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Asia-Pacific airlines see a 19.3 per cent (in FTKs), year-on-year, decline in international cargo demand in August on faltering global trade. This decline reflects “the ongoing weakness of global trade flows,” …Read More »

In anticipation of an influx of COVID-19 vaccine shipments, Brussels Airport and Air Cargo Belgium launch the BRUcure pharma taskforce. BRUcure is focused on preparing the community and its physical and …Read More »

GEODIS is upgrading its full aircraft charter solution it began in March with a two-way schedule of flights between China and Europe, through to early 2021. Weekly direct flights will depart …Read More »

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) is constructing a new climate-cool room at its Schiphol Pharma Hub, in preparation for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. The vaccines will be handled …Read More »

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s Pharma Cargo Community is ramping up in preparation for the substantial logistics task of handling billions of Covid-19 vaccine doses. The collaboration brings together members from across the …Read More »

Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) promotes Martin Drew to the role of managing director – Cargo and Logistics. Responsible for the Etihad Cargo, as well as Etihad Secure Logistics, Drew will report …Read More »

DSV is introducing an extra weekly inbound departure from Shanghai and a new Hong Kong-Luxembourg route due to sustained high demand and the anticipated peak season. DSV’s latest Air Charter Network …Read More »

Emirates SkyCargo and International Humanitarian City (IHC), the world’s largest hub for humanitarian aid, sign an MoU to cooperate on humanitarian logistics and crisis relief solutions. Under the terms of the …Read More »

CHAMP Cargosystems and Air Cargo Belgium sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of an innovation roadmap of the air cargo industry. The agreement is for an indefinite period. …Read More »

Portuguese freight forwarder Abreu Carga e Trânsitos implements CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB for its digital data exchange. Abreu Carga is one of the main transport companies in Portugal and operates air, land …Read More »

Boeing is opening two additional lines for B737/B767 passenger to freighter (P2F) conversions in Guangzhou, China, and Singapore. The move is based on what Boeing says is “strong market demand,” as …Read More »

Releasing its latest traffic figures for August, the Cathay Pacific group faces an inevitable restructuring to protect the company, the Hong Kong (HKG) hub, and its employees, says its chief customer …Read More »

Jakarta’s Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) is eyeing cargo to help off-set the devastating impact of Covid-19 with new additional cargo handling capability. Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s largest economy. PT Angkasa Pura …Read More »

GTA dnata is set to begin operations at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) after being awarded a 5-year ground handling license. The company – dnata’s Canadian joint-venture – will provide ramp, passenger …Read More »

Scoot, the low-cost carrier of the Singapore Airlines Group, joins the global all-cargo passenger fleet with one of its A320ceo aircraft converted to maindeck cargo capability. By removing all seats Scoot …Read More »

Valletta-headquartered Gollcher Group is the WACO System’s new freight forwarding member for Malta. Gollcher, a family-run enterprise founded in 1854, offers global logistics services and operates a warehouse based at Hal …Read More »

Cargolux has provided free transport for medical relief material destined to medical personnel in Beirut, Lebanon, following the devastating explosion earlier this month. The flight carried a total of 62 tonnes …Read More »

Hong Kong-based freight forwarder and logistics company, U-Freight says project activity for airline repair companies has been holding up despite the pandemic dampener. U-Freight says the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a …Read More »

Indian low-cost carrier, SpiceJet, is now operating long-haul cargo operations with an A340-300 passenger aircraft in so-called ‘preighter’ configuration. The A340 preighter is a passenger aircraft converted into a freighter by …Read More »

Volga-Dnepr Airlines completes a charter flight with high voltage equipment to empower the construction of a 450MW solar power plant in Vietnam. An-124-100 took off from Mumbai (BOM), India to Cam …Read More »

Air China Cargo Airlines and Alibaba’s Cainiao Smart Logistics Network start a new international Cross-border e-commerce route aimed at speeding up average delivery times between China and Europe. The first B777 …Read More »

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Singapore’s Temasek Foundation team up with the World Food Programme (WFP) to support the global Covid-19 response. This includes helping transport essential medical supplies and other health …Read More »

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and Pharma.Aero join forces to develop global guidance for the air cargo industry to enable optimal transportation of the COVID-19 vaccine. The working group will …Read More »

Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) has won a new five-year contract with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo at Brussels (BRU) as it readies the opening of its new facility there. The agreement, …Read More »

LATAM Cargo launches Miami (MIA) – Florianopolis (FLN) full-freighter service becoming the only airline with direct service from North America to Southern Brazil. The service will initially have one weekly frequency …Read More »

