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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 …Read More »

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 …Read More »

Global freight and transportation specialist Dimerco has turned around an urgent request from a long-standing, well-known aerospace customer in China to deliver two civil helicopters from Tennessee, US to Guangdong in …Read More »

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has invested further in its Asian operations, by opening a new office in Shanghai from 1 March. Speaking on the announcement, Stephen Fernandez, ACS’s …Read More »

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 …Read More »

The Lufthansa Group has signed an order for 20 additional A350-900 wide-body aircraft, following a decision by the company’s supervisory board. This latest agreement brings Lufthansa Group’s total orders for the …Read More »

Cathay Pacific has become a full member of Pharma.Aero, a cross-industry collaboration for pharma shippers, CEIV-certified cargo communities, airport operators and other air cargo industry stakeholders. Cathay Pacific, CEIV Pharma certified …Read More »

In addition to Nantes, the special speed logistics expert has now also added Bordeaux to its schedule, with several daily connections. Some 60 direct flights a week will facilitate faster and …Read More »

All 157 people from 35 nationalities on board an Ethiopian Airlines B737 MAX 8 flight that crashed shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa have been killed, the airline confirmed Sunday …Read More »

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 …Read More »

Global air charter group, Air Partner, is opening two new offices in Singapore and in the US in Houston, Texas as it further extends its global reach to serve its international …Read More »

Captain Jacqueline Robinson and First Officer Carina Krause celebrated International Women’s Day 2019 as the first all-female crew to fly one of CargoLogicAir’s B747 freighters. As businesses and communities around the …Read More »

B&H Worldwide, global aerospace logistics provider, announces the launch of FirstTrac the fully web-based successor to its customer service system, OnTrack. FirstTrac comes with new AOG and critical monitors for customers …Read More »

Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) Group saw a 1.8 per cent rise in its Group revenue for the financial year 2018 to EUR 3.2 billion, despite what it says was a “challenging …Read More »

Cargo demand continues to face “significant headwinds” says the International Air Transport Association (IATA) pointing to data for global air freight markets showing that January demand – in FTKs – dropped …Read More »

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 …Read More »

DB Schenker has launched Direct Express – Australia, a time-definite, airport-to-airport, scheduled air cargo service from Chicago, IL (ORD) to Sydney, Australia (SYD). The service utilises B777-300 freighter for service to …Read More »

Jettainer, a leading international provider for outsourced ULD management, is celebrating two anniversaries this month – the 60th anniversary of the air freight container and the 15th anniversary of Jettainer. Standardised …Read More »

Unilode Aviation Solutions is embarking on the next phase of its collaboration with Saudia and Saudia Cargo,which will see the digitalisation of ULDs providing advanced tracking capabilities. The collaboration between Saudia …Read More »

Neutral Air Partners NAP, the global network of air cargo supply chain experts, appoints Priority Freight its European partner. The appointment allows NAP to enhance its members’ access to time sensitive …Read More »

Cargolux is placing a ban on the transport of lion bones in an effort to curb and deter what it says is a “worrying new trend in wildlife trafficking”. The carrier …Read More »

Aircraft charter broker, Air Charter Service, has appointed Katie Ivie, the company’s HR director, to its Board of Directors. Katie has held a number of Human Resources management roles over the …Read More »

China Post and Deppon Express, two of China’s leading delivery and logistics companies, will begin autonomous package delivery services in April 2019 with the first self-driving vehicles to be put into …Read More »

CHAMP Cargosystems has joined the Luxembourg Open Innovation Club (LOIC), coordinated by House of Startups – powered by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. CHAMP aims to share and exchange its industry …Read More »

Freight Management Ltd (FML) has joined independent freight forwarder network, the WACO System, as member for Bangladesh. FML employs 117 staff in offices in the capital Dhaka, and the port city …Read More »

The government of Qatar and the European Union have signed a first of its kind, air transport agreement setting the stage for a more liberalised passenger and cargo environment. The agreement …Read More »

SEKO Omni-Channel Logistics is offering a new returns service – OmniReturns – which promises improved cost and visibility for e-tailers and retailers and aims to encourage repeat orders from satisfied shoppers. …Read More »

