• 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.

Monday, June 18, 2018

Dutch Dredging receives world’s greenest bed leveller

Peter, the greenest bed leveller in the world Aviation

June 18, 2018: With the delivery of the fifth bed leveller in the Dutch Dredging fleet -'Peter’ last Thursday, now the world has the most sustainable bed leveller. The 22.4-metre-long vessel complies not only with the strict IMO Tier-3 standard for the emission of harmful substances in shipping but also with the Euro Stage 5 standard for emissions in inland shipping.

Boeing expands its footprint in aerospace engineering in India

Boeing on its expansion of engineering and technology centre in Bengaluru  Aviation

June 18, 2018: Boeing announced in Bengaluru on its expansion of engineering and technology centre and said it would accommodate another 1,000 new employees to drive aerospace innovation.Boeing India Engineering and Technology Centre (BIETC) inaugurated recently will work on cutting-edge technologies that will drive aerospace innovation from India, Boein

Ethiopian Airlines to launch flight services to Barcelona

Ethiopian Airlines to launch flight services to Barcelona Aviation

June 18, 2018: Ethiopian Airlines will launch new flight services to Barcelona, Spain as of July 01, 2018, deploying the ultra-modern B787– 800 Dreamliner.Barcelona airport is the main airport of Catalonia with more than 47 million passengers in 2017. The other important airport in Catalonia is Girona Airport, located at a distance of 100 kilometers northeast of Barcelona.“We are very happy to spread our wi

Friday, June 15, 2018

Tigers relocates to new Shanghai facility

Tigers is a Hong Kong based supply chain specialist  Supply Chain

June 15, 2018: Supply chain specialist Tigers meets growing customer demand with the relocation to a new facility in Shanghai, China, complete with two warehouses to overcome space restraints in its previous operation.The new facility, which is located close to Shanghai Yangshan Port, has a dual warehouse model, which will allow Tigers to offer scalable

Emirates boosts flights to Jeddah for busy Umrah season

Emirates is one of the largest Middle Eastern airlines based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Aviation

June 15, 2018: In a latest move, Emirates has boosted service to Jeddah during the busy Umrah season, which starts in Ramadan and concludes in July. The airline will operate 24 extra flights, adding more than 10,000 additional seats between Dubai and Jeddah from June 12 to 24. A Boeing 777-300ER will be deployed on the route for the additional flights.

Ryanair to start new Dublin to London Southend service from April 2019

Ryanair operates from its bases at Dublin and London Stansted airports Aviation

June 15, 2018: Ryanair, Irish low-cost airline, has revealed plans to operate a new Dublin to London Southend service.The carrier’s new route will operate twice daily from April 2019. “We are delighted to welcome Ryanair’s new service to London Southend,” “Dublin-London is the busiest route in Europe and this new route will provide business and leisure passengers with more choice and flexibility when flying to London,” Vincent Harrison, MD, Dublin Airport.

Thursday, June 14, 2018

LATAM Cargo gets Wipro's CROAMIS for digital transformation

Andres Bianchi, CEO, LATAM Cargo and Deviprasad Rambhatla of Wipro at the signing ceremony Air Cargo

June 14, 2018: Leading cargo carrier of Latin America LATAM Cargo gets Wipro's next generation CROAMIS information technology system for the carrier's total digital transformation. Wipro's CROAMIS automates end-to-end air cargo processes and will equip LATAM Cargo with the most sophisticated end-to-end air cargo management system in Latin America.

US mandates ACAS cargo security requirements

US mandates ACAS cargo security requirements Air Cargo

June 14, 2018: The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is amending its regulations pertaining to the submission of advance air cargo data to implement a mandatory Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) program.As per the amendment, any inbound aircraft that has commercial cargo aboard is required to make entry under the CBP regulations. The ACAS program