Air freight statistics in Lucerne 
In 2019, goods totalling CHF 157 billion (USD 161 billion) of 50% of all exported goods left Switzerland by air, and the share of overseas destinations even exceeded 80% (35% for imports). These are just a few of the data contained in the study «Schweizer Luftfrachtlogistik... more
Serving communities in remote Pacific Islands
The Pacific humanitarian air service of the world food programme (WFP) launched a flight from Brisbane, Australia, delivering 6.5 t of medical cargo and moving humanitarian personnel to support the Covid-19 response in Fiji, Kiribati and Nauru. Cargo included PPE as well as... more
EUR 300 million more liquidity for Swissport
A group of senior secured creditors has committed to provide EUR 300 million of interim liquidity to support operations while the restructuring process is being completed. The agreement "in principle" on a comprehensive restructuring includes significant deleveraging... more
Champ partners with Google Cloud
Champ Cargosystems has selected Google Cloud to provide an API platform and developer self-service portal option to all its SaaS customers. Google Cloud’s Apigee API management portal allows Champ and its customers to connect to a variety of backend systems, including in-house... more
Unbeatable exporters 
The interest group IG Air Cargo Switzerland celebrated its 10th anniversary in the Swiss Museum of Transport on 26 August – four months later than planned. It also presented the University of St Gallen’s second airfreight logistics study – ten years after the first one. more
Pigs can fly after all
The Chinese pig and pork production industry had been slowly recovering from the 2019 African swine fever, but then outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic caused another blow to the industry. As life is slowly returning to a "new normal" in China, the requirement and... more
JAS "qares" too
JAS, a global forwarder with Italian roots, has placed first bookings with Qatar Airways Cargo's "We Qare Program". The world’s largest cargo airline is committed to helping people in need through its "1 Million Kilos" campaign: From July to the end of... more
Germany's Leipzig/Halle airport still on the rise
In the Champions League, Europe's prestigious football tournament, Leipzig may have lost out to Paris, which hosts one of the continent's two biggest air freight airports, but Europe’s fifth-largest cargo hub is continuing to register above-average growth, in contrast to... more
Saudia Cargo returns to Shanghai in force
Saudia Cargo has expanded its cargo network with the addition of Shanghai's airport to its flight schedules which commenced on 15 August 2020. The carrier now operates two flights a week, originating from Riyadh and Jeddah using a B777F which has a 95-t capacity. Saudia's... more
Lufthansa Cargo's pharma facilities in Munich and Chicago
While most of the pharmaceutical shipments carried by Lufthansa Cargo are handled at its "Lufthansa Cargo Pharma Hub Frankfurt", which was last extended by around two-thirds to 8,000 sqm in 2018, a similar facility has now been opened at Munich airport. After a... more