Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, has announced a new joint venture (JV) with Sociedade Gestora de Aeroportos (SGA-SA) to deliver cargo and lounge services at Luanda International Airport (LAD). As part of the new partnership, the newly formed M...

Air France-KLM and the CMA CGM Group announced today the effective launch of the long-term strategic air cargo partnership they made public in May 2022. This partnership will have an initial duration of 10 years and will see Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo, part of Air France-KLM Group, and CMA CG...

With sustainability becoming an increasingly pressing issue, Air France and KLM have recognised that genuine change will only happen if the entire aviation ecosystem works together to transform our industry. Organised under SkyTeam’s Alliance Umbrella, 17 of the 19 affiliated SkyTeam airlines a...

Swissport is growing its business in Asia through the extension of key partnerships in Japan and South Korea with Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, FedEx Express Korea, Air France and KLM. In addition to renewing its contract with Air France, KLM and Air Calin at Japan's Tokyo Narita airport, Swisspor...

Air France KLM’s head of cargo, Marcel de Nooijer, will be transitioning from the position at the start of next year,  where he will then be joining KLM-owned Transavia where he will replace Mattijs ten Brink, who left the company at the end of September, as chief executive. “I am looki...

Air France KLM Martinair (AFKLMP) Cargo has reintroduced Lusaka (Zambia) into its African freighter schedule after a three-year hiatus. The connection is AFKLMP’s 13th freighter destination in Africa. It will operate a Boeing 747F on the sector once a week from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)...

Air France KLM Group is the latest to report declining figures as in June cargo demand fell compared to the same month last year. In June, the group’s revenue tonne kilometres (RTK) were down 3.6 per cent on the 721 million in 2018 to 694 million. For the first half of the year, RTKs were thou...

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has met seasonal peak flower demand for Valentine’s Day and reported it flew 10 per cent more flowers than last year. The airline group shipped about 3,300 tonnes of flowers to Europe from leading production and export countries such as Kenya, Ecuad...

Swissport is set to take full control of Heathrow Cargo Handling (HCH) after increasing its stake from the 50 per cent it held as part of a joint venture with Air France. With the recent agreement to acquire the remaining 50 per cent stake of HCH from Air France, Swissport will fully own the carg...

Air France KLM Martinair (AFKLMP) Cargo has become the first major airline group to successfully pass the IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification process for its hub operations in Amsterdam and Paris, as well as the Air France and KLM airline processes. After having set the industry standards in Februa...

Air France KLM Martinair (AFKLMP) Cargo has launched its winter schedule which includes adding capacity via belly services to Costa Rica and Sri Lanka. The network of the three carriers will operate from Sunday, 28 October 2018 to Sunday, 31 March 2019 and will fly around 1,060 weekly freighter a...