DB Schenker 4.0 Shipping Portal opens in the US
A year after its launch in Europe, DB Schenker is opening its 4.0 Shipping Portal to customers in the US. The portal offers shippers a more user-friendly interface for booking and managing shipments. It goes beyond the eSchenker platform, allowing shippers to get a quote for an air or ocean shipment, book and track the […]
Air cargo veteran Ron King dies aged 76
Air cargo veteran Ron King, who helped establish Volga-Dnepr in the US market has died just days before his 77th birthday. King, who died suddenly on 19 July, and would have turned 77 on 22 July, spent almost 50 years in logistics. Leading the tributes, Volga-Dnepr says King was always eager to share his professionalism, […]
Menzies Aviation extends contracts with Air China
Menzies Aviation has extended its partnership with Air China, with a new ground handling contract at Nice Airport and a renewal in San Francisco. The three year contract at Nice Airport starts on 3 August 2019 and will see Menzies Aviation providing ground handling services on Air China’s three flights a week from Beijing Capital […]
SEKO Logistics triples footprint in Chicago
SEKO Logistics has marked the latest stage of its transition to a period of acquisition growth with the opening of its Chicago global gateway. Tripling the size of SEKO’s Chicago hub follows the acquisition of Chicago-headquartered customs broker and freight forwarder GoodShip International in January. The move, which followed the purchase of a majority shareholding […]
Cargolux adds third weekly flight to Xiamen
Cargolux Airlines International added a third weekly flight to Xiamen, China on 1 July to meet growing customer demand. The new service CV9721 operates on Mondays, leaving Luxembourg at 08.10h and arriving in Xiamen on Tuesday at 04.40h. The return flight, CV9731 leaves Xiamen at 06.15h and heads to Los Angeles, USA before landing in […]
United Cargo factors in headwinds
For 2019, United Cargo is factoring in the headwinds to future growth and focusing on reasons to be optimistic, Jim Bellinder tells Air Cargo Week. The vice president cargo sales Americas says 2018 was a tremendous year with overall tonnage, the speciality product business and improving customer relationships all resulted in record cargo revenue of […]
AirBridgeCargo shows cattle class can be luxurious
Some special passengers got to try out AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ ‘abc care’ product, with 146 heifers flying from Houston to Bangkok. The complex charter was arranged in partnership with Intradco Global, and the request would have been a normal one if it were not travelling from the USA to Thailand. The abc care team started preparations […]
Copenhagen flights are a fairy tale for LATAM Cargo
LATAM Cargo has become the first cargo airline to offer direct services between Scandinavia and Latin America with flights to Copenhagen, Denmark. The Boeing 767-300F route will cut transit times by up to 48 hours, and will transport an estimated 20-25 tonnes on each weekly flight. The round trip increases connections to between Scandinavia and […]
Panalpina proves it is the star of Africa
Panalpina proved it was the star of Africa by moving four heat exchangers from the US to Angola for a deep-water oil platform. The planned maintenance for the customer’s platforms in Angola was entirely dependent on the arrival of four heat exchangers from a supplier in Louisiana. All four pieces had to be on the […]
WFS to operate Atlanta airport’s Cargo Building C
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won the tender to operate Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s Cargo Building C. The cargo handling agent is taking a long-term lease on the new facility, the most modern cargo terminal in Atlanta, as part of a multi-million dollar investment to bring its service, safety and security programmes to support the […]
Schiphol and Atlanta create trade corridor
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is collaborating with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to promote trade and investment between Atlanta and the Netherlands. The memorandum of understanding will enable an exchange of data between Schiphol and Atlanta to facilitate end-to-end planning and capacity optimisation, extend the benefits of the AMS Cargo Community System to Atlanta, and boost trade […]
First of 14 new B777F joins DHL’s fleet
DHL has taken delivery of the first of 14 new Boeing 777 Freighters, with N-705GT taking off from Cincinnati on Saturday 25 May. The aircraft took off from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport bound for Bahrain on its commercial maiden flight. Replacing older intercontinental flights, the 777F, which is operated by Southern Air, will strengthen DHL’s […]
Miami to be home of the TIACA Air Cargo Forum
Miami will be the permanent home for the Air Cargo Forum under the formalised partnership between The International Air Cargo Association and Messe München. The 2020 show, which will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center on 10-12 November will be the first to be organised by Messe München and become part of its […]
Amazon breaks ground on CVG air cargo hub
Amazon has broken ground on its $1.5 billion Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport air cargo hub, as pilots continue to highlight workplace issues. Ground was broken on 14 May in a ceremony attended by delegates including the founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos. The air hub is scheduled to open in 2021 and create more than 2,000 […]
Dimerco extends North American network to Seattle
Dimerco has extended its North American network to 21 offices with the opening of Seattle operations on 11 April. The Seattle office will focus on air exports, particularly aerospace, medical and health and electrical equipment, as well as perishables such as seafood and fruit. The new office will offer the benefits associated with US Free […]
WFS and Swiss WorldCargo open GDP facility at JFK
