• Demand for air cargo up 8.2 percent y/y in October

    Air freight demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 8.2 percent year-on-year in October, according to data released by The International Air Transport Association (IATA).
  • Another record breaking year for Budapest Airport as cargo volume exceeds 100,000 tonnes

    Hungarian gateway Budapest Airport expects to break annual record of cargo volume this year with more than 100,000 tonnes already handled between January and November.
  • LATAM Airlines to launch its longest non-stop flight ever between Santiago and Melbourne, Australia

    Latin America based carrier LATAM Airlines will operate a new, non-stop service between Santiago and Melbourne, Australia, from October 5, 2017.
  • India gives a strong start to IAG’s performance in the peak season

    IAG Cargo’s e-commerce prioritise from India has given it a very good start into the peak season.
  • IAG Cargo launches new Paris to New York route through OpenSkies

    IAG Cargo has launched the start of a new Paris Orly to Newark New Jersey route, its first ever direct cargo route between France and the USA.

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Budapest Airport signs MoU with two major Chinese hubs

Budapest Airport is the gateway for cargo and passengers located in Hungary Air Cargo

April 30, 2019: Budapest Airport has entered into a cooperation agreement with Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, a major distribution and logistics base for China in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. This agreement may link additional Chinese cities to the network where direct flights are available from Hungary and will highlight Bud

Doha's Qatar Airways to launch services to Moroccan capital Rabat

Qatar Airways operates services to more than 160 destinations worldwide from its home base, Hamad International Airport (HIA)  Aviation

April 30, 2019: On May 29, Doha-based airline Qatar Airways will launch services to Rabat, Morocco.The three-times weekly service to the Moroccan capital will be served by a Boeing 787. In addition, Qatar Airways has entered into joint business agreement with Royal Air Maroc to expand the number of services available to meet increased consumer demand for

Emirates to operate Boeing 777-300ER jet to Male from June

Emirates is the top operator of the Boeing 777 family of aircraft Aviation

April 30, 2019: Emirates has announced that from June onwards, the Dubai-based airline will operate Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with the ‘Game Changer’ First Class suites on its Dubai-Male route. The Maldivian capital will become the first destination in the South Asian region to be served on a regular basis by the new aircraft.

Friday, April 26, 2019

Baby products tops Heathrow’s cargo exports in 2018

Heathrow is one of UK's top airports serving the air cargo as well as passenger sector Air Cargo

April 26, 2019: Heathrow Cargo has revealed that over 30,000 metric tonnes of baby related items made their way through the UK’s only hub airport in 2018 compared to 2017. Baby clothes topped the list with 10,398 tonnes of bibs and baby grows taking off from the UK to shopfronts the world over. Mothers across the globe were well stocked on baby food,

CCA to host Perishables event at Europe’s largest food hub Fresh Park Venlo

The Cool Chain Association (CCA) is a non-profit organization bringing together all parts of the temperature-sensitive supply chain  Air Cargo

April 26, 2019: The Cool Chain Association (CCA) will host its Fifth Global Perishables Event at Europe’s largest fresh and food hub at Venlo, the Netherlands, on the May 14 and 15, 2019. The two-day event focuses on how the airfreight supply chain can help reduce food loss.

Panalpina strikes acquisition deal with CargoMaster to expand perishables network

Panalpina is one of the leading supply chain companies, offering freight forwarding as well as associated logistics solutions Air Cargo

April 26, 2019: Panalpina has entered into agreement to acquire the Colombian company CargoMaster SA and Laseair SA in Ecuador subject to conditions. CargoMaster, with its subsidiary Laseair, is one of the largest companies in Latin America specialised in the air freight export of perishables. From Colombia and Ecuador, the two companies predominantly

AOG-247 signs with B&H Worldwide in UK and Germany

B&H Worldwide is a company specializing in aerospace logistics Supply Chain

April 25, 2019: B&H Worldwide, aerospace logistics provider, has entered into an contract with AOG-247, aircraft and engine components supplier.

