Budapest Airport witnesses high cargo volumes in first half of 2017

October 5, 2017
Budapest Airport processed a record 72,161 tonnes of cargo from January to July 2017, up 19.6 per cent on the same period last year.

Tigers to offer rail freight service to e-commerce shippers

October 5, 2017
Tigers has launched a new rail freight service, called Tiger Rail, offering customers a 16-day transit time both east and westbound, between Duisburg, Germany, and Hefei, Chongqing, and Chengdu, China.

NAFL to represent UAE at FIATA World Congress

October 3, 2017
The National Association of Freight and Logistics (NAFL), the oldest association of freight and logistics service providers in the Middle East, will bring the spotlight on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a logistics...

IFACP launches in Canada

September 12, 2017
The new Program, which will be rolled out globally following the Canadian pilot, replaces the existing Cargo Agency Program, and will be jointly managed by forwarders and airlines as equal partners in the decision-making...

CLA unveils first scheduled cargo routes

September 12, 2017
CargoLogicAir (CLA), the only British all-cargo airline, is to launch its first scheduled cargo route on 19 August 2017, providing maindeck services connecting the UK and Mexico.

Flying horses spotted at Budapest Airport

September 12, 2017
Fourteen racehorses bred in Hungary were flown to China last week, on board a Cargolux Boeing 747. The Friesian and Shagya Arabian horses, trained specifically for combined driving, took off from Budapest Airport in...

Ethiopian Airlines commences thrice weekly flights to Bahrain

September 12, 2017
Ethiopian Airlines Group recently marked the commencement of a thrice weekly service to Bahrain at a reception ceremony held at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport on August 17, 2017.

ABC achieves Envirotainer QEP Accreditation

September 12, 2017
The continuing development of AirBridgeCargo’s (ABC) products and services for pharmaceutical customers has seen the airline achieve Envirotainer’s QEP accreditation at its global hub at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport and in Dallas, one of its...

SIA, Alaska Airlines sign codeshare agreement and frequent flyer programme partnership

September 12, 2017
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed an agreement to codeshare on flights operated by Alaska Airlines, in a move that will expand SIA’s footprint in the important North American market. Subject to regulatory approvals, the...

British Airways adds new transatlantic routes at Gatwick

September 11, 2017
British Airways has announced it will be adding another two new transatlantic routes to its summer 2018 schedule at Gatwick. Toronto in Canada, will be taking to the air from May 1, with three...