Atlas Air: new aircraft for Amazon and Qantas
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has entered into an amended and restated air transport services agreement with Amazon.com Services. According to the pact, Atlas Air's wholly owned subsidiary Southern Air will provide CMI services to Amazon using B737-800 series aircraft. The... more
Finnair Cargo continues to grow
Finnair's available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres increased by 18.4% year-on-year in March 2019. Revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres rose by 19.6%, predominantly driven by the strong positive cargo market development in Japan and the Nordic countries. Year-to-date,... more
Turkish Cargo big in South Korea
In the presence of airlines, handling agents and airport service providers operating across South Korea, Turkish Cargo was ranked first at "Cargo Airline of The Year group B’' level. The carrier scored the highest marks in the air cargo transport evaluation criteria.... more
Azul - strong enough to go it alone
The Brazilian carrier, Azul Linhas Aéreas, has decided not to pursue a commercial agreement with Correios, Brazil’s postal service, to create an integrated logistics solutions company. The move had been approved by the country's competition authority a few months ago. In... more
ABC adds second weekly service to Ohio
Launched exactly one year ago, Airbridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) is expanding its scheduled freighter operations at Rickenbacker airport (LCK) to a twice-weekly frequency. This doubles its airfreight solutions for customers within a one-day drive to nearly half of the US population... more
New light transport aircraft in the East
The first prototype of the IL-112V, built under a contract with the Russian Federation's ministry of defence, took to the skies on 30 March 2019. The first military transport aircraft, which was created from scratch in the post-Soviet period, can replace the AN-26, which it... more
São Paulo Guarulhos airport augments market share
The approximately 100,000 sqm (37,000 sqm refrigerated), São Paulo Guarulhos airport (GRU) Cargo Terminal (Teca) has strengthened its position as Brazil's main airport logistics park, and collared 42% of the market share in 2018. Since the concession began in 2012, there... more
Eureka! Swiss Pharma forwarder finds Brexit solution
Departure Lausanne (QLS), arrival Bournemouth (BOH): this is the new air route proposed by NV Logistics to anticipate potential problems with the transport and customs clearance of goods caused by the exit of the UK from the EU. Specialising in air and sea freight, the Swiss... more
SAS Cargo flies two giant pandas to Copenhagen
Today (4 April 2019), as a gesture of goodwill from the president of China following the Queen of Denmark's 2014 state visit, two giant pandas from the Chengdu Panda base are making their way with SAS Cargo from Beijing to their new home in Copenhagen Zoo. The preparations for... more
Flying live lobsters boosts cargo business in Halifax
Seafood from Nova Scotia accounted for 11,495 t of the record 36,938 t of cargo processed at Halifax Stanfield airport (YHZ) in 2018. The overall airfreight tonnage was 8.5% higher year-on-year, and noted growth for the fifth year in succession. Air cargo exports contribute EUR... more