The announcement that Heathrow is planning to double the volume of air freight cargo has been described as brilliant news for industry and the UK economy by the Freight Transport Association (FTA). Re...
United Parcel Service (UPS) has posted a 3.5% increase in third-quarter net income to $1.26 billion compared to $1.21 billion in the year-ago period. Revenue dipped by 0.4% to $14.24 billion. Operatin...
Speaking at a recent industry event, Michael Duggan, director of cargo charters at Saudia, said that the trend towards wet-leasing freighter capacity is set to continue as airlines look to develop new...
The turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its passenger-cargo “combi” version of the ATR 72-600. The new cabin configuration of the ...
Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo has worked with Accenture to implement Accenture Air Cargo Reservations software, part of the Accenture Freight & Logistics Software (AFLS) suite. AFLS supports optimizi...
Speaking to Reuters, Dirk Reich, Chief Executive of Cargolux, said that the cargo carrier is currently in talks with Boeing to buy five more 747-8Fs. The aircraft would serve a planned joint venture b...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that in August freight markets stabilized after two months of decline. Measured in Freight T...
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia’s largest all-cargo carrier, is heading into the final quarter of 2015 with sustained growth after reporting a 17% year-on-year rise...
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.3 percent in June from May, falling after a single mont...
Qatar Airways Cargo has taken delivery of its first Boeing B747 freighter, which adds to its fleet of Boeing B777 and Airbus A330 freighters. The addition of the 747-400BCF heavy cargo aircraft, and i...
Reports from Leeham News state that FedEx is poised to place an order for as many as 50 767-300Fs and up to 10 777Fs. ...
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved an air operator’s certificate for Ningxia Cargo Airlines. The new carrier has a registered capital of CNY120 million ($19.6 million), in ...
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