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The primary runway at Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) is now open after completing upgrades that were aimed at growing operations of large freighters such as the B747-8Fs operated by Cathay Pacific, …Read More »

Outsized and super-heavy air cargo transporter, Antonov Airlines, has delivered 110 tonnes of Covid-19 testing kits from Tianjin, China, to Linz, Austria, on the unique AN-225 ‘Mriya’ for use in Austrian …Read More »

Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group is launching parcel sorting centres in Spain, France, Germany, and Italy, in order to boost e-commerce parcel delivery in these countries. ➤Read More »

Jettainer, a global unit load device (ULD) management provider will sib provide global ULD management and maintenance services for Swiss International Air Lines, including its air cargo division Swiss WorldCargo and …Read More »

Czech ground handling specialist Skyport recently handled a complete aircraft engine at Prague Vaclav Havel Airport for transportation to Yekaterinburg, Russia, on board a Ural Airlines aircraft. ➤Read More »

Emirates Group Security signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), to provide ICAO-recognised Diploma programmes provided by EGS and Edith Cowan University (ECU). ➤Read More »

FedEx Express has boosted its intra-Asia network capacity by replacing B757 narrow-body freighters with B767 wide-body freighters and added additional services between Asia and Europe/US. ➤Read More »

Boeing and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) plan to create additional capacity for the B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) with two additional conversion lines next year. ➤Read More »

A new online tool – CargoBooking.aero – supports airlines and their General Sales Agents (GSAs) to deliver instant air cargo quoting and booking with Application Programming Interface (API) integration to freight …Read More »

International air cargo markets remained resilient in August, propelled by ongoing expansion in e-commerce and demand for intermediate goods, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in its latest statistical …Read More »

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLM Cargo) and sustainable aviation fuel programme Total Touch Cargo Holland (TTC) are partnering within the framework of the airline’s sustainable aviation fuel programme. ➤Read More »

DHL has passed the one billion mark in terms of COVID-19 vaccines delivered since the vaccine campaign began in December 2020. ➤Read More »

Kenya Airways has signed an aircraft lease agreement for two Embraer E190 and begun operating a cargo codeshare partnership with Congo Airways. ➤Read More »

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has named Philip Goh as its regional vice president for Asia-Pacific with effect from Sept. 13. ➤Read More »

Pakistan ground services provider, Gerry's dnata has been awarded a multi-year contract by Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. ➤Read More »

Hong Kong's air cargo throughput recorded a year-on-year increase of 15.5 per cent in August year-on-year to 429,000 tonnes according to the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK). ➤Read More »

As a member of the Singapore Changi airport community, Cargolux has contributed to a vital initiative to support Indonesia in the fight against COVID-19. ➤Read More »

Ethiopian Airlines Group establishes a global cargo conversion program to convert the B767-300ER passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft in partnership agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). ➤Read More »

Global airlines managed the traditional summer slack season for air cargo space in July by constantly tweaking capacity levels to address flat demand during the month versus pre-Covid levels, says CLIVE …Read More »

Freight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Europe's fourth-largest air cargo hub, are continuing to grow, with July cargo volumes up 9.1 per cent over the same month in 2020 to 133,873 …Read More »

Kerry Logistics Network introduces a new Trans-Pacific air freight service to connect multiple Asian locations to the US in order to capture the heightened demand in the pandemic-hit air freight market. …Read More »

DHL Express places a ground-breaking order for 12 fully electric Alice eCargo planes from Eviation, the Seattle-area-based global manufacturer of all-electric aircraft. Delivery of the aircraft will take place in 2024. …Read More »

Asia Pacific air cargo markets remained resilient in June as passenger markets continued to be battered by rising infections from the Covid-19 Delta variant which has resulted in further border restrictions, …Read More »

Demand driven by the ongoing resurgence of the global economy is leading cargo-partner to extend its regular charter services between Asia and Europe to year-end and also adding weekly groupage flights …Read More »

