• 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, September 5, 2017

DHL expands its European parcel network to include four additional countries

DHL expands its European parcel network to include four additional countries

DHL expands its European parcel network to include four additional countries

DHL Parcel has added four more countries to its European parcel network. The logistics specialist has added Ireland and Romania to its European parcel network for cross-border e-commerce through partnerships with Ireland's state-owned provider of postal services An Post and the private Romanian parcel service Urgent Cargus.

DoKaSch expands its cool container fleet

DoKaSch expands its cool container fleet

DoKaSch expands its cool container fleet

Cool container solutions provider DoKaSch Temperature Solutions GmbH is expanding its fleet of Opticoolers with 50 new RAP-containers. Now 500 active ‘Made in Germany’ containers are globally available. More units are expected, to push ahead with further expansion.

Monday, September 4, 2017

ABC gains Envirotainer QEP accreditation at its Moscow hub and in Dallas

ABC gains Envirotainer QEP accreditation at its Moscow hub and in Dallas

ABC gains Envirotainer QEP accreditation at its Moscow hub and in Dallas

All cargo airline AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has received Envirotainer’s QEP accreditation at its global hub at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport and in Dallas, one of its six online gateways in the US.

Kerry Logistics ropes in Claire Trench to head its Food and Beverage division

Kerry Logistics ropes in Claire Trench to head its Food and Beverage division

Kerry Logistics ropes in Claire Trench to head its Food and Beverage division

Kerry Logistics has appointed Claire Trench as head of Food and Beverage (F&B), based at its Glasgow, Scotland office in the United Kingdom.

Trench has over 17 years’ experience in forwarding, most recently in senior management positions working with leading brands in the beers, wines, and spirits industry.

Aerolíneas Argentinas and Etihad Airways ink codeshare deal

Aerolíneas Argentinas and Etihad Airways ink codeshare deal

Aerolíneas Argentinas and Etihad Airways ink codeshare deal

Etihad Airways and Aerolíneas Argentinas have launched a new codeshare partnership. Under the agreement, Etihad Airways customers are able to enjoy convenient connections via Rome and Madrid to Buenos Aires (EZE) and onwards to nine other popular Argentinian destinations – Córdoba (COR), Mendoza (MDZ), Rosario (ROS), Iguazú (IGR), Salta (SLA), Mar del Plata (MDQ), Bariloche (BRC), Trelew (REL) and Ushuaia (USH).

Saturday, September 2, 2017