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Hactl Sets All-time Ramp Records

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest cargo handling agent – has broken two records for its ramp handling operations. In November the company handled 2,242 full freighters, beating its previous monthly record of 2,232 set in November 2014. On December 2, it also broke its record for freighters handled in a single day, with a total of 95, breaking its previous record of 92 set on ... [+]

IAG Cargo Offers New Routes in Latin America

IAG Cargo has announced three new routes on its Latin American network. From summer 2016, the carrier will operate direct flights from London Gatwick to both San Jose, Costa Rica and Lima, Peru. Additionally, on May 15, 2016, IAG Cargo will launch flights from Madrid ... [+]

ABC Airlines Continues Strong Growth

AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ (ABC) growth continued in November with a 27% upswing in cargo carried compared to the same month a year ago. Latest November figures show that ABC transported over 50,000 tonnes across its global network serving Europe, North America and Asia Pacific with overall results ... [+]

Quick Return for CAS on $2.5m Expansion of Miami Perishables Center

Consolidated Aviation Services (CAS) is seeing an immediate return on the $2.5 million investment to expand its perishables handling centre at Miami International Airport (MIA) with throughput climbing to 70,000 tonnes in the first nine months of 2015, a 400% increase on its volumes before ... [+]

Volga-Dnepr ‘Parachutes’ Cargo to Remote Antarctic Airfield

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has completed its first-ever ‘air drop’ by parachuting 208 barrels of fuel from an IL-76TD-90VD freighter onto a remote airfield in the Antarctic. The delivery from Novo will be used for inland scientific missions, vehicles and small airplane operations. The 34-ton shipment was placed onto ... [+]

Change of Commands at IAG Cargo

Andrew Crawley, currently British Airways chief commercial officer, is to become chief executive of IAG Cargo effective January 2016. He will report into IAG chief executive Willie Walsh and become a member of the Group’s management committee. Andrew will replace Steve Gunning who is leaving IAG ... [+]

CAS launches ePic Easy Export to enable 3,000 U.S. forwarders to transition to e-AWB processing

Consolidated Aviation Services’ (CAS) will be helping 3,000 freight forwarders in the U.S. to transition to electronic air waybill (e-AWB) processing with the launch of ePic Easy Export. The new web-based tool, which is planned for Q4 2015, supports CAS’ commitment to a paperless air cargo ... [+]

ABC Renews IOSA Operational Safety Certificate

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has successfully passed the audit procedures for compliance with the International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), renewing its certification for a further two years. The extension of the airline’s IOSA certificate acknowledge ABC's conformance with the highest global air safety requirements ... [+]

Air Cargo Continues to Flat-line

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo volumes measured by freight tonne kilometers rose just 0.5% in October compared to a year ago. Year-over-year expansion fell back from September’s faster growth rate, and total cargo ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo Presents Flying Ambassador for Aid Organization Cargo Human Care

A Lufthansa Cargo freighter is from now on flying around the world with the footprints of 24 children on its fuselage. The carrier has turned the MD-11F registered "D-ALCH" into a flying ambassador for the aid organization Cargo Human Care. The colorful design was presented on at ... [+]

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