Brussels airport, airlines take court action against skeyes
Airport operator Brussels Airport Company and home carrier Brussels Airlines have jointly launched legal proceedings against Belgian air navigation services provider, skeyes over service disruptions. Airline TUI fly has also joined the interim injunction proceedings. […]
CHAMP adds Japan Customs to its TGC solution
CHAMP Cargosystems is now offering Advance Cargo Information (ACI) filing to Japan Customs via its customs compliance solution, Traxon Global Customs (TGC). CHAMP, which has already signed up 15 carriers for its ACI service, says […]
Atrans taps e-commerce on new Hangzhou-Riga service
Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, is introducing a new route into its network between Hangzhou (HGH), China and Riga (RIX), Latvia. Hangzhou is an emerging technology hub and home […]
For Hong Kong March flatline brings April decline
March’s flatline growth in cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has swung to an 8.1 per cent year-on-year decline in April, dropping to 394,000 tonnes. Cargo traffic remained weak due to uncertain global […]
DHL Express, Bahrain Airport renew for 10 more
DHL Express is extending its current lease with Bahrain International Airport (BAH) for another 10 years as e-commerce in the region grows. One of BAH’s most important strategic partners and a key contributor to Bahrain’s […]
Finnair Cargo appoints Swissport to run its COOL hub
Finnair Cargo has appointed Swissport as the new operator of its COOL Nordic Cargo Hub facility at Helsinki Airport. From June 2019, Swissport will handle over 600 tonnes of perishables, pharmaceuticals and general cargo daily […]
Hainan Airlines gives Norway’s seafood exports a lift
Hainan Airlines has begun the first non-stop service between Norway’s Avinor Oslo Airport (OSL) and the Chinese capital of Beijing (PEK), giving a boost to Norwegian seafood exports. The three times a week service using […]
London Gatwick gets new owner with VINCI Airports
London Gatwick (LGW) has a new majority owner after VINCI Airports completed the purchase of a 50.01 per cent stake in the airport. Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) will continue to manage the remaining 49.99 per […]
Swissport enjoys robust year with revenues up 6.7%
Swissport enjoys “excellent” year on the back of a 6.7 per cent rise (10.4 per cent in constant currency terms) in business volume generating EUR 2.99 billion in revenue, compared to the full-year 2017. The […]
Brussels Airport sees 11.3% decline in April volumes
Flown cargo throughput at Brussels Airport (BRU) decreased by 11.3 per cent in April year-on-year, to 40,902 tonnes, a result that was further impacted by the service disruptions at Belgian air traffic control company, Skeyes. […]
Singapore’s PSA, SATS unveil sea-air initiative
Singapore is upping its multimodal cargo game with container port operator PSA International and Changi Airport-based cargo handler, SATS signing an agreement to boost sea-air connectivity. PSA and SATS say they will collaborate on a […]
Emirates SkyCargo sees full-year revenue rise 5%, volumes up 1%
Emirates SkyCargo is reporting a revenue of AED 13.1 billion (USD 3.6 billion) for the full year 2018/19, an increase of 5.0 per cent over the previous year – as the Emirate Group posts its […]
Saudia Cargo resumes maindeck ops to CAN, BOM
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company has resumed freighter service to Guangzhou (CAN) and Mumbai (BOM) from 1 April. According to Saudia Cargo, the two cities are now each served with a weekly freighter, adding to the […]
HAM pilots community platform with DAKOSY
Hamburg Airport (HAM) is piloting a new air cargo community platform, [email protected] Air Cargo Community System, from software developer DAKOSY at its air cargo centre. The neutral IT-supported system enables all companies involved in freight […]
SIA, SATS extend SIN cargo handling deal
Singapore Airlines and SATS have agreed to extend their commitment to strengthen hub competitiveness with the renewal of a suite of aviation services contracts for the next five years at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN). From […]
BUD taps Belt and Road with two China MoUs
Budapest Airport has signed on to China’s Belt and Road with agreements to “cooperate closely” with two major Chinese cargo hubs, in order to further develop aviation links between China and Hungary. The first agreement […]
Thailand, China’s Zhengzhou to sign cooperation agreement
Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office is set to sign a MoU later this month with the administrative committee of the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone (ZAEZ) to support the Thai government’s flagship economic project. Approved […]
