Following the call of Norway's north 
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is extending its cargo-only network to Evenes airport (EVE), serving Harstad and Narvik in the north of Norway, which is now connected for the first time in the airline's history with London Heathrow. The first flight is departing today, 3 February... plus
UPS at full speed
Pandemic times are UPS times. In the course of 2020, the Atlanta-headquartered courier and express company's consolidated revenues increased by 14.2% to USD 84.6 billion. Operating profit amounted to USD 7.8 billion, while adjusted operating profit was USD 8.7 billion, up 7%... plus
"AirDirectly" from Shanghai to Guadalajara
Geodis has confirmed the extension of its "AirDirect" service with the addition of a weekly flight from Shanghai to Guadalajara (PVG-GDL). The global transport and logistics provider's inaugural flight is planned in exactly one month, on 3 March 2021. The service,... plus
Record cargo volumes at Miami airport
Finishing the year in an exceptionally strong position with an average of 210,000 t in October, November and December, making them its busiest months ever, Miami airport (MIA) set a new record for cargo volume in 2020 with 2.32 million t, 57,382 more than in 2019. MIA also... plus
Inther Group restructures in Germany
Due to increasing demand and the significant growth of the company, the international system integrator Inther Group which is headquartered in the Netherlands and has offices in Belgium, Moldova, China and the USA, is expanding its sales capacity on the German market and moving... plus
Supporting air connections in remote Canada
The Covid-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on remote communities that depend on small air carriers for essential goods, services, and for access in and out of the community. The Canadian government is working with partners, including provincial and territorial... plus
More containers handled in Guadeloupe
The Grand Port Maritime de la Guadeloupe (GPMG) was not spared the effects of the global health crisis. Yet, although most indicators were down compared to 2019, container traffic recorded a growth of 6%. Between September and December, the implementation of the Fortaleza... plus
Sputnik V lands in La Paz
20,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, “three times more than expected”, according to Bolivia’s president Luis Arce, arrived in the South American landlocked country last week. An aircraft of the state-owned airline Boliviana de Aviación brought the first delivery of the... plus
If you're going to San Francisco...
The addition of Seattle from today, 1 February 2021 (followed by a fifth weekly flight to São Paulo four days later), Dallas and San Francisco (2 March) will take Emirates’ North American network to ten destinations following the resumption of services to Boston, Chicago,... plus
Slight setback in ports worldwide
In December 2020, the flash estimate for its container throughput index published by the German research body Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI - Leibniz) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) registered a light drop in world... plus