• 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.

Friday, March 29, 2019

CEVA appoints Global head of Ocean Procurement

CEVA Logistics is a Switzerland-based supply chain specialist Supply Chain

March 29, 2019: CEVA Logistics has roped in DHL Global Fowarding executive Renee Toh as the Global head of Ocean Procurement & Tradelane Management. The Switzerland-bases logistics specialist informs that this appointment is effective April this year and she will be based in Singapore, reporting directly to CEVA's Global head of Ocean, Bertrand Simion.

Flexport’s OceanMatch to lower freight shipping costs

Flexport is the modern freight forwarder. It connects  Shipping

March 29, 2019: OceanMatch, the first data-informed ocean freight consolidation offering has been launched by online freight forwarding firm Flexport. This platform identifies available container space on compatible shipments and matches them to save Flexport shippers time and money.

DPDHL Group’s Disaster Response Team comes to aid of cyclone-hit Mozambique

Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL Group) provides logistics services across the world Logistics

March 29, 2019: Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL Group) has appointed its Disaster Response Team (DRT) to provide logistics support to cyclone-hit African country Mozambique. On the night of March 14 to 15, cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique and neighboring countries Zimbabwe and Malawi. A series of storm surges and massive flooding followed, causing

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Bollore Transport & Logistics announces the launch of AEROHUB

Bollore Ports, Bollore Railways, Bollore Energy and Bollore Logistics are four areas of business of Bollore Transport & Logistics Logistics

March 27, 2019: Bollore Transport & Logistics has launched a new 15,000-m2 tri-temperature platform - AEROHUB in Cte d'Ivoire. The platform, launched at Africa CEO Forum on March 25-26, 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda, is located near Abidjan international airport and less than 15 km from the port terminal.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

UPS teams up with Matternet to deliver medical supplies

UPS provides logistics services around the world Logistics

March 27, 2019: Logistics giant UPS has teamed up with drone maker Matternet to introduce a new logistics service to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones for healthcare company WakeMed. The programme is taking place at WakeMed’s flagship hospital and campus in the Raleigh, N.C., metropolitan area, with oversight by the Federal Aviation Administra

Air Canada partners with IBS Software to power its new loyalty programme

IBS Software provides IT solutions to airlines, airports, cruise lines, top oil & gas companies and travel distributors & hotel groups in the world Aviation

March 27, 2019: Air Canada and IBS Sofware (IBS) have entered into a multi-year agreement to power the airline’s new loyalty programme, launching in 2020. Under this Software-as-a-Service agreement, the IT solutions provider has been chosen as the technology partner by the airline and the airline will use IBS’s iFly Loyalty Suite as the core technol

Sebastiaan Scholte to step down as TIACA chairman

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) represents every element of the global air freight supply chain Air Cargo

March 27, 2019: Sebastiaan Scholte is to step down as chairman of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) following his departure as chief executive officer of Jan de Rijk Logistics on July 1, 2019. Scholte has headed up the TIACA Board since 2017, taking over after two and a half years as vice chairman.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Imperial Logistics protects vulnerable road users with truck safety systems

Imperial Logistics' international division - Imperial Logistics International is responsible for group activity outside Africa Air Cargo

March 26, 2019: Imperial Logistics has now fitted its over half of the general cargo truck fleet in Germany with safety equipment. This move has been taken to protect cyclists and pedestrians. Conscious of the constant risk to cyclists and pedestrians who enter the nearside blind spot next to a stationary heavy goods vehicle, and may then not be seen

AirBridgeCargo expands in Asia with more frequencies on major routes

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC Airlines) is one of the biggest all cargo airlines operating from its home base in Russia  Air Cargo

March 26, 2019: AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC Airlines) has expanded its footprint in Asia by adding more frequencies to its online destinations. The Russian carrier takes this move following an average 5 percent annual growth in the region in the last five years as customers seek additional capacity and delivery solutions.

Raya Airways appoints Hactl as ground handler in Hong Kong

Raya Airways is designated as the national cargo airline of Malaysia  Air Cargo

March 26, 2019: Raya Airways, the Malaysian freighter operator, has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) as its ground handler in Hong Kong. The airline operates 5 times weekly between Hong Kong and its home base of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, utilising a B767F.

Monday, March 25, 2019

Friday, March 22, 2019

Dubai’s Emirates increases flights frequency to Cairo

Emirates is a leading global international carrier Air Cargo

March 22, 2019: Emirates has recently announced its move of increasing frequency of flights on Dubai-Cairo route, starting October 28 this year. The airline will operate four additional flights a week in addition to its existing thrice-daily service. The four new flights operating

Atran Airlines takes delivery of its first B737-800 freighter

Atran Airlines is a Russia-based air express carrier and part of Volga-Dnepr Group Air Cargo

March 22, 2019: Russian air express carrier Atran Airlines has received its first Boeing 737-800BCF.With this aircraft delivery, the total number of freighters in its fleet sums to five. Also, after completing certification of this aircraft in Russia, the airline becomes the first

WFS gains five-year easyJet ground handling contract in Edinburgh

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) provides cargo handling and baggage handling services to airlines  Aviation

March 22, 2019: British carrier EasyJet has entered into a five-year ground handling contract at Edinburgh Airport with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS). With this contract, EasyJet becomes the launch airline customer for its new cost-plus business model in the Europe, Middle East, Africa

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Lufthansa Cargo clocks new best in 2018 revenue and profits

Lufthansa Cargo is the freight division of a leading airline Lufthansa Airlines Air Cargo

March 19, 2019: Lufthansa Cargo has saw revenue rise 7 percent year-on-year to over €2.7 billion in 2018.The Frankfurt-based cargo airline saw profit up €5 million in 2018, compared to 2017. The company reported a profit of €268 million (adjusted EBIT).With these results, the

