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AACargo Transports Rescue Dogs to New Homes for the Holidays

From Texas to the East Coast, dozens of dogs in need will be finding new homes this holiday season thanks to Society for Companion Animals, a Dallas-based non-profit, and the American Airlines Cargo team. Society for Companion Animals transported a record-breaking 61 dogs in two days, each rescued from streets and shelters. The dogs flew to their forever homes via 19 American Airlines flights. Each pet, wearing a sweater of ... [+]

Southwest Airlines Inaugurates New Service to Havana, Cuba

Southwest Airlines began service on December 12 to Havana, Cuba -- the carrier's 100th city. The inaugural flights departed Tampa International and Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International. Southwest employees and executive leaders joined customers in traveling aboard the first-ever Southwest flights to Havana. Service to Santa Clara, ... [+]

dnata enters Canada with investment in GTA’s cargo and ground handling operations

dnata, one of the world’s leading air services providers, has reached an agreement with Canada’s GTA Aviation to purchase a 50% stake in its cargo and ground handling operations at Toronto Pearson International Airport. This investment marks dnata’s first step into the Canadian market and is ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo Cool Center to be expanded

Lufthansa Cargo is to significantly expand the Cool Center at its home hub in Frankfurt: “After five years of success, we want more. That is why we intend to further upgrade and significantly expand our Cool Center in the coming year”, said Dr Alexis von ... [+]

IAG Cargo launches new Paris to New York route through OpenSkies

IAG Cargo has launched the start of a new Paris Orly to Newark New Jersey route, its first ever direct cargo route between France and the USA. The service is expected to appeal to French forwarders looking to access the US market through a ... [+]

ARS voted “Best Cargo Handler” in Jo’burg; becomes Nairobi’s biggest handler

Africa Flight Services (AFS), part of Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) global airport services group, has been voted ‘Best Cargo Handler of the Year’ for 2016 at Johannesburg’s O. R. Tambo International Airport in the annual ‘Feather Awards’ for service excellence. The awards are presented by Airports ... [+]

Atlas Air Worldwide Announces 747-400F Service for New Customer

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced on December 1 that its Atlas Air, Inc. unit has entered into an agreement to operate its first Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), with an opportunity for additional aircraft in the future. The contract is initially for ... [+]

AACargo to benefit from use of 787-9 on International Routes

American Airlines has launched its international Boeing 787-9 service between Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Madrid Barajas (MAD) in Spain, offering cargo customers up to 36 LD3 positions, or 12 pallets, depending on the market. The 787-9 is also currently operating from DFW to Sao Paulo (GRU) ... [+]

Grinch trying to steal Christmas

About 250 pilots for ABX Air went on strike early last week in a dispute over working conditions and time off. The strike affected dozens of flights and more than 1 million pounds of cargo. They are picketing ABX’s headquarters in Wilmington, Ohio and DHL’s ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo and the German Red Cross sign cooperation agreement

Closer cooperation on the transport of aid as air cargo in the event of humanitarian disasters When disaster strikes, the assistance provided must be fast, flexible and effective. Lufthansa Cargo and the German Red Cross humanitarian aid organization have now signed an agreement that will ... [+]

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