Global tonnages and average rates stabilised 
Based on over 400,000 transactions per week collected by World ACD Market Data, figures for week 11 show a clear stabilisation in both worldwide tonnages as well as the global average rate, compared with the previous week and following several weeks of relative stability since... plus
New air cargo service between Europe and China
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has launched a new air cargo service with scheduled flights between Billund (BLL) in Denmark and Hangzhou (HGH) near Shanghai. The new offer is Maersk's response to increasing customer demand. The scheduled Europe-Asia operation with three... plus
IAG opens second new route to Caribbean today
On 26 March 2023, IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), will launch a new route to Aruba (Oranjestad) via Antigua, to be followed by the start of a new service to Guyana (Georgetown) via St Lucia on 27 March 2023. Both flights will be available... plus
Clearing the sky for alternative smoking products
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has endorsed the recent announcement by the Hong Kong government that it aims to facilitate the resumption of transhipping alternative smoking products (ASPs) from the Chinese Mainland via Hong Kong International Airport to overseas... plus
HAV planning to deliver airships by 2026
South Yorkshire’s mayor Oliver Coppard and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Symca) have approved a package of investment and support for plans by Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) to produce its pioneering new low carbon aircraft, Airlander 10, in Doncaster. HAV is a... plus
Swissport: a cargo handling contract in Nairobi
Lufthansa is extending its long-standing partnership with Swissport at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport. For more than eleven years, Swissport has been providing airlines of the Lufthansa Group at Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi (NBO) with ramp handling as well as check-in and... plus
2023: a time for total cargo management solutions
Launched one year ago as one of ten modules of its "Augmented GSSA" concept, ECS Group's "All-In" option is expecting an increase in demand. With 15 dedicated employees at its Paris headquarters, ECS Group is operating on behalf of nine airlines, in 180... plus
Lyte Aviation’s vision for a next-gen aircraft
The future face of regional aviation doesn’t have to be complex or look futuristic, says Freshta Farzam, founder and CEO of Lyte Aviation. With ten years’ experience in the green hydrogen and aviation sectors, Farzam’s new company fronts a distinctively conventional airframe... plus
Gold nuggets seized on their way to Hong Kong
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Port of Cincinnati seized an outbound shipment declared as containing clothing after they discovered it also contained loose gold and gold bars worth far more than the declared value of USD 125. Officers... plus
Focalisé sur le fret 
Turkish Cargo poursuit son vol ascensionnel. 2023 est une année spéciale pour Turkish Airline. Le 20 mai, elle fête ses 90 ans et le 29 octobre elle sera aussi intégrée dans les festivités du centenaire de la république turque en tant que carrier national. D’ici là, ses parts de... plus