Cool in Copenhagen and Paris 
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), an air cargo handler, is investing EUR 10 million in a new pharma centre to expand its range of services for airline and freight forwarder customers at Paris CDG (France). This investment also includes equipment and supplies for the next ten... more
Latam Cargo gives wings to Brazilian bears
As the latest project of a partnership initiated in 2009 between Latam Cargo Brazil and the institute of environment and renewable natural resources, the airline recently transported two bears from Fortaleza to São Paulo in Brazil. The animals travelled in specially designed... more
China Airlines finalises B777F order
Taiwan-based China Airlines has finalised its agreement with Boeing to order six 777 Freighters to modernise its cargo fleet. The carrier, which currently operates one of the world's largest B747F fleets consisting of 18 units, plans to transition to the largest and longest... more
RTS gives Air Canada Cargo a helping hand
Air Canada Cargo has completed the implementation of the revenue planning and sales budgeting solution "Foresight" which considers schedules, capacity, demand, routes, equipment characteristics and shipment characteristics to find the value of schedules and set annual... more
Atlas Air Worldwide invests in New York
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has announced the renewal and extension of its corporate headquarters lease in Purchase (NY, USA). Atlas’ plans include adding 100 to the currently 568 jobs and enhancing headquarters offices to accommodate its growing employee base and strategic... more
SF Airlines expands its international network
The Chinese cargo carrier SF Airlines launched its Zhengzhou (China) - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) service last week, its fifth new route this year. On this connection, the company will deploy a B757-200F aircraft, which will probably use its 28 t capacity mainly to transport... more
United Cargo returns to India
After reviewing and re-evaluating plans based on the reopening of Pakistani airspace, United resumes daily nonstop service from New York/Newark (USA) to Delhi and Mumbai (India) from today, 6 September 2019. United is the only US airline offering nonstop service to BOM and... more
Trade tensions weigh heavily on air freight business
Iata's data for global air freight markets are showing that demand, measured in ftk, contracted by 3.2% in July 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes. Global trade volumes are 1.4% lower... more
Korean Air Cargo continues with GHA in Frankfurt
Korean Air Cargo, a major cargo carrier based in South Korea and a member of the SkyTeam Cargo Alliance, has extended the cooperation with LUG aircargo handling at FRA for a further three years to 2022. LUG has partnered Korean Air Cargo for some 22 years now, handling freight... more
CHS Trade chooses Hermes CMS
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has helped CHS Trade to digitalise its cargo processes at Slovakia's Bratislava Airport with its Hermes 5 (H5) cloud cargo management system (CMS). The ground handler is using H5 to digitise its AWBs and ist planning and data sharing... more