Exclusive – FeaturePrint Revolutionizes Authentication System in Transportation
U.S. startup Alitheon developed an authentication system named FeaturePrint that has the potential to become one of the most far-reaching innovations, identifying cargo shipments, or luggage of...
View ArticleLenders, Etihad Airways Offer Hinduja Group Stake in Jet Airways - PART 1
Media reports from India say that lenders to India's financially troubled Jet Airways and the carrier's second-largest shareholder Etihad Airways have approached the Hinduja Group offering a stake in...
View ArticleCompetitors Eye Indian Expansion as Jet Airways Heads for Exit - PART 2
In a related development as described in PART 1 on the fate of Jet Airways, several carriers have announced they will increase or launch service to and from Indian destinations following the...
View ArticleHahn Airport Sliding Backwards?
Germany’s Frankfurt- Hahn Airport which is situated between Frankfurt and Cologne was the subject of much discussion during the past two years. This because a majority share was planned to be taken...
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IN BRIEF - THE LATEST AIR CARGO INDUSTRY NEWS Here comes Konnichiwa Japan LH Cargo’s sixth B777F christened in Tokyo At a ceremony held last week at Tokyo’s Narita Airport and attended by LH Cargo’s...
View ArticleBerlin Welcomes AA, While UPS Ups Freighter Capacity
Berlin, which is used to problematic aviation news, finally has something positive to announce: American Airlines commences serving Philadelphia, while U.S. integrator UPS switches their Berlin...
View ArticleBudapest and Henan Establish Aviation Silk Road
Budapest Airport and state-run Henan Civil Aviation Development Investment & Co Ltd have strengthened their mutual Road and Belt initiative in the field of air cargo. Last Saturday, the framework...
View ArticleICAO to Put More Emphasis on Cargo
During the first week of this month the International Civil Aviation Organisation, better known as ICAO, held their transport symposium in Seoul, Korea. A part of the conference was dedicated to...
View ArticleLuebeck Airport Eyes Class, not Mass
The days in which Ryanair, Wizz Air and other low-cost carriers landed at Luebeck Airport are over. Once these airlines migrated their traffic to Hamburg, Frankfurt or Berlin the northern German...
View ArticleChina Might Blacklist FedEx
There are strong indications that Beijing will take strong measures against U.S. package delivery giant FedEx as a reaction to misdirected Huawei shipments. The continued mishaps prompted the Chinese...
View ArticleIt’s Air Cargo Europe Time Again
Air Cargo Europe (ACE), the world's leading air freight trade show opens its doors again tomorrow (4 June) at the Munich exhibition center. The four-day gathering has attracted 230 exhibitors from...
View ArticleExclusive - Online Booking Platform cargo.one Lands a Big Deal
The multi-airline booking platform cargo.one enters into a global partnership with Russian Volga-Dnepr group member AirBridgeCargo and Stansted, UK-based CargoLogicAir, which is a strategic partner of...
View ArticleACE Belgium Against ACE Alaska
It’s not very often that we witness two airlines fighting for the right to be the sole users of their carrier’s name. This is however the case at the moment with two airlines on different sides of the...
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IN BRIEF - THE LATEST AIR CARGO INDUSTRY NEWS Unilode starts HKG repair centre Zurich based Unilode Aviation Solutions, a global provider of outsourced ULD management and repair solutions has moved...
View ArticleEMO Trans Moves into the Fast Lane
Forwarding agent EMO Trans GmbH is moving ahead fast: Recently, they relocated their European air freight gateway to a business center located near to Frankfurt Airport as a reaction to their growing...
View ArticleEmployment Map Strengthens Brussels Airport’s Negotiation Position
With some 24,000 jobs, 72% of which are full time employees (FTE), Brussels Airport is among Belgium’s major employers, a new study has revealed. Its findings may bring an important instrument in the...
View ArticleSwissport Helps Save Handler Back Aches
Zurich-based airport ground handler Swissport has been recognised with the Innovator Award 2019 at the IATA Ground Handling Conference which was held in Madrid last week. The award was presented to...
View ArticleAir Cargo Europe - Business as Usual?
“Logistics makes it happen” - this was the central theme at this year’s bi-annual Transport Logistic exhibition from 4 - 7 June which is traditionally held at the Munich Trade Fair grounds. Ten of the...
View ArticleExclusive - time:matters Shakes up the Chinese Market
The Speedy Gonzales among the specialists for urgent transports and complex logistics solutions has founded the first national independent company in China, named time:matters International Freight...
View ArticleUnilode Keeps Moving Ahead
Aircraft can’t operate without passenger baggage and cargo containers being in ample supply to take care of safe and reliable transport of such. Therefore this year’s Air Cargo Europe event in Munich...
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