General cargo takes the lead in 2024 
The growth of ‘general cargo’ airfreight tonnages is outpacing that of ‘special cargo’ products so far in 2024, new analysis from World ACD Market Data has revealed. This reverses a trend in recent years, in which demand from air cargo shipments requiring special handling and... more
China Cargo Airlines with Air France to Brazil
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and China Cargo have signed a new hard block space agreement. Taking effect on 1 July, it will allow China Cargo Airlines to utilise Air France's belly capacity for shipments from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to São Paulo Guarulhos... more
Cargospot suite to support growth strategy
Champ Cargosystems has signed a multi-year agreement with CMA CGM Air Cargo, a division of CMA CGM Group, a global provider of sea, land, air, and logistics solutions. CMA CGM Air Cargo has selected a range of Champ services centring around the flagship Cargospot suite of... more
Air cargo potentials for Kazakhstan
The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) recently held its fifth regional event, the ‘Tiaca Event Central Asia’ in Astana, Kazakhstan. Nearly 400 delegates from the industry discussed issues that affect the Central Asian air cargo market and ways to develop Kazakhstan as... more
Contract extensions for WFS
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, has been awarded three-year cargo handling contract extensions with Singapore Airlines in the UK, France, and Belgium. In the UK, in addition to renewing its cargo handling and UK domestic road feeder services with... more
Cargo Ai unveils latest allotment feature
Singapore-based digital enabler Cargo Ai has launched its latest innovative feature, dubbed ‘Allotment’, which simplifies and automates batch pre-booking and allotment for regular air cargo across more than 40 airlines in over 130 countries. The new addition to Cargo Ai's... more
Another customer in Canada
Westjet Cargo is the latest customer to join Cargo One, a digital online platform for booking and marketing airfreight capacities. After Air Canada Cargo, forwarders worldwide now also have fast and user-friendly 24/7 access to the capacities of the cargo arm of Westjet, the... more
A new freighter route to Madrid
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, is expanding its freighter network with a new route to Madrid. Starting 15 July 2024, the carrier will operate two weekly Boeing 777 freighter flights between Abu Dhabi and Madrid, adding over 200 t of cargo capacity... more
Expanding the cargo network
NAV Aero is enhancing its airline network with the addition of three airlines: TAP Air Cargo, the cargo division of TAP Air Portugal, offers customised services for the daily collection, transport, and delivery of all types of cargo. With 75 years of experience, Bahrain’s... more
Direct flights between Bonaire and Barranquilla
As of July, the small regional airline Z Air, based in Willemstad on the Caribbean Island of Curaçao, which belongs to the Netherlands, is launching new regular international flights between the Dutch island of Bonaire (BON) and Barranquilla (BAQ) in Colombia. Initially,... more