Sheremetyevo promotes express terminal to Chinese partners
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) and Moscow Cargo, promote the airport’s express terminal to unspecified Chinese partners, as trade, particularly e-commerce express cargo, grows rapidly between Russia and China. The express cargo terminal at Sheremetyevo, officially […]
SriLankan mulls freighter lift as cargo gets new focus
Citing growing cargo volumes and the potential for greater demand, especially within the Indian subcontinent and China, SriLankan Airlines says it is considering wide-body freighter leases as it adopts a new focus on cargo. The […]
Atran begins new maindeck Xi’an-Moscow service
Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, has launched a new maindeck route linking Xi’an, China, with Moscow, Russia. The first flight was operated by one of Atran’s B737-400SF freighters with further […]
AirBridgeCargo selects WFS as handling partner at Liege
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has chosen Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its handling partner at Liege Airport (LGG) ahead of the opening of the first phase of its new dedicated cargo area at the airport at […]
Saudia Cargo gains ground service provider cert
Saudia Cargo has been certfied by Saudi aviation authorities as meeting the requirements for an operating license for ground handling service providers. The Ground Service Provider Certificate (GACAR 151) was awarded to Saudi Airlines Cargo […]
HKIA records incremental cargo growth in March
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw continued growth in all three traffic categories in March 2019, while cargo throughput crept up incrementally, with year-on-year growth of 0.2 per cent to 432,000 tonnes. Exports saw an […]
Dubai Airports “good to go” for 45-day DXB runway closure
Dubai Airports confirms its operations teams at both airports – DXB and DWC – are “good to go” for the commencement of the 45-day long refurbishment of the southern runway at the two-runway Dubai International […]
Aeroterm breaks ground on CVG multi-tenant facility
Cargo facilities developer Aeroterm breaks ground on a new Class A, 4,680 sqm multi-tenant facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in which FedEx will be the anchor tenant. There has been a strong increase […]
WFS, Swiss WorldCargo launch JFK’s first GDP facility
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Swiss WorldCargo open New York’s first Good Distribution Practice(GDP) compliant pharma facility after achieving certification of its Building 66 at JFK airport. The GDP certification confirms WFS’ compliance with World […]
Aeroterm to expand FedEx’s leased MIA facility
Aeroterm announces an agreement with Miami-Dade County for the expansion of its air cargo facility at Miami International Airport (MIA) where Aeroterm holds a ground lease and subsequently leases the facility to FedEx Express. The […]
Gerry’s dnata achieves ISAGO certification in Pakistan
Gerry’s dnata, a leading ground services provider in Pakistan, has marked an important milestone in its ongoing commitment to safety and security with recent ISAGO accreditation. The ground services company achieved IATA Safety Audit for […]
Virgin opts for new Lagos handler as volume build
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a five-year handling contract to Sifax SAHCOL in Lagos to improve its service offering for customers in Nigeria. The move is also being driven by the need for growth capacity […]
Bahrain Airport sees 19 cargo flights ahead of F1
Bahrain International Airport (BIA) saw a spike in air cargo thanks to the 2019 Formula One (F1) Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, with a total of 19 cargo flights arriving at BIA during the build […]
NAS set to launch Mozambique cargo handling at MPM
National Aviation Services (NAS) is set to offer comprehensive ground handling and cargo services in Mozambique beginning July 2019. This covers ramp, passenger and engineering services and include check-in, boarding, ramp handling, maintenance, cleaning as […]
Tata-led consortium buys 45% of India’s GMR Airports
A consortium of India’s Tata Group, a unit of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and SSG Capital Management will invest 80 billion rupees (USD 1.2 billion) to buy a stake in GMR Airports Ltd. The […]
NAS joint venture breaks ground for new Monrovia facility
Global Logistics Services Inc. (GLS) and National Aviation Services (NAS) joint venture company, GLS NAS broke ground in Monrovia, Liberia for a new 2,700 sqm cargo terminal at Roberts International Airport (RIA). The Roberts Air […]
Menzies targets safety, efficiency with telematics at LAX
