Airfreight news – Page 24
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NewsCargolux increases calls to Xiamen
Cargolux has increased the frequency of its calls to Xiamen, China to three flights per week using one of its Boeing 747 freighters.
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NewsChanges at the top for Atlas Air
William (Bill) Flynn will retire as president and ceo of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings on January 1, 2020, when he will become chairman of the board.
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NewsPanalpina delivers in Angola
Panalpina has coordinated the delivery of four heat exchangers from the USA to Angola for a deepwater oil platform.
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NewsCargolux launches Jakarta B747F link
Cargolux has expanded its Asia-Pacific network with the addition of weekly Boeing 747 freighter flights to Jakarta, Indonesia.
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NewsUkraine court orders AN-124 arrest
The Podilskyi District Court in Kiev, Ukraine, has ordered the seizure of five AN-124 aircraft owned by Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Airlines.
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NewsACS expands Australian presence
Having opened its doors in Australia three years ago, Air Charter Service (ACS) has expanded its operation in Sydney as the company prepares for future growth.
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NewsQatar Airways boosts B777 capacity
Qatar Airways Cargo has placed an order for five Boeing 777 freighters, enabling it to establish additional trade routes and increase capacity on key trade lanes.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr to expand at Leipzig
Volga-Dnepr Group and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen (MFAG) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their partnership at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany.
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NewsAvia Solutions buys Chapman Freeborn Group
Avia Solutions Group has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the shareholding in UK-headquartered Chapman Freeborn Group.
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NewsCargolux adds Santiago call
B747 operator Cargolux Airlines has re-introduced Santiago de Chile as a call on its South American service.
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NewsIan Martin Jones passes away
We are sad to report that Ian Martin Jones, ex-HLPFI editor, passed away peacefully earlier today.
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NewsSaudia wrestles with WWE shipment
Saudia Airlines Cargo has transported 175 tons (158.6 tonnes) of equipment from the Netherlands to Saudi Arabia for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
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NewsChanges at the top for Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo Group has appointed Carsten Hernig as the head of the Latin America and Caribbean region, effective July 1.
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NewsDHL launches online booking tool
DHL Global Forwarding has launched an online service for comparing quotations and making instant bookings for air and ocean freight, as well as door-to-door shipments.
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NewsLeipzig/Halle eyes investment programme
Leipzig/Halle Airport has confirmed that it will develop new apron areas, logistics and office buildings, as well as a second dedicated freight centre.
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NewsABC and CLA go digital with cargo.one
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and CargoLogicAir (CLA) are entering into a global partnership with the online booking platform cargo.one.
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NewsDHL Express to phase out B747-400 Fs
DHL Express plans to phase out its older Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, having taken delivery of the first of up to 14 newbuild B777 freighters.
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NewsLeipzig shines a light on humanitarian logistics
Leipzig/Halle Airport, Volga-Dnepr Group and the Akkon University of Human Sciences ran an international conference on humanitarian logistics on May 21. The event took place on the fringes of the OECD’s International Transport Forum in Germany.
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NewsDSV soars with generator component
DSV has transported a 40-tonne generator component on board a Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin IL-76 from Germany to Australia for Siemens.
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NewsVolumes rise with ABC
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) said that demand for its oversized and heavy cargoes transport services continued to grow in the first four months of 2019, with volumes up 3 percent year-on-year to more than 11,000 tonnes.