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Swiss WorldCargo have opened New York’s first GDP compliant pharma facility having achieved certification of Building 66 at JFK airport. The GDP certification at John F. Kennedy International Airport confirms WFS’s compliance with World Health Organization, IATA and Parenteral Drug Association quality standards for handling pharmaceutical and life science products, […]
Menzies Aviation brings telematics to Los Angeles
Menzies Aviation is investing in state-of-the-art telematics equipment at Los Angeles Airport as it celebrates 35 years of operations at the airport. The rollout of vehicle and GSE telematics in the second quarter of 2019 will drive higher safety standards and allow greatly improved levels of equipment utilisation. With real-time rostering and resourcing application Workbridge […]
CEIV Pharma for Dallas Fort Worth cargo community
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has been awarded Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) in pharmaceutical logistics by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The Texan airport adopted the community approach for the certification process by assembling logistics partners specialised in ground handling, trucking, cold storage/warehousing and freight forwarding. The certification for the logistics […]
WFS picks up 3 year contract with Qantas at DFW
Qantas has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with a three-year contract at Dallas Fort/Worth International Airport covering passenger operations, cargo and ramp handling. The Australian flag carrier operates seven Airbus A380 passenger flights a week from Dallas to Sydney as well as a weekly Boeing 747-400 Freighter service. WFS’s client base at Dallas/Fort Worth includes […]
DB Schenker launches Chicago – Sydney flights
DB Schenker has launched Direct Express – Australia, offering scheduled air cargo services from Chicago, USA to Sydney, Australia using a Boeing 777 Freighter. The weekly Boeing 777-300 Freighter service from Chicago’s O’Hare airport will offer shippers in the Midwest with faster, more reliable air cargo services to Australia. The 777F, which has a payload […]
Air Charter Service opens office in Atlanta
Air Charter Service has opened its sixth office in the US, in Atlanta, the company’s 24th worldwide office with more to open this year. Joseph Chiantia will be in charge at the Atlanta office, having previously worked at the New York office. Prior to joining the company, Chiantia worked for the US Coast Guard, including […]
E-commerce behind solid growth at Anchorage
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport experienced solid air cargo growth in 2018 helped by its location between the world’s two largest e-commerce markets. Air cargo grew by 2.5% to 2.8 million tonnes at the world’s fifth busiest cargo airport, with its geographic position between the world’s two largest economies, which happen to be the largest […]
DHL launches Brazil-USA Medical Express Service
DHL Medical Express Service has been launched between Brazil and the USA for customers in the pharmaceutical and clinical research sectors. The service was piloted in Brazil in November 2018 to address customer demands for faster and more predictable lead times, given the regulatory complexities that can delay exports. The medical service lets DHL manage […]
LATAM Cargo to open Santiago – Chicago route
LATAM Cargo will open a cargo route between Santiago de Chile and Chicago on 19 February, the airline’s sixth destination in the US. Chicago’s connectivity with Asia is expected to expedited services, reducing transit times to less than 35 hours, improving temperature control and decreasing cargo exposure. Chile is a major exporter of salmon, with […]
SEKO starts 2019 with acquisition of GoodShip
SEKO Logistics has started a ‘transformative year’ by making its first full acquisition, with the purchase of Chicago-based GoodShip International. Goodship provides customs brokerage, compliance, and air and ocean freight services to clients with an emphasis on Eastbound Trans-Pacific routes. Clients vary from recognisable brands to start-ups spanning industries including aerospace, automotive, electronics, FMCG, healthcare, […]
Volga-Dnepr opens operations base in Houston
Volga-Dnepr Group has opened an Operations Base at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport to serve customers across North and South America. The base is an expansion of the group’s sales office, which opened in 2001, and will ensure customers will benefit from immediate local expertise and services to meet their logistics requirements. Volga-Dnepr Group executive […]
Budapest shows off opportunities to US businesses
Budapest Airport and LOT Polish Airlines have met with US business people and logistics companies to describe the opportunities on offer in the region. The opportunities come from LOT launching year-round services from Budapest to New York and Chicago offering 10-12 tonnes of belly cargo on each flight. The connections offer opportunities for American companies […]
FlyKargo to manage cargo services for JetBlue Airways
FlyKargo is partnering with JetBlue Airways to move cargo between Fort Lauderdale and San Juan, Puerto Rico as part of a three month pilot programme beginning on 15 October. Miami-based FlyKargo specialises in managing air cargo services to low cost airlines and will focus on providing fast and reliable services to registered freight forwarders and […]
Ethiopian Cargo connects Miami with Africa for the first time
History was made on 29 August when Ethiopian Cargo touched down in Miami, creating the first-ever cargo route between the African continent and the Florida city. The twice-weekly scheduled flights to Addis Ababa will operate on a route including intermediate stops in Spain, Colombia and Belgium on inbound and outbound services, all utilising a Boeing […]
Sky Lease signs agreement with Navitrans for one Boeing 747-400
Sky Lease has signed a lease agreement with Navitrans for one Boeing 747-400ERF for 36 months starting on 1 September. The addition to the Navitrans fleet is scheduled to operate three flights a week between Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport providing up to 120 tons of capacity with all other Chinese […]
