thrilled […]