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UPS partners on Rwanda drone network for humanitarian delivery

UPS has awarded a US$800,000 grant to support the initial launch of an initiative in Rwanda to explore using drones to transform the way life-saving medicines like blood and vaccines are delivered across the world. ... Read More
Australia Post, Qantas set to launch StarTrack’s domestic freighter network

To be launched in July this year, the freighter network will see Qantas Freight provide uplift for Australia Post and its SkyTrack subsidiary to carry domestic mail, parcels and express post until mid-2020.... Read More
SF Express gets CAAC approval on Wuhan air hub

The Shenzhen-based SF Express Group now holds the dominant position in the country's domestic air cargo market, accounting for 20 per cent of the total China market... Read More
Atlas Air to operate 20 B767-300 freighters for Amazon

Under the long-term agreements announced today Atlas will, starting in the second half of this year, operate 20 B767-300 converted freighters for Amazon on a CMI (crew, maintenance and insurance) basis by the group’s airline subsidiary Atlas Air.... Read More
IATA pessimistic on cargo growth this year

Asia-Pacific carriers saw a 5.2 per cent drop in demand in March 2016 compared to the same month last year, in part exaggerated by the effects of last year’s US seaport disruption which fueled strong demand for the region’s...... Read More
Healthy Q1 for UPS, Asia export growth offsets US softness

High demand from e-commerce shippers contributed to fast growth in business-to-consumer (B2C) deliveries this quarter in the domestic US market. ... Read More
Amazon makes further move into European logistics

The launch is further evidence of Amazon’s ‘disruptive’ ambitions to move deeper into logistics in Europe - essentially serving as a Europe-wide third-party logistics provider (3PL) by offering retailers the use of its logistics network for warehousing and fulfilment.... Read More
SF Express gets CAAC approval on Wuhan air hub

SF Express' new hub is slated to eventually have an annual capacity to handle five million tonnes of freight and become the fourth-largest cargo airport in the world.... Read More
Canadian carriers find maindeck fascination with South America

KF Cargo and Air Canada Cargo along with partner Cargojet, are turning their attention to the South American market with new maindeck services.... Read More
TIACA calls for greater coop in fight against counterfeit goods

The air cargo industry should be recognised as one piece in a three-pronged approach to combatting goods that infringe IPR, working alongside rights holders and Customs authorities, TIACA said.... Read More