ACF to boost industry collaboration

September 7, 2016
The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) will hold two sessions, debating quality initiatives and solutions for streamlining processes, whilst the European Shippers’ Council (ESC) will hold a mini-summit aimed at improving communication between airlines, forwarders,...

Air China Cargo witnesses cargo decline

September 7, 2016
The Beijing-headquartered airline saw first-half cargo yields, excluding fuel surcharges, decline by 10.2% year on year to RMB1.04 per revenue freight tonne km (RFTK).

First Ethiopian cargo plane lands at Akanu Ibiam International Airport

September 7, 2016
The first cargo plane recently landed at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu. The landing of the Ethiopian Airline Boeing 757 cargo plane was witnessed by an enthusiastic crowd and other dignitaries including...

Saudi Arabia has its first foreign cargo handler

September 7, 2016
SATS has become the first international cargo handler to win a tender to build and operate a cargo terminal in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The tender is awarded subject to terms and conditions being agreed...

Express Cargo appoints FL Technics as its service provider

September 7, 2016
“Being a start-up airline, we had been obviously looking for a trusted EASA certified maintenance partner with European standards and modern technological background to start our operations, which led us to choosing FL Technics,”...

AAPA passenger demand up by 10.2% year-over-year

September 7, 2016
International passenger demand grew 8.4% YOY to 96.57 billion RPKs, reflecting strong demand for both regional and long-haul travel, AAPA said. Overall capacity on international scheduled services grew 7.3% YOY to 118.02 billion ASKs,...

Chapman Freeborn, Volga-Dnepr deliver logistics support for Solar Impulse 2

August 31, 2016
Solar Impulse 2’s historic mission to become the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the globe and to showcase that clean technologies can achieve the impossible was successfully achieved with the logistics support of Chapman...

Cargo theft ‘a great cause of concern’ for logistics industry, says TAPA

August 31, 2016
Recorded cargo crimes in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region continue show an alarming rate of growth, with the 598 new freight losses recorded in Q2 2016 representing a 92.9% increase year-on-year,...

Turkish Cargo gets IATA excellence certificate

August 29, 2016
Recognizing Turkish Airlines’ success in flying to more countries than any other airlines and Turkish Cargo’s role in transporting healthcare products with utmost care, the International Air Transport Association conferred the IATA Center of...

Google is the best place to launch your career

August 25, 2016
A survey of more than 7,600 university students by the international employment research company Universum revealed that Google continues to win the hearts of Business students with an employer brand that is closely aligned...