Airfreight news – Page 17
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NewsABL on the double with AN-124 deliveries
ABL Dissaco has chartered two AN-124 aircraft to deliver urgent boiler equipment from South Korea to the USA.
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NewsABC transports vaccine equipment
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is delivering vaccine manufacturing equipment from Frankfurt in Germany to Atlanta, USA.
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NewsBingley joins Nippon Cargo Airlines
Paul Bingley has joined Nippon Cargo Airlines as charter manager.
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NewsAtrans and Volga Trucks’ multimodal delivery to Russia
Atran Airlines and Volga-Trucks – both part of the Volga-Dnepr Group – delivered equipment for a porous burner unit from Frankfurt in Germany to Perm, Russia.
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NewsenGage Air launches
Former Antonov and Dreamlifts executives have joined forces to establish aviation consultancy enGage Air.
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NewsAir cargo recovery could turn toxic for forwarders
September marks the fifth consecutive month of positive indicators in the global air cargo market since April 2020’s 37 percent year-on-year decline in volumes – signalling a continued gradual recovery, according to CLIVE Data Services.
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NewsChapman Freeborn makes senior appointments
Chapman Freeborn has appointed Russi Batliwala as chairman and welcomed back Eric Erbacher as ceo.
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NewsBlue Water Shipping awarded Airfreight Solution of the Year
HLPFI is pleased to announce that Blue Water Shipping has won the Airfreight Solution of the Year award, sponsored by Sarens, at the Heavy Lift Awards 2020.
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NewsEmirates boosts Mexico service
Emirates SkyCargo will commence twice-weekly cargo flights to Guadalajara, Mexico, from the first week of October 2020.
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NewsQatar Airways named de Bruijn
Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed Kirsten de Bruijn as its senior vice president, cargo sales and network planning.
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NewsABC tests vaccine transport capabilities
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported 12 SkyCell containers from Hong Kong to Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
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NewsGeodis commits to Asia-Europe corridor
Geodis will run scheduled flights between Shanghai (China) and Amsterdam (the Netherlands) until early 2021 to meet air cargo capacity demands.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr sends relief to Moria refugee camp
In partnership with Chapman Freeborn, Volga-Dnepr delivered humanitarian cargo to the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece following a fire that destroyed most of the camp.
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NewsCargolux adds Shenzhen service
Luxembourg-headquartered Cargolux has added a weekly all-cargo flight to Shenzhen in China.
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NewsMining moves gather momentum
Disruption caused by Covid-19 and commodity price volatility has placed a huge burden on all sectors of the heavy lifting and project logistics supply chain. However, in Latin America, the mining sector has been a welcome source of logistics business.
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NewsChapman Freeborn supplies Covid-19 cargo to Guinea
Air charter broker Chapman Freeborn played a key role in the delivery of a mobile hospital onboard a Boeing 747 freighter from Johannesburg in South Africa, to Conakry in Guinea to support the region’s Covid-19 response.
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NewsAir Partner opens first office in South Africa
Charter broker Air Partner has established a sales office in Johannesburg, South Africa, which will be led by the recently appointed cargo sales manager Fred Du Plessis.
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NewsAntonov and Bolloré deliver space satellite
In partnership with Bolloré Logistics, Antonov Airlines has transported Airbus Defence & Space’s newest satellite onboard its AN-124-100 freighter to NASA’s shuttle landing facility in Florida, USA.
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NewsU-Freight keeps busy with airline repair shipments
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic causing significant reduction in the movement of aircraft spares, engines, stabilisers, landing gear and electronics, airline repair companies are still requiring project moves, according to Hong Kong-based U-Freight.
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NewsB & B International soars with charters
B & B International Project handled 14 charter flights during March and May, to transport masks from China to France.