Volga-Dnepr has taken delivery of its first B777 Freighter for AirBridgeCargo (ABC), as part of a leasing deal with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE). The delivery caps a turbulent fleet modernisation process …Read More »

Cathay Pacific Cargo joins the ‘preighter’ club with the first of two B777 passenger aircraft converted to all-cargo through the removal of passenger seats. With the seats removed in the Economy …Read More »

Qatar Airways is resuming passenger services to Nairobi, Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), and Kigali, Rwanda’s Kigali International Airport (KGL), giving a substantial boost to cargo belly capacity. With the …Read More »

Global air cargo volumes continued to show a “gradual, but consistent” month-on-month recovery in July. Globally these volumes increased by 8.0 per cent over June, according to the latest air cargo …Read More »

Messe München and The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) are canceling the air cargo forum Miami & transport logistic Americas 2020 as the event is the latest to fall victim to …Read More »

Taiwan-based forwarder and transport specialist, Dimerco expedites a shipment of over-sized, temperature-sensitive cargo from Tokyo (NRT) to Xiamen (XMN), China, via Taipei (TPE) on behalf of a leading imaging technology provider …Read More »

Singapore Airlines sinks deep into the red with a first-quarter – ending 30 June 2020 – loss of SGD 1.12 billion (USD 810 million) as a result of the coronavirus-wrought devastation …Read More »

Lufthansa Cargo renews its agreement with CHAMP for its’ Traxon cargoHUB and Traxon CDMP solutions. The carrier’s continued partnership with CHAMP, represents a continued relationship of nearly 30 years between Lufthansa …Read More »

UPS announces the promotion of Laura Lane to chief Corporate Affairs and communications officer. Lane will join UPS’s Executive Leadership Team and report directly to CEO Carol Tomé. She will oversee …Read More »

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says global air freight markets showed some marginal improvement in June, but at a slower pace than some of the traditional leading indicators would suggest. …Read More »

Qatar Airways is resuming flights to Helsinki (HEL) utilising A350-900 aircraft, which means the carrier now serves four Nordic capitals. With the resumption of passenger flights to Helsinki, the airline will …Read More »

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) delivers a B767-300 converted freighter to Mexico’s Aerotransportes Mas de Carga (MasAir). The aircraft is going to MasAir under a five-year dry lease agreement with ATSG …Read More »

Driven by strong near and long-term express cargo demand, Aircraft Finance Germany (AFG) is purchasing two B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF). Based on the Boeing Next-Generation B737NG, the B737-800BCF offers operators …Read More »

United Cargo, in collaboration with food-logistics company Commodity Forwarders Inc. (CFI), moves nearly 86,180 kg of fresh produce to Guam for the US Department of Agriculture’s Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program. A …Read More »

Unilode Aviation Solutions and dnata are teaming up to equip all dnata warehouses with Unilode’s Bluetooth readers to enhance the efficiency of ULD operations in the global network of their customers. …Read More »

DHL Express is adding four B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) as part of the global logistics company’s efforts to continue modernising and growing its fleet. The four aircraft will enter service …Read More »

In a surprise move Tim Strauss is leaving Air Canada Cargo to join Amerijet International as its chief executive officer. The announcement was made by Amerijet with Strauss to join effective …Read More »

Air Canada is shifting some its all-cargo, cabin-loading passenger ‘freighters’ to new routes as scheduled widebody passenger flights gradually come back online. The new cargo-only routes begin variously from 13 July …Read More »

UK-based freight forwarder, Davies Turner, says April was the busiest month to date for its direct Express China Rail service, reflecting surging China-Europe rail transport demand. Davies Turner says reports indicate …Read More »

The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) establishes a new Advisory Board in its Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. The aim is to spearhead the association’s transformation into an “end-to-end …Read More »

Munich Airport is welcoming back a gradual reinstatement of passenger services after the coronavirus crushed passenger numbers by two-thirds and slashed cargo volumes by half in the first six months. The …Read More »

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NSTB) has released its report on Atlas Air flight 3591 that crashed in the US in 2019, citing human error. The NSTB says the first …Read More »

Outsized and scheduled freight specialist Volga-Dnepr Group is restructuring to optimise operations and improve efficiency including consolidating its three airlines into what it describes as a “mono-company”. The group includes Volga-Dnepr …Read More »

Virgin Atlantic negotiates a private-only solvent recapitalisation of the airline, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the airline sector. Virgin says the ‘Solvent Recapitalisation’ of the group is a “big …Read More »

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally given US airlines permission to remove seats and transport cargo on maindeck of passenger aircraft. The exemption was granted on Friday for the …Read More »