The Western Mediterranean’s express hub remains stable

Cargo volumes have remained stable at Marseille Provence Airport, cargo manager Jean-Marc Boutigny tells Air Cargo Week staff writer, James Muir. The airport handled 36,896 tonnes of flown airfreight between January and the end of August, an improvement of 0.6 per cent on 2016. This follows growth of 7.1 per cent in 2016, when it […]

Tunisia’s Express Air Cargo operates 1st flight

Express Air Cargo – a new Tunisian airfreight carrier has operated its inaugural flight from Tunis to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The Boeing 737-300 which it received on 13 January this year took off for France from Tunisia on 25 February and it is set to get another B737 soon. Express Air Cargo’s eventual aim […]

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 […]

Nine countries added to UPS Worldwide Express Freight

UPS is expanding its UPS Worldwide Express Freight service to nine new countries for urgent, time-sensitive and high-value international shipments over 70 kilogrammes. The service is now available in Bahrain, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Malta, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Sri Lanka and Tunisia. UPS says that the number of companies using the service has increased 250 per cent […]