Envirotainer opens RAP e2 and RKN e1 Station in Mumbai

 Envirotainer provides cold chain solutions to the air cargo sector Air Cargo

March 20, 2019: Envirotainer, cold chain solutions provider to the air cargo sector, has added Mumbai, to its network of stations supporting their state-of-the-art e-technology containers, namely the RKN e1 and RAP e2. “India is probably the fastest growing pharmaceutical manufacturing hub in the world and the addition of e-technology capabilities in Mu

Air Charter Service opens new Shanghai office

Air Charter Service (ACS) was formed in the year 1990 Air Cargo

March 20, 2019: On March 1, 2019, Air Charter Service (ACS) has recently opened a new office in Shanghai, city in mainland China. The aircraft charter specialist has appointed Amos Chan to head the new office operations. He started working with ACS five years ago and has previously worked for Hong Kong Air Cargo.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Air India Cargo lauds freight forwarding agents’ contribution, felicitates them during All India Agency Award Function 2019

Air India Cargo lauds freight forwarding agents%u2019 contribution, felicitates them during All India Agency Award Function 2019 Air Cargo

March 19, 2019: Air India Cargo recently awarded freight forwarding agents, who have aided Air India Cargo exceed its target, during the All India Agency Award Function 2019 in Delhi. The event was timed to coincide with the Holi season and was aptly themed ‘Holi Milan’. Freight forwarding agents, who had done exceedingly well over the network both domestic and international, travelled from all parts of the country to attend the event, held at the Four Points Hotel of the She

For the love of Vintage

For the love of Vintage

They are old, they are classic and they are still not forgotten – The persona of Vintage cars fascinates us all. Vintage enthusiasts go beyond all the odds in the restoration of these timeless beauties and exhibit their charm in front of the world. Every year, across the globe, millions of vintage car enthusiasts gather to celebrate their possessions or just to have a glimpse of what the previous era looked like. These exhibitions and shows have a robust logistic requirement. Running on a schedule is not the only requirement, delivering the vehicle without any damage is of utmost importance. Logistic Engineers at Skyways Group are always enthusiastic to execute such special shipments and be a part of preserving a rich heritage.

Emirates to launch second daily flight to London Stansted

Emirates serves a global network of 158 destinations Air Cargo

March 19, 2019: Last week Emirates announced that from July 1 onwards, it will add a second daily service on Dubai-London Stansted route. The Dubai-based airline will operate the service with its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration with 6 private suites in First Class, 42 fully-flat beds in Business Class and 306 seats in Economy Class.

Rhenus acquires Canada’s Rodair Group

The Rhenus Group is a logistics specialist operating globally  Logistics

March 19, 2019: This month, logistics specialist the Rhenus Group acquired the Toronto-headquartered customized logistics solutions provider Rodair. Beside their headquarters in Toronto, Rodair has business sites in Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. The acquisition deal is subject to approval by the relevant authorities.

Monday, March 18, 2019

Sichuan Airlines Cargo will operate full freight flights to Brussels Airport in April

Sichuan Airlines Cargo will operate full freight flights to Brussels Airport in Air Cargo

March 18, 2019: Brussels Airport is set to welcome Chinese carrier Sichuan Airlines Cargo in April. The airline is based at Chengdu Airport, and has chosen Brussels Airport as its first full-cargo destination in Europe. “We are thrilled to welcome Sichuan Airlines Cargo to Brussels Airport,” said Arnaud Feist, the CEO of Brussels Airport Company. “I

Saudia Cargo Appoints New Executive Director for Worldwide Operations

Saudia Cargo Appoints New Executive Director for Worldwide Operations Air Cargo

March 18, 2019: Saudi Airlines Cargo Company has appointed Per Hojland to the position of executive director, cargo operations worldwide. Hojland, the Danish national who took up his new position in Jeddah, joins Saudia Cargo after having spent the past 25 years in various roles in the air cargo- and logistics industry, having worked for companies such as

Friday, March 15, 2019

DFW Airport receives pharma certification from IATA

Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport has seen more than 45 percent increase in the cargo throughput in the last 10 years Air Cargo

March 15, 2019: Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport has gained the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification from the International Airport Transport Association (IATA). The key logistics service providers within the community are founding members

dnata appoints Dirk Goovaerts as regional CEO for Asia Pacific

dnata is one of the leading ground handlers Air Cargo

March 15, 2019: One of the leading ground handlers dnata has roped in Dirk Goovaerts to head as the regional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Asia Pacific region. He will be responsible for overseeing dnata’s operations at ten airports in three countries, including Australia, the Philippines and Singapore, handling a workforce of 6,000 employees

Qantas inks three-year handling contract with WFS in Dallas/Fort Worth

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has a wide customer base that includes more than 270 airlines at 198 major airports in 22 countries on five continents Air Cargo

March 14, 2019: Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will provide ground handling services for Australia’s flag carrier Qantas’ passenger operations and cargo and ramp handling for its freighter flights at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The airline has inked three-year contract

Thursday, March 14, 2019

dnata gains IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification at its new Dallas facility

dnata offers ground handling, cargo handling and catering services Air Cargo

March 14, 2019: Ground handler dnata has gained Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification from IATA for its pharma handling processes at its new, state-of-the-art cargo facility at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). dnata opened its 37,000 square feet Dallas cargo centre in November

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Indian carrier IndiGo signs up for SmartKargo's cargo management solution

SmartKargo provides software solutions to the air cargo sector Air Cargo

March 13, 2019: One of India’s leading carrier IndiGo Airlines has launched the SmartKargo Cloud solution for the digital transformation of its cargo business operations. The comprehensive SmartKargo solution was deployed across all functional areas of IndiGo's Cargo Business across all global locations and all functional areas of Commercial, Opera