Brazilian carrier Azul Linhas Aéreas, has appointed Globe Air Cargo (GAC) Argentina, an ECS Group subsidiary, as its GSSA in Argentina. With this new contract, GAC Argentina plans to expand Brazil’s …Read More »

The first month of 2019 confirmed the trend that has been apparent for a number of months now, according to WorldACD Market Data – another volume drop, this time of 2.0 …Read More »

GECAS has delivered Aeronautical Engineers Inc’s (AEI) inaugural passenger-to-freighter (P2F) converted B737-800 to Ethiopian Airlines, national flag carrier of Ethiopia. Completing the conversion of the prototype aircraft in December, AEI has …Read More »

Lufthansa Cargo’s upcoming summer schedule will see a raft of new frequencies on routes to and from Asia, as the carrier enlarges its freighter network, increasing global capacity by nearly 10 …Read More »

China Southern Airlines is set to add two B777 freighters to its fleet after converting two B777-300ER aircraft from its original 2017 purchase agreement. The two freighters are set for delivery …Read More »

Cathay Pacific says market demand is picking up gradually after the Chinese New Year, with the carrier saying it will continue to monitor the developments. The Hong Kong carrier had a …Read More »

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 …Read More »

Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) temporarily restored Pakistani airspace for commercial aviation on Thursday, pledging to fully re-open it today after tensions with India saw it closed on Wednesday. The CAA …Read More »

Edelweiss, Swiss leisure travel airline and sister company of Swiss International Air Lines, and Swiss WorldCargo have agreed to a continued partnership on freight capacity. The agreement, effective since the beginning …Read More »

International freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina ended the year 2018 with a historic record in air freight volumes, a recovering ocean freight product and solid profitability in logistics. For the …Read More »

Kerry Logistics Network has concluded its first ‘Hackathon’ in which eight teams competed at the two-day event around the theme of ‘Drone Warehouse Stocktaking’. Combining robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, …Read More »

IAG Cargo saw its revenue rise 7.2 per cent in the full year 2018, year-on-year, on the back of an 8.1 per cent yield growth and cool chain revenue growth of …Read More »

The planned shift from Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport (IST) to the newly built Istanbul New Airport (ISL) has been delayed again, with the transfer starting on 5 April and full operations to …Read More »

International Airlines Group (IAG) is to purchase up to 42 B777-9 aircraft comprised of 18 firm orders and 24 options, replacing British Airways’ four-engine B747 ‘Jumbos’. The new aircraft will be …Read More »

Airfreight continued to plump Kuehne + Nagel’s results in 2018, with tonnage growing by 11 per cent to 1.7 million tonnes, achieving significantly higher growth than the overall market. Air freight …Read More »

Temperature controlled packaging specialist, Pelican BioThermal, is opening a new network station and service centre in Dublin, Ireland to service, refurbish, repair and condition its reusable Crēdo on Demand shippers. This …Read More »

DHL Express opens its new EUR 93 million hub at Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport (MAD) in Madrid, strengthening the position of Madrid as an important hub for international commerce, especially between …Read More »

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) to GKN Fokker Services for ADS-B Out modification for the B747-400 and B757-200/300 aircraft, including freighter versions. Each STC …Read More »

Rapidly growing Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has purchased 100 additional 737 MAX airplanes, taking their MAX order book to 200 aircraft with nary a freighter to be seen. The USD 12.7 billion …Read More »

While passenger growth in the Asia region continues unabated, International air cargo markets weakened further, with global new export orders contracting on the back of slowing demand for foreign goods, according …Read More »

Panalpina says its largest shareholder, the philanthropic Ernst Göhner Foundation (EGF), has today requested the Board of Directors to implement the One Share – One Vote standard at an extraordinary shareholders’ …Read More »

Global air freight volumes fell 1.5 per cent in December 2018 compared to December a year earlier, firming up the 2018 year-end growth figure at 3.3 per cent, according to Airports …Read More »

Kerry Logistics Network brings Internet of Things (IoT) to practice in international shipments with the introduction of smart sensors which enable total supply chain visibility and sophisticated security measures. Although not …Read More »