60% more cargo-only flights 
While passenger traffic continues to decrease, demand for cargo transports remains strong. Virgin Atlantic Cargo is responding to this demand by expanding its capacity on key routes and increasing the airlines’ cargo-only rotations from 21 up to 33 per week this month to keep... more
Pall-Ex Group bolsters commercial team
The Pall-Ex Group has appointed Helen Day as new business development manager to focus on the Fortec Distribution Network, a Pall-Ex subsidiary. In her new role, she is tasked to develop the portfolio of corporate clients for Fortec, based at Watford Gap (UK), and for its... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The US president's secretaries have been permitted to wear trousers since 1973. The reason for the White House to relax its dress code was the oil crisis, when heating was reduced. more
Koper tackles difficult year
The coronavirus pandemic took its toll in the Adriatic Port of Koper, with a dampening impact on the port's performance in 2020. The Slovenian port and terminal operator Luka Koper witnessed a maritime throughput of 19.5 million t in 2020 compared to 22.8 million t in 2019... more
Titan Airways tries Airbus freighters
ST Engineering, Airbus and their joint venture Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) recently redelivered an A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft to the lease management company BBAM Limited Partnership. This is the first A321P2F redelivery made to BBAM, with several more units to come as... more
Linz back on track
Covid-19 left its mark: like most airports worldwide, Linz Airport in Upper Austria also felt the impact of the crisis on its air cargo business in 2020, particularly in the second quarter. However, by the middle of the year, the airport had achieved the turnaround. From... more
Is the European Green Deal in danger?
Combined transport volumes could decline by 8% until 2030 if the new EU road haulage rules on projects in this sector are fully implemented. This negative outlook is the consequence of a near double cost increase for short-distance trucking, an essential component of intermodal... more
New project to be completed by 2022
Panattoni, a project developer for industrial and logistics real estate, plans to set up another business park based on its "city dock“ model in Essen, Germany. This is first city dock project to be built in North Rhine-Westphalia. It will be situated in a central... more
Lynne Doughtie for Boeing’s board of directors
Boeing's board of directors has elected Lynne Doughtie (photo) as new director replacing Caroline Kennedy, who has resigned after three years of service at Boeing. Doughtie will serve on the audit and finance committees. As the first woman to be elected US chairman and CEO... more
Franco-German cooperation
Heppner and Koch International have formed a strategic partnership for overland transport services. Heppner will use Koch's location in Osnabrück (Germany) to connect destinations in France with major regions in north and northeast Germany. In return, Koch International will... more