The multi-year contract will see B&H providing AOG-247 with warehouse and inventory management services at both London Heathrow and Frankfurt.

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Kuehne Nagel’s airfreight volumes decline 3.1 percent in first quarter

Kuehne   Nagel is leading supply chain management and freight forwarding solutions provider company Air Cargo

April 25, 2019: Kuehne Nagel saw EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of the group increase by CHF 118 million and EBIT by CHF 3 million in the first quarter of 2019. Though the airfreight and contract logistics division did not perform well, the company recorded growth in net turnover and profits.

Zipline expands medical drone network to Ghana

Zipline is a drone delivery startup company Supply Chain

April 25, 2019: Drone delivery start up firm Zipline, who is already using drones for medical supplies in Rwanda, has now added African city Ghana as well to the medical drone delivery network. In Ghana, drones will make on-demand, emergency deliveries of 148 high priority products including emergency and routine vaccines, blood products and life-saving

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Air Charter Service strengthens board of directors with new appointment

Air Charter Service (ACS) provides commercial and private jet charter services Aviation

April 24, 2019: Charter specialist Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed industry veteran, Richard Carrick, as a non-executive director to the company’s group board. He has extensive marketing and general management experience of tour operating, travel retailing and airlines. He has headed both MyTravel and Hoseasons as CEO as well as worked with

ACE Belgium Freighters gets its air operator certificate

ACE Belgium Freighters is a new cargo airline based in Belgium Air Cargo

April 24, 2019: Belgian civil aviation authority has granted air operator certificate (AOC) to new cargo airline ACE Belgium Freighters (ACE). The Liege-based airline has its first aircraft, a Boeing 747-400BCF, with plans for a second freighter to come on board by the end of this year.

AFKLMP Cargo brings in dynamic pricing in air cargo through partnership with WebCargo

 Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) is the Air France KLM Group%u2019s dedicated air cargo business Air Cargo

April 24, 2019: French airline group Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has teamed up with Freightos’ booking portal WebCargo to offer instant pricing, capacity and booking for 1,400 forwarders. With this partnership, the airline says that it will bring in dynamic prices for the air cargo industry.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Mumbai Airport becomes India’s first airport to gain CEIV Pharma certification

Mumbai International Airport ranks among India's top busiest airports Air Cargo

April 23, 2019: The GVK led Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) has become the first airport in India and third in Asia to receive the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification from industry body IATA. Following successful completion of training courses, on-site assessment, and complex

Monday, April 22, 2019

Reach for the skies: New plane increases efficiency of WFP emergency response in flood-hit Mozambique

Reach for the skies: New plane increases efficiency of WFP emergency response in flood-hit Mozambique

At noon on 29 March, 2019, a Casa C-295H cargo aircraft carrying 5.2 tonnes of vital food relief touched down on a short runway in flood-hit Espungabera, Mozambique. Aeroplanes are not a rare sight for the people of Espungabera. They see them overflying their town regularly. But this time it was different. The aircraft had come for them, to them. A small crowd looked on with relief. As they gathered around the plane, stories were told about washed away homes, lost family members and destroyed farmlands.

Friday, April 19, 2019

Flexport names two new senior executives

Flexport is a digital freight forwarding company Supply Chain

April 19, 2019: Online freight forwarder Flexport has appointed Dr Mehmet H Goker as chief Data Officer (CDO) and Kevin Paige as chief Information Security officer (CISO). Mehmet, in this role, will be responsible for strengthening and scaling Flexport's data and analytics functions. Mehmet will oversee how data is collected, analyzed and used

AirBridgeCargo Airlines selects WFS for Liege cargo handling

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC Airlines) is Russian all cargo carrier Air Cargo

April 19, 2019: Russian carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC Airlines) has chosen Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its handling partner to accelerate its strategic partnership with Liege Airport ahead of the opening of the first phase of its new dedicated cargo area at the airport at the end of 2019.

