Changes in North America, continuity in South China 
Starting today (13 February 2019), with its last Addis Ababa - Lomé - Los Angeles service, Ethiopian Airlines is to restructure its US network as of summer 2019. Washington DC flights will be increased from daily to ten weekly flights, the new flights will pass through... plus
Swissport to take second half of HCH shares
Swissport has agreed to increase its shareholding in Heathrow Cargo Handling (HCH) from 50 to 100%. The HCH joint venture with Air France has been providing cargo handling services to the airlines at London Heathrow airport (LHR), one of Europe’s busiest air cargo hubs, since... plus
Atoun robotic devices for JAL cargo personnel
JAL Ground Service (JGS), a provider of airport ground services in Japan, and Atoun, a company that creates wearable robotic devices, have announced that JGS will purchase and implement innovative gear to support airport personnel. JGS has placed an order for 20 Atoun... plus
747, un fâcheux hasard! 
Avec 800 avions, Airbus a livré en 2018 (2017: 718) six avions de moins que Boeing (2017: 763). Côté commandes et avions all-cargo, l’avionneur US a toutefois largement devancé les Européens. Un chiffre cité par Airbus doit pourtant lui paraître insolite. plus
Cargo plane crash between Bahamas and Florida
A Convair C-131B Samaritan cargo plane operated by the US company, Conquest Air Cargo, ditched in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Miami FL (USA) coast last week. One person was rescued by a US Coast Guard helicopter, one person is missing in an area of 364 square nautical miles.... plus
ABC to implement "Cargo Claim" platform
Airbridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) and the cargo logistics quality and compliance platform, Cargo Hub, have solidified their collaboration for the implementation of the Cargo Claims platform. The online tool, which received the Iata cargo innovation award in 2015, will allow ABC’s... plus
Freight forwarders quarrel about fees in Frankfurt
A dispute about unloading fees has arisen at Frankfurt Airport. Stephan Haltmayer, managing director of the medium-sized freight forwarder Quick Cargo Service (QCS), says that according to the law, the deliverer is not obliged to pay the unloading fee. Instead, it is the duty of... plus
Descartes makes NCA Acas-compliant
Descartes Systems Group, a logistics IT provider, has announced that Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), operator of airfreight services to 15 cities in Asia, the USA and Europe, is using the Descartes air cargo advance screening solution (Acas) to meet the recent mandatory... plus
Fedex fuels new cargo area at Bahrain airport
Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) and Fedex Express have signed a letter of intent concerning warehouse space at Bahrain International Airport’s (BIA) new cargo area on the northern runway. The expansion of BIA’s cargo facilities is in line with the objectives of Bahrain's... plus
Aero Africa opens airfreight market to forwarders
Recently launched Aero Africa is a neutral air cargo and aviation solution provider dedicated to the freight forwarding community. It provides wholesale African logistic solutions and value added services to the global industry including freighter operators, wide bodied... plus