Frankfurt Airport yesterday released its traffic figures for January, welcoming an 8.8 per cent year-on-year increase in cargo volumes compared to the same period in 2023. Last month the German airport recorded more than 154,000 metric tonnes of cargo, noting a "significant rise" compared to Janu...

IATA (the International Air Transport Association) has released data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo demand rebounded in 2023 with a particularly strong fourth quarter performance despite economic uncertainties. Its figures show that full-year demand in 2023 reached a level ...

Fraport and software provider DAKOSY have announced a new joint venture to establish, operate and develop its Cargo Community System for air freight transport. The coalition will further develop with 'allivate', a platform which aims to digitalise air cargo processes both at Frankfurt Airport and...

Air cargo volumes surged from Vietnam to Europe last week amid the Red Sea crisis, new data has revealed. Today, Xeneta, an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking platform, has claimed retailers are turning to air freight to protect supply chains and keep their products on shelves amid the ongoi...

2024 may herald the start of a new economic growth cycle for the global air cargo industry after last year ended with a 9 per cent year-on-year rise in demand and the general air cargo spot rate reached its highest level in nine months, suggests the latest weekly market data analysis by Xeneta, an a...

Western Global Airlines, a US FAA 121 certified long-haul wide-body cargo airline with worldwide coverage, has announced that the company has successfully completed its comprehensive financial restructuring. WGA's Plan of Reorganisation was confirmed by the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of D...

dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has been awarded a multi-year contract with Maersk Air Freight in Germany. The partnership will see dnata provide quality and safe cargo handling services to the airline at Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN). dnata’s dedicated team will handle...

Vietnam Airlines and Turkish Airlines yesterday signed an agreement to further foster co-operation in the air cargo sector. The airlines say the agreement will bring long-term benefits to their air cargo customers as they plan a joint venture to provide a larger, faster network with enhanced direct...

The first panel on the second day of the Airfreight Pharma 2023 conference saw discussions about the "growing" MedTech industry and its logistical requirements. Here, Matt Way, director of supply chains at Porton Biopharma Ltd, shared his views on how to improve the industry: "What we need to ...

Prompt and seamless exchange of accurate information is essential for a robust logistics network. With ThinkPrime and Delpa Group, BlueBox Systems, a leading developer of intelligent air freight tracking solutions, welcomes two new customers for its state-of-the-art air freight tracking programming ...

In May and June, leading aircraft charter broker, Air Charter Service, arranged charters transporting more than 500 tonnes of relief goods to Guam in the wake of Typhoon Mawar, which hit the country and the surrounding region in late May. Ben Dinsdale, Director for Government & Humanitarian S...

Picture caption: (Left to right) Leonel Ortiz, Head of Cargo Development, Avianca Cargo;  Gabriel Oliva, CEO, Avianca Cargo; Lothar Moehle, Executive Director, Cargo iQ. The cargo carrier commits to driving global standards to strengthen its processes and looks to support regional and global...

The world’s leading air cargo carrier and disaster response nonprofit Airlink team up to coordinate shipments to several disaster-stricken countries around the world.   Since renewing its strong partnership in April 2022, Qatar Airways Cargo and Airlink have delivered 58 shipments on behalf of ...

Moving jointly forward in the field of digitalization and sustainability in air freight: Introduction of “paperless corridors” between Europe and Asia The first “paperless lane” between Germany and Hong Kong has successfully been established and piloted with 100 per cent paperless gen...

Turkish Cargo, the air cargo brand of Turkish Airlines, ranked the 3rd among the leading air cargo carriers in the world, in the wake of a prospering performance in May. The successful brand, which was ranked 5th on the same period of last year according to the monthly data published by the Inter...