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Panalpina Q1 profits improve despite challenging market

Panalpina is a leading supply chain operator and freight forwarding giant Supply Chain

April 18, 2019: Panalpina, the supply chain giant that has been much in news after DSV planned to take over the company, has reported an EBIT of CHF 28.1 million and a consolidated profit of CHF 19.2 million, in the first quarter of 2019. EBIT and consolidated profit increased year-on-year by 15 percent and 16 percent respectively.

Emirates’ new agreement with Ghana’s Africa World Airlines

 Emirates operates services to many major destinations around the world and facilitates movement of passengers as well as cargo to and from Dubai Aviation

April 18, 2019: Emirates has entered into a one-way interline agreement with Accra-based airline Africa World Airlines (AWA), whereby Emirates customers can connect onto selected routes of Africa World Airlines’ network, opening up new African destinations for Emirates customers from May 2019. Emirates’ passengers can now benefit from greater

Jet Airways announces temporary suspension of flight operations

Jet Airways is one of the major Indian carriers Aviation

April 18, 2019: Yesterday Jet Airways announced its decision to cancel all its international and domestic flights, after State Bank of India (SBI), on behalf of the consortium of Indian lenders, was unable to consider its re-quest for critical interim funding. The airline has been taking efforts for several weeks and months to seek interim and long-term

Rhenus expands Americas network through Miami’s Freight Logistics Group acquisition

Rhenus Group is a big name when it comes to providing logistics services globally Supply Chain

April 18, 2019: This week Rhenus has taken a move to strengthen its presence in the Americas by acquiring the Miami-based freight forwarder and logistics solutions provider, Freight Logistics. Founded in 2001, Freight Logistics operates its own consolidation hub located near the Miami International Airport, and has its own offices in Argentina, Brazil

Cathay Pacific posts decline in cargo numbers in March

Cathay Pacific Group is a leading Hong-Kong based airline group Air Cargo

April 18, 2019: Cathay Pacific Group’s March statistics show us that Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon see good results in terms of passengers but a drop in cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month in 2018. The two airlines have transported total of 3,111,270 passengers last month – an increase of 2.5 percent compared to March 2018.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Emirates to deploy its latest Boeing 777-300ER to Riyadh and Kuwait

Emirates is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 777 family of aircraft Aviation

April 17, 2019: Dubai-based airline Emirates will deploy its latest Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on its Dubai-Riyadh route starting April 16, 2019 and Kuwait starting June 1, 2019. From First Class through to the Business and Economy Class cabins, the latest Emirates 777 aircraft features ergonomically designed seats and the latest version of the ice infligh

Unilode's digital ULD solution now available for Nordisk pallets

Unilode Aviation Solutions, also known as Unilode, is one of the key players in the air cargo sector, as it the ULD management and repair solutions provider Supply Chain

April 17, 2019: ULD management and repair solutions provider Unilode Aviation Solutions and Nordisk Aviation Products, one of the leading ULD manufacturers, have developed an integrated pallet edge rail solution for digital tags.Unilode has started equipping its ULD fleet with digital tags based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5 technology.

Cargolux delays Beluga whales transportation

Cargolux is a Luxembourg-based all cargo carrier Air Cargo

April 17, 2019: Cargolux has announced its decision to postpone the relocation flight of two beluga whales that was set to take place this week, due to the the final leg of the complicated journey between the Icelandic mainland and the Island of Heimaey. “The weather conditions in Iceland and the forecast of rough seas next week do not allow for the

Etihad Airways opts for IBS Software’s solutions to enhance its passenger ops

Etihad Airways is a leader in passenger and cargo transportation to and from Abu Dhabi Aviation

April 17, 2019: Etihad Airways has decided to implement IBS Software’s (IBS) iFlight NEO Ops and iFlight NEO HUB systems as the core technological solutions. The Abu-Dhabi based airline has entered into a contract with the IT solutions provider to enhance its operations. After an intense scoping study,

ALC delivers first of six new A321-200neo LR aircraft to Air Arabia

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) is a Los-Angeles based aircraft leasing company Air Cargo

April 17, 2019: Yesterday American aircraft leasing company Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has delivered the first of six A321-200neo LRs scheduled to deliver to Air Arabia through 2020 from ALC’s order book with Airbus. The aircraft, featuring CFM International LEAP-1A engines, has been delivered to the Middle East airline, on long-term lease.

