Swiss Worldcargo highlights "success stories"
Swiss Worldcargo, the airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines, has launched a new marketing campaign. Each advertisement, continuing the previously launched "Success Stories", provides insight into the company’s shipment of care-intensive assets. The... more
Canberra airport shares freight opportunities
The preliminary draft 2020 master plan, which is available for public comment from today, 19 September 2019, presents the vision for Canberra airport (Australia) for the next 20 years. It outlines the opportunity for launching an overnight express freight hub in response to... more
Emirates Skycargo forms fresh partnership
The Dubai (UAE)-based start-up Seafood Souq, an online B2B marketplace application that helps seafood buyers procure products from all over the world, has entered into a partnership with Emirates Skycargo for transporting its seafood shipments rapidly from source markets to... more
Federal funds for Montreal Mirabel logistics business
Montreal Mirabel airport (YMX) will receive a major investment of CAD 50 million (EUR 34 million) to improve air freight and logistics at the Mirabel International Aerocity in order to help local businesses compete by exporting Canadian goods to international markets. The... more
Second B747F for first service to Europe
After adding the second B747-400ERF to its fleet SF Airlines set up its first intercontinental service. With a length of 9,540 km the connection Wuxi (China) - Chongqing (China) - Frankfurt-Hahn (Germany) - Wuxi is the longest service the Chinese cargo airline offers in its... more
Files concerning Geneva airport open to public consultation
As from today, 18 September 2019, until 17 October 2019, the documents concerning several files submitted by the Swiss federal office of civil aviation (FOCA) with regard to the airport of Geneva will be open for public consultation. The dossier proposes an amendment to the... more
ACI calls for an end to trade disputes
According to the latest World Airport Traffic Report published by Airports Council International (ACI) World, the world’s airports accommodated 122.7 million t of cargo last year. Global year-over-year volume fell by -1.7% in December 2018 against the previous year, bringing... more
LOT chooses Delhi for return to India
25 years after LOT Polish Airlines stopped its scheduled services to India - Mumbai was a destination until 1982, the airline flew to Delhi (via Tashkent) from 1985 to 1992 - the member of Star Alliance launched a five times weekly service between Warsaw and the Indian capital... more
Amazon prepares for opening of first regional air hub
Amazon's regional air hub at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) in Texas (USA) will open in October. The facility is the first build-to-suit airport project of its kind in the Amazon Air network and was designed to support Amazon Air’s larger scale regional needs. It will... more
Latam Group brings relief plane to Bahamas
Medicines, medical instruments, sanitary and edible items were all part of the humanitarian aid transported from Miami (FL, USA) to the Bahamas on the humanitarian relief plane provided by Latam Group. It was activated via Latam Cargo after the passage of hurricane Dorian led to... more