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Port of Seattle Commission becomes 1st US port with 10-year goal to transition to sustainable aviation fuels

The Port of Seattle Commission became the first United States airport operator to set a specific timetable and goals for reducing the use of fossil fuels and transitioning all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to commercially competitive sustainable aviation fuels. In a motion, the Commission called for a minimum of 10% of available jet fuel to be produced locally from sustainable sources within ten years, increasing to 50% by 2050. The ... [+]

Balancing capacity and demand — looking ahead to 2018

A Message from Sebastiann Scholte, Chairman, TIACA: So far 2017 has proven to be a year with solid growth for air cargo across different industries in all regions. For the last four quarters, demand has outpaced supply by more than six percent points; the first time ... [+]

SEKO’s Bringing Airfreight Home, at the Speed of eCommerce

SEKO Logistics has launched a new Airfreight+ Final Mile service in North America to give retailers, marketplace merchants and consumer brands a home delivery solution for bigger, bulkier products that delivers air cargo to their door at the speed of ecommerce. Already being used by a ... [+]

Dubai Airports reports continued growth in November 2017

The upward trend in passenger traffic continued at Dubai International (DXB) with the hub welcoming close to 7 million passengers in November 2017, according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at DXB reached 6,953,596 in November compared to 6,581,805 recorded ... [+]

Richard Norris Passes

  The International Air Cargo Association is saddened to hear about the loss of one of its past Board Members, Richard Norris. Richard was a founding member of the Association and cargo manager of Washington/Dulles Airport..   Vladimir Zubkov, Secretary General, TIACA said: “Although I didn’t know Richard ... [+]

FBJNA appointed agents for Multimodal Americas

  Multimodal Americas is North America's only one stop shop for shippers and cargo owners looking for new suppliers and ways to improve their businesses by finding new methods of moving their products more efficiently.   It will be held in Toronto Canada, October 16 - 18 ... [+]

ABC, Global Forwarding successfully trial RKN containers for pharma shipments from Russia

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has successfully completed a multi-modal shipment trial for DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) to deliver healthcare products from Moscow to Miami using an RKN active cargo container in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) cool chain standards. The RKN is a certified air cargo ... [+]

Delta Cargo Expands CEIV Approved Stations in Europe

Delta Cargo is now offering CEIV approved facilities at seven locations across Europe, with the recent addition of Dusseldorf airport to the network. These facilities are operated in conjunction with joint venture partners Air France-KLM. Delta is the first U.S. global passenger carrier to receive IATA's ... [+]

Agile emergency logistics eases pressure on global manufacturing in face of new air cargo capacity crisis

The seasonal peak in demand for air cargo space has far exceeded traditional levels, increasing the shortfall of air freight capacity and inflating prices. Prominent long haul intercontinental routes are among those most severely affected, which has led to major automotive component suppliers experiencing increasing ... [+]

Atlas Air, Polar Air Cargo Granted Preliminary Injunction

Atlas Air, Inc. and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., subsidiaries of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings learned on November 30 that their request for a preliminary injunction against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division, and Local Union No. 1224 (collectively, ... [+]

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