Tag: cargo
IAG Cargo to operate B787 on London-Chennai route
IAG Cargo’s pharmaceutical traffic is set to gain from the introduction of B787 passenger aircraft between London-Heathrow and the burgeoning Indian city of Chennai...
Read MoreEmirates SkyCargo boosts its capacity to Chicago
New daily Chicago flight will further stimulate demand for cargo services to Dubai and onto Emirates worldwide network...
Read MoreCanada to screen cargo in passenger bellies
In a move mirroring steps already well underway in the US, the Canadian government has announced a C$96 million (US$88.8 million) plan aimed at improving the security of Canadian air cargo, citing the potential for terrorist attacks......
Read MoreCathay beefs up Miami service
Cathay Pacific is set to add a fourth weekly cargo service to Miami as Asian exports to the US continue to recover. In its first year serving the destination, Cathay carried 13 859 tonnes of cargo into......
Read MoreSchipol launches ‘scan street’
A new air cargo security project – Cargo Checkpoint – has been launched at Amsterdam Schiphol airport in the Netherlands. It uses a variety of systems to check cargo containers as they are driven through a so-called......
Read MoreDubai Airport sees only slight cargo drop
While much of the world is still realing from the sharp decline in cargo volumes, Dubai International Airport has recorded only a small decline in cargo throughput of 0.76 per cent for the first six months of......
Read MoreUS anti-trust restrictions lifted for AF-KLM
Air France Cargo and KLM Cargo have announced the integration of their commercial activities in the US, effective 1 October as a result of US regulators lifting anti-trust restrictions that had previously prevented such an integration. This......
Read More“Brutal” cargo market, but AF-KLM cargo stabilising
The head of Air France-KLM said last week that Europe’s biggest airline is considering part-time jobs or temporary layoffs to combat the “brutal†situation in cargo and passenger demand. “Air France-KLM must remain competitive. I haven’t excluded......
Read MoreCargo decline slows in June at Frankfurt
Europe’s busiest air cargo hub, Frankfurt airport, has reported a slowing decline in cargo traffic in June. Frankfurt handled 148,211 tonnes of cargo in June, a 16.5 per cent drop from a year earlier that followed year-on-year......
Read MoreHeathrow sees June cargo improvement
London Heathrow reported a drop in cargo traffic of 14.5 per cent in June from a year ago to 103,400 tonnes, an improvement on the 19.2 per cent drop in May. London Stansted, similarly reported a traffic......
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