Menzies Aviation is investing in state-of-the-art telematics equipment at Los Angeles Airport (LAX) with the rollout of vehicle and Ground Support Equipment (GSE) telematics in the second quarter of 2019. The rollout of the telematics […]
Cargolux doubles China-Budapest frequencies to six weekly
Cargolux is doubling its service offering to Budapest, increasing from 3 to 6 weekly connections to the Hungarian capital with its B747 freighters. The original routing Hong Kong (HKG)-Budapest (BUD)-Luxembourg (LUX) operated by Cargolux thrice […]
AirBridgeCargo adds additional weekly Rickenbacker frequency
A year after entering the Columbus market, AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is expanding its scheduled freighter operations at Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) to a twice-weekly frequency, doubling its air freight capacity in Ohio, US. The carrier […]
dnata opens new Brussels facility, becomes 3rd handler
Dubai-based dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, continues to grow its global footprint with the opening of a new cargo centre at Brussels Airport (BRU). Dnata’s expansion into the Belgian capital represents […]
Cathay Pacific swoops on HNA Group’s HK Express
In a bid to fend off mounting regional competition, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways is acquiring loss-making budget carrier, HK Express from the HNA Group for HK$4.93 billion (USD 628 million). The deal would give […]
Raya Airways hops aboard Hactl in Hong Kong
Malaysian freighter operator, Raya Airways has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) as its ground handler in Hong Kong. The airline operates five times weekly between Hong Kong and its home base of […]
WFS becomes first handler to win BRUcargo Award
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is the first handler to win the BRUcargo Award, presented annually by Brussels Airport Company to recognise and incentivise service excellence. The award – now in its 13th year – was […]
Asian demand driving record lobster volumes through Halifax
Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) is enjoying a boom in crustacean cargo as demand for lobster – especially live – rises in Europe, the US, and in particular China. In 2018, Nova Scotia seafood represented […]
AF-KLM Cargo’s summer schedule sees new routes, upsizing
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo will operate new services, increased frequencies and larger aircraft for its new summer schedule from 31 March 2019 to 27 October 2019. AF-KLM says it is committed to expanding its […]
São Paulo becomes Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s first in SAmerica
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is set to enter the South American continent for the the first time with the launch of flights between London Heathrow and São Paulo, Brazil in 2020. Flying daily between London Heathrow […]
Global trade troubles take bite out of Hong Kong volumes
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw cargo throughput plummet by 14.4 per cent to 274,000 tonnes in February year-on-year, due to “unfavourable macroeconomic conditions”. HKIA handled 676,000 tonnes of cargo in January and February 2019 […]
National strike a spoiler for Brussels Feb numbers
Brussels Airport’s cargo figures were severely hit by the national strike which took place on 13 February, bringing air traffic in Belgium to a halt. Both cargo and passenger traffic was affected with full freighters […]
Dnata achieves CEIV Pharma cert in Dallas
Global air services provider, dnata, has been certified by IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) for its pharma handling processes at its new, state-of-the-art cargo facility in Dallas. The […]
WFS picks up Qantas DFW contract
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has reinforced its position as the largest provider of ground and cargo handling services at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) by winning a new three-year contract from Qantas. WFS will […]
Sichuan Airlines spices up Brussels cargo market
China’s Sichuan Airlines Cargo will begin operating full freighter flights at Brussels Airport from end-April using A330-200F aircraft. By the end of April, Sichuan Airlines – which has been expanding its freighter fleet with the […]
BUD talks business ahead of June’s Shanghai PVG service
Budapest Airport (BUD) hosts a Chinese logistics and investment delegation for a one-day logistics forum focusing on business cooperation and e-commerce, ahead of a new direct service between Hungary and China this summer. Shanghai Airlines, […]
Norwegian seafood drives CAL Cargo’s OSL-TLV expansion
Responding to Israeli demand for Norwegian seafood, CAL Cargo is adding a second weekly rotation between Oslo Airport (OSL) and Tel Aviv (TLV) from 1 March. The increased frequency follows on from the launch of […]