Atran Airlines links Xi'an with Moscow through new freighter route

Atran Airlines is part of Volga-Dnepr Group Air Cargo

April 17, 2019: Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, has started new route linking Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, China with Moscow, Russia. This new route has been launched to accommodate emerging cross-border e-commerce shipments between China and Russia.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Saudia Cargo gets Ground Service Provider certificate

Saudia Cargo is the cargo division of a leading Middle Eastern carrier, Saudi Arabian Airlines Air Cargo

April 16, 2019: Saudia Cargo has received the operating license for ground handling service providers - GACAR 151, during the Global Aviation Summit that occurred in Riyadh under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, on April 1-2, 2019. The certificate awarded by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) approves that the cargo carrier

Houston Airports signs agreement to boost trade with Brazil’s Cabo Frio

Houston Airport System (HAS) is airport operator that manages airport in the City of Houston, Texas, United States Air Cargo

On April 11, 2019, the Houston Airport System has signed an agreement with Brazilian gateway Cabo Frio Airport in order to create a pipeline of air cargo between two of the largest oil, gas and energy clusters in the Americas. This agreement with the first public airport under private management in Brazil will serve as the starting point

K N launches online seafreight solution with guaranteed lead time in container shipping

Kuehne + Nagel is a leading logistics service provider, providing air, sea, road forwarding solutions Shipping

April 16, 2019: Logistics service provider Kuehne Nagel has launched an online solution for Full Container Load (FCL) shipments with guaranteed lead time. The solution, KN Pledge, provides peace of mind for the customer’s supply chain with a guaranteed lead time for full container transportation that covers all delivery combinations from port-to-port

CEVA introduces new transport service for Asian customers

 CEVA Logistics is a leading supply chain operator Supply Chain

April 16, 2019: On April 10, CEVA Logistics North Asia introduced a new block train service for Asian customers, from China to Europe. The new Wednesday Xiamen multimodal (Sea-Rail) transportation service further taps the potential of trade and cooperation among the countries under the “Belt and Road Initiative”.

Monday, April 15, 2019

FedEx launches cross-border e-commerce export solution in South China

FedEx Express is a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation Air Cargo

April 15, 2019: FedEx Express has launched the cross-border e-commerce export solution in South China. Also, the FedEx Corporation subsidiary has adopted the Consolidated Clearance Declaration method as part of the solution at the FedEx Guangzhou and Xiamen gateways. With this, FedEx provides efficient customs clearance service for cross-border e-commerce

DHL Express set to expand operations to e-commerce hub EZDubai

DHL Express is an international courier, parcel and express mail company Supply Chain

April 15, 2019: DHL Express has recently announced that it will soon be expanding their UAE operations to its new 3,200 square metre facility located in the state-of-the-art EZDubai, the latest addition to Dubai South’s Logistics District. DHL’s new Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA)-approved facility facility in EZDubai will handle risin

Indian carrier SpiceJet to launch new international routes from Mumbai

SpiceJet is a major Indian budget carrier and often the proffered choice of Indian travellers Aviation

April 15, 2019: SpiceJet has announced its decision to operate non-stop flights to Hong Kong, Jeddah, Dubai, Colombo, Dhaka, Riyadh, Bangkok and Kathmandu from the financial capital city of India, Mumbai. The new flights that will enhance international and domestic connectivity from the city, will commence from May-end.

Friday, April 12, 2019