United Cargo paves way for new online portal 
United Cargo has joined forces with WebCargo by Freightos, which has been helping forwarders to automate rate management and back-office operations since 2008, to design and implement a new online portal to provide customers expanded on-demand booking, dynamic pricing and... plus
Caribbean Airlines Cargo teams up with Alaska Airlines
Cool and hot: Before concluding an interline agreement with Air Canada (see upcoming ITJ 31-35/2019, p. 13), Caribbean Airlines Cargo has entered into an interline agreement with Alaska Airlines, adding further 16 destinations to its cargo network. The arrangement enables the... plus
International routes for new Swedish airport
During the 2019-2020 winter season SAS will start direct flights from Copenhagen, Aalborg (Denmark) and London (UK) to Scandinavian Mountains Airport (SCR), the new Swedish airport in Sälen/Trysil which is only a short distance from around 250 ski slopes in Sweden and... plus
Saudia Cargo launches express product for heavy shipments
Saudi Airlines Cargo will launch its latest product "Express Heavy" providing high-priority fast delivery for time-critical global heavy shipments and loads during the month of August. The new service aims to improve and secure the arrival of heavy shipments for an... plus
Cebu Pacific's first full freighter
Cebu Pacific, the only passenger airline in the Philippines with dedicated cargo planes, has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-500 converted from passenger to cargo use. The freighter, the first of its type in the Asian country, gives the carrier the ability to bring cargo in... plus
Nice welcomes first direct flight from China
Ten days ago, on 2 August 2019, a French airport outside of Paris welcomed a direct flight from China. Air China‘s A330-200, which offers a three-weekly service between Beijing and Nice, has an underfloor cargo capacity of 37.5 t. After being honoured by an official visit... plus
ECS strengthens customer base in Northern Europe and Turkey
After several months of partnership with Nordic GSA in Sweden, Air Europa has just awarded its partner a GSSA contract covering Finland and Norway. Following the launch of freight capacity marketing on 1 June between Stockholm (ARN, Sweden)) and Amsterdam (the Netherlands),... plus
Fedex launches new Colombian connection
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has launched a new flight between Miami (FL, USA), Bogota and Medellin (Colombia). The new B767 flight facilitates the arrival of Colombian products to the US through its gateway facility in Miami and opens new markets for Colombian... plus
Les clés en mains 
La compétition «#NexGenLeaders» lancée au début de l’année (cf. ITJ 07-08/2019, page 5) a eu son point culminant lors de l’Air Cargo Europe à Munich. Selon l’organisatrice ECS Group, toute la branche fret aérien va profiter du succès. plus
Quête mondiale d’investisseurs
La logistique est un moyen important pour atteindre l’objectif, mais l’équipe autour du ministre Ahmad Al-Sayed, président du conseil de surveillance de Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), vise aussi des investisseurs d’autres secteurs clés. À Munich, il a expliqué à l’ITJ les... plus