Lufthansa Cargo is now marketing the freight capacities of the new long-haul flights of Eurowings Discover. ➤Read More »

LATAM Airlines has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a cargo handling contract extension at Barcelona Airport (BCN). ➤Read More »

Emirates launches its first-ever Dubai-Miami nonstop service utilising a B777-300ER giving a boost to SkyCargo's existing cargo services into the city. ➤Read More »

Cargo-partner continues to expand its storage capacities around the world with three European warehouses getting upgrades as part of its strategic focus on warehousing. ➤Read More »

Germany-headquartered logistics service provider Dachser has appointed Kevin Chen as managing director Air & Sea Logistics Greater China, with effect from July 1, 2021. ➤Read More »

Temperature-controlled packaging solutions provider Pelican BioThermal is unifying its brand across the globe and will now be known as Peli BioThermal. ➤Read More »

Aramex and DB Schenker sign a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive collaboration in supply chain solutions. ➤Read More »

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) appoints Brendan Sullivan as IATA’s Global Head of Cargo with immediate effect. ➤Read More »

Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) enters into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Salmosped. ➤Read More »

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) enters into commercial agreements with Edmonton International Airport (EIA), Apple Express Courier and Ziing Final Mile to deploy its drone delivery solution at the airport.  ➤Read More »

CEVA Logistics has opened a state-of-the-art, in-house operations site at ASM International's new global manufacturing headquarters in Singapore. ➤Read More »

The coordinated efforts of a group of aviation leaders have resulted in a B747 freighter carrying 50 tonnes of urgently-needed Covid relief aid, including life-saving oxygen machines, arriving in New Delhi …Read More »

Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, is launching a series of consumer-centric logistics upgrades aimed at customers in Singapore and Malaysia. ➤Read More »

Freight payment platform PayCargo announces a USD 125 million Series B investment by global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners. ➤Read More »

American Airlines Cargo is further expanding its European network with the reintroduction of service to the Greek capital of Athens. ➤Read More »

Chinese e-commerce company JD.com launches its first cargo flight between China and the US on June 7, Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). ➤Read More »

Xeneta, a globalocean and air freight rate benchmarking platform and container shipping index, announces the integration of CLIVE Data Services' 'dynamic loadfactor' data and analyses. ➤Read More »

Lufthansa Cargo completes 50th ‘preighter’ connection from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chicago (ORD) for the forwarding company EgeTrans Internationale Spedition based in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. ➤Read More »

FedEx Express carried out a second dedicated charter flight carrying critical medical aid to India on Monday, part of its ongoing relief efforts to support India’s fight against the recent COVID-19 …Read More »

Cathay Pacific carried 73,113 tonnes of cargo and mail in April 2021, a decrease of 13.6 per cent compared to a year earlier as quarantine restrictions for cargo aircrew lingered to …Read More »

Oman Air is activating humanitarian ‘Cargolift’ flights to India, with the airline offering free cargo uplift for the next 15 days to transport critical medical aid from its hub in Muscat …Read More »

Antonov Airlines transports 70 tonnes of oxygen concentrators from Tel Aviv (TLV), Israel to Delhi (DEL), India for its Indian general sales agent Flywell Aviation and supply chain services provider, Delhivery. …Read More »

Surging e-commerce growth between China and Eastern Europe has led Cainiao Smart Logistics Network to launch its first direct cargo flight between Zhengzhou (CGO) and Budapest (BUD). ➤Read More »

Atlas Air Worldwide companies, Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, achieve IATA CEIV Pharma Certification. ➤Read More »

Cathay Pacific Cargo delivers over 100 tonnes of much-needed humanitarian and medical supplies so far as it helps move vital relief shipments to India as it struggles with a grave COVID-19 …Read More »

Bringing its network to seven destinations CMA CGM AIR CARGO is adding Dubai (DXB), Beirut (BEY) and Istanbul (IST) as it continues to grow its commercial offer. ➤Read More »