German President supports Berlin Airlift revival 
Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has become the patron of “Airlift 70 - the return of the candy bombers”, an event that commemorates the allied airlift to West Berlin. From 10 to 17 June 2019, many original machines from four continents, with more than half of the... more
AAR mobility systems wins multi-million order from USAF
AAR, an independent provider of aviation and defence aftermarket solutions headquartered near Chicago (IL), has been awarded a USD 10.8 million order from the US Air Force (USAF) for the production of 463L cargo pallets. The cargo pallets will be manufactured at AAR’s mobility... more
Second "Sameday Air" network in western France
Time Matters, Lufthansa Cargo's expert in high performance and special speed logistics, has extended its network for same-day transports by adding another station in western France. In addition to Nantes, some 60 direct flights a week to Bordeaux (50 from Paris and 10 from... more
Turkish Cargo refutes accusations from World Animal...
World Animal Protection recently claimed that "Turkish Airlines transported African grey parrots between Kinshasa and Kuwait via Istanbul, with more than 60 birds found dead on arrival". A month ago in Johannesburg, the ITJ spoke with A. Bahadir Büyükkaymaz, manager... more
First airline upgrades to latest "iCargo" version
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), the first airline that implemented "iCargo", IBS Software's airline cargo management solution, in 2008, has successfully upgraded to the latest version of the product. The shift fully digitalises the cargo management processes across NCA's... more
Air bridges overseas 
With this year not yet very old, it is not very clear what 2019 holds for global airfreight. To find out the state of the French market in detail the ITJ interviewed Jean Ceccaldi, managing director of GSSA Aero Cargo France, a part of the ECS Group. more
VRR launches first concept model of inflatable ULD
During last week's Iata World Cargo Symposium, VRR launched its first concept model of the inflatable AKE container. For the Dutch services provider this product is an answer to current overstocks and understocks of ULD caused by the international air cargo trade imbalance.... more
World's cargo hubs see volume growth weaken in 2018
According to the preliminary world airport traffic rankings published by Airports Council International last week, the air cargo market did not fare as well as passenger traffic (+6%) with a year-end growth figure of 3.2%. This is a much lower growth rate than in 2017 (7.7%),... more
Rising cargo yields in the Far and Middle East
Cathay Pacific’s cargo business of benefited from robust demand in 2018. Group revenue grew by 18.5% to USD 3,607 million. Capacity of Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon increased by 2.6%. The load factor inched up by 1 percentage point to 68.8%. Tonnage carried was up 4.7%. Yield... more
Dallas air cargo stakeholders on the move
Several key logistics service providers within the community at Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) airport in Texas (USA), have been awarded the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification from Iata. Dnata Cargo USA, SCL Cold Chain, Big Logistics and Expeditors... more