Will Brexit close Scotland down? 
In five weeks the UK is due to leave the EU after 46 years in the fold; the day will see dark clouds gather over Scotland and Northern Ireland. How is airfreight faring in the regions where a majority voted to remain in the EU in 2016? more
Egyptair Cargo ever more often to Cologne/Bonn 
From today (4 March 2019), Egyptair Cargo is offering a once per week direct freighter service on Sundays between Cologne/Bonn airport (CGN) and Johannesburg (South Africa). The carrier will deploy an A332F. A second weekly rotation on Thursdays will be added in April. On... more
AF KLM Martinair Cargo posts 2018 results
AF KLM Martinair Cargo recently tabled its results for 2018.In a context of stable cargo network capacity, revenues grew to EUR 2.88 billion, a 6.4% increase at constant currency compared to 2017. Scheduled cargo revenues rose to EUR 1.99 billion, a 5.3% increase at constant... more
Brazilian presence in the USA
US president Donald Trump does not want more Latin Americans in the USA. But a programme launched by Correios, the Brazilian post office, called Compra Fora (buying abroad) will benefit both US companies, Miami airport, the scheme’s launch pad, and Brazilian e-commerce... more
Swiss alliance for global airfreight continues
Switzerland's leisure travel airline Edelweiss, represented by CEO Bernd Bauer (right), and Swiss World Cargo, the freight division of Swiss International Air Lines, represented by its head Ashwin Bhat, have agreed to continue the close partnership which they have enjoyed since... more
IAG Cargo's results boosted by pharma business
IAG Cargo generated commercial revenues of EUR 1.17 billion in 2018, 7.2% higher than in 2017 at constant currency. The overall yield for 2018 increased by 8.1% at constant currency. Sold tonnes rose by 0.2%, CTK volumes fell by 0.9% whilst capacity grew by 3.8%. CEO Lynne... more
MAB Kargo selects M&C as GSA in Australia
With effect from today (1 March 2019), the Australian business of MAB Kargo, the freight division of Malaysia Airlines, will be represented by M&C Aviation. M&C Aviation, incorporated in Singapore, specialises in GSSA and GSA support. It has 38 offices in 23... more
MAC and Cape Air partner for pilots
The US regional carrier Cape Air and Mountain Air Cargo (MAC), a Denver CO-based airline which operate 35 Fedex Cessna Caravans and 18 Fedex ATRs on 100 daily scheduled flights, are to introduce a new pilot hiring pathway programme. The scheme will allow pilots from both... more
US president backs Boeing's footprint in Vietnam
On the fringe of the summit between US president Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, two privately-held Vietnamese airlines have signed big airplane orders with Boeing. Vietjet has purchased 100 additional B737 MAX airplanes, taking its MAX order... more
Air New Zealand and Red Cargo to interline
Red Cargo Logistics, the cargo and logistics platform of Malaysia-based Air Asia, has signed an interline agreement with Air New Zealand to expand and provide market access to its respective cargo businesses. The partnership, the first of its kind for Red Cargo, provides shared... more