Clik here to view.
Looking Back on GüMo
The sad news of Günter Mosler’s (GüMo) death on September 13th has shocked his many friends and colleagues around the globe. The German aviation industry loses one of its most active and colourful...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China Southern Plans to Double its Fleet to 2,000 Aircraft
China Southern Airlines plans to more than double the size of its fleet to 2,000 aircraft by 2035 and is exploring ways to cooperate with low-cost carriers, Reuters quoted the airline's chief...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SHORT SHOTS
IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Egyptair Cargo’s A330-200P2F was welcomed by Cologne’s fire brigade with a traditional water shower CGN welcomes first P2F converted A330 An Egyptair...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HNA Eyes Sale of CWT Logistics
China’s embattled HNA Group is continuing its asset divestment drive and reportedly is in talks with banks to find a buyer for its CWT logistics unit, nine months after it acquired the Singaporean...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LH Animal Lounge 10 Years Old
It was a decade ago that Lufthansa Cargo’s Frankfurt Animal Lounge was opened, and the anniversary was celebrated with LH Cargo customers and other partners at the famous Opel Zoo on September 18th....
View ArticleClik here to view.
UPS Expands ADL Service in Taiwan
United Parcel Service (UPS) has further expanded its delivery options for e-commerce shipments in Taiwan by working with the country's national postal authority, Chunghwa Post and Palm Box Digital....
View ArticleClik here to view.
ACH Celebrates its First Decade
There are a number of aviation related conferences held each year, but very few which deal with the needs and challenges of the air cargo industry as a whole. One of the exceptions to this is the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China's Express Carriers Eye Rapid International Expansion
China's air express carriers are not only rapidly expanding their high-density domestic networks, but increasingly also launching cross-border services to Asian and other international destinations....
View ArticleClik here to view.
cargo-partner is Growing Fast in Hungary
The freight forwarding agent has become a dominant player in the Hungarian market of air and ocean freight as well as trucking and contract logistics. Currently, cargo-partner runs three stations in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SHORT SHOTS
IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Cathay Pacific Cargo – Unilode trial thumbs up Unilode completes Bluetooth tracking with CX Zurich-based ULD management company Unilode Aviation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nippon Express to Launch China-Europe Cargo Trains
Japanese logistics company Nippon Express plans to launch regular freight trains between Chinese and European cities early next year, the Nikkei Asian Review reported. The rail services will commence...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pharma.Aero Perseveres With Data Mining Ambition
An E-learning and E-journalism platform as well as a security project are on the agenda of Pharma.Aero for the next months. At a press conference in Brussels the umbrella organisation looked both back...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Carriers Assist Guam After Typhoon Damage
Much damage occurred in the pacific region after the mighty typhoon Mangkhut left a path of destruction spreading from the Philippines, through China and the Pacific, also creating havoc on the island...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Exclusive - The Cargo Handling Master is Back – Bijaoui Returns
It was surely quite a surprise for some when Olivier Bijaoui, former Executive Chairman of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) turned up at this year’s Air Cargo Handling Conference last week in Brussels...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Malaysia Airlines Deal for Eight B787's Lapses
Malaysia Airlines has announced that a provisional deal to purchase eight Boeing 787's had lapsed and the airline was in talks with both Boeing and Airbus about the future of its wide-body fleet....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Noisy Noise Protesters
Airports offering their customers 24/7/365 operating hours are scarce in the German aviation landscape. Most are closed between late evening and early morning, among them Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Silk Way Refutes Claims of 'Secret' Flights for U.S. Defense Department
Azerbaijani private cargo airline, Silk Way Airlines, has strongly refuted claims in several online articles that it made numerous secret flights to transport hundreds of tonnes of weapons from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brexit and the Handling Industry
Time is getting short for the EU and the United Kingdom to come to terms on an acceptable departure of the UK from the European com-mon market. With now just six months to go before the UK is slated...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Spider Planes are Coming
An aircraft made of silk fibers? What sounds like an unpalatable sci-fi story could became reality within the next decade. Thanks to a start-up named AMSilk that succeeded in creating an advanced...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Agency Probes Air India's Aircraft Purchases, UAE Flying Rights
India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating bilateral air services agreements signed with West Asian countries between 2001 and 2012 as well as aircraft purchases by the state owned Air...
View Article