Paris airports takes first step in Indian market entry 
On 20 February 2020, Aéroports de Paris (Groupe ADP) took its first step towards an expansion into the Indian market by signing an agreement regarding the acquisition, under certain conditions, of a 49% stake in GMR Airports. The Indian airport group operates in a dynamic... more
Swissport Kenya Iata CEIV Pharma certified
Iata's centre of excellence for independent validators in pharmaceutical logistics (CEIV Pharma) has certified Swissport’s upgraded cargo warehouse at Nairobi airport, whose volumes in 2019 (57,000 t) grew by nearly 10%. Swissport is the first globally active air cargo... more
Saab converted freighters diversify fleet
Jetstream Aviation Capital, a Miami (USA)-based aircraft lessor specialising in commercially-operated regional turboprop aircraft and the largest global owner of Saab 340 and Saab 2000 aircraft, has delivered two Saab 340B(F) cargo aircraft to Castle Aviation of North Canton,... more
Unisys presents need for change and digitisation
Niranjan Navaratnarajah, cargo industry director for information technology provider Unisys, will address the Air Cargo India conference in Mumbai today, 26 February 2020, to discuss why the industry needs a fundamental cultural change to remain nimble, economically viable and... more
Heyworld implements Champ solution
Heyworld has implemented Champ's "Traxon cargoHUB" for its digital data exchange, a platform featuring one of the largest air cargo communities, with electronic access to over 100 airlines and 3,000 forwarders, operating from 9,000 branches worldwide. The new... more
Turkish Cargo continues to buck the trend
According to the international air cargo information provider WACD's December data, Turkish Cargo, which serves 321 destinations (88 maindeck destinations) in 127 countries of the world, grew significantly in 2019 and reported a 7.1% increase in tonnage in a sector in which the... more
Cargojet continues to rise
The Canadian air cargo carrier Cargojet has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ending 31 December 2019. Total revenues were CAD 486.6 million (EUR 340.4 million), an increase of CAD 31.7 million (EUR 22.2 million) or 7.0% versus the previous year.... more
DSV opens transpacific air cargo service
Because of the reduced number of air services due to the risk of spreading the coronavirus, there is an estimated 5,000 t less air cargo capacity available per day to/from Mainland China. "Determined to assist our customers in tackling some of the resulting backlogs and... more
Qatar Airways arranges "cargo convoy" to China
Less than three weeks after transporting 100,000 medical-grade N95 respiratory masks and 2,700 medical-grade disposable latex gloves, providing essential protection to healthcare professionals working around the clock at hospitals in Hubei Province, five Qatar Airways Cargo... more
Atlas Air Worldwide cuts capacity
Atlas Air Worldwide's volumes in 2019 totalled 321,140 block hours compared with 296,264 in 2018, with operating revenue increasing to USD 2.74 billion (USD 2.68 billion) and the adjusted ebitda totalling USD 504.8 million (USD 551.3 million). Adjusted net income from continuing... more