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Delta Cargo Commits to Sustainable Future

Delta Cargo has joined the Sustainable Air Freight Alliance (SAFA), a business-led collaborative initiative aiming to reduce its members’ environmental footprint. The move aligns with Delta’s pledge earlier this year to become the world’s first carbon neutral airline. The airline has committed $1 billion over the next 10 years to mitigate all emissions from its global business. SAFA is a collaboration between shippers, freight forwarders and airlines to track and ... [+]

July 2020: Air Cargo Prices per kg dropping by 9%

World ACD reports that since air cargo developments started to completely go "off the charts" in March 2020, every month the question arises whether the next month will be a bit more normal, whatever 'normal' may mean. Going by the worldwide month-over-month (MoM) figures for ... [+]

Saudi Cargo expands scheduled flights; adds Shanghai to network

Saudia Cargo has expanded its cargo network with the addition of Shanghai station to its flight schedules which commenced August 15. Saudia Cargo now operates two flights a week, Saturdays and Tuesdays, originating from Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport to ... [+]

Amerijet Completes IATA’s CEIV Pharma Recertification

Amerijet International Airlines has completed its IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma recertification for the handling of temperature-controlled healthcare and life science products. IATA’s CEIV pharma certification is independently validated and ensures that all certified stakeholders meet or exceed the global ... [+]

Cathay Pacific Group Issues Profit Warning

The Cathay Pacific Group issued a profit warning on July 17 and released combined Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon traffic figures for June 2020. Profit Warning In its 2019 annual results announcement dated 11 March 2020, the Group had disclosed that it expected to incur a substantial ... [+]

WFS Wins 5-year Air France KLM Martinair Cargo Contract

Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) investment in state-of-the-art facilities as part of its long-term commitment to Brussels Airport has earned the world’s largest cargo handling company a new five-year contract with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo. Under the terms of the agreement, which commences this month, ... [+]

Air Cargo Continued ‘Gradual but Consistent Recovery’ in July

Global air cargo volumes continued to show a ‘gradual but consistent’ month-on-month recovery in July, increasing by 8% over June, according to the latest air cargo market analysis by CLIVE Data Services. The growth in chargeable weight last month – normalised for the fact that July has one more ... [+]

SWISS renews connection between Miami and Zurich

Swiss International Air Lines continues to bolster services by resuming flights to key international gateways around the world. As of August 4, travelers as well as freight from Miami have a direct connection to Zurich, and beyond, with the reinstatement of SWISS flights between Miami ... [+]

The cuteness of logistics

AirBridgeCargo Airlines, the carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, has safely delivered 54 cats and 25 dogs to their new places of living, where fluffy friends will find their new families. A total of 35 boxes of Maine Coon, Siberian, Ragdoll, Bambino, Sphynx, Devon Rex, Bengali, British shorthair, ... [+]

Rickenbacker Airport enjoys record-breaking June activity

Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) reported at its July 28 Board meeting that Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) broke previously held records for international cargo in June, reflecting the airport's unique ability to shift gears in response to pandemic needs. In June, Rickenbacker eclipsed all-time records for ... [+]

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