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Korean Air Launches New Direct Service to Budapest

Starting from February 21, 2020, Korean Air will commence the new scheduled cargo flight from Incheon (Seoul) to Budapest and Frankfurt, deploying the Boeing 777F freighter. To meet the growing air cargo demand to Hungary, the airline will operate cargo flights twice a week, on Fridays and Sundays. It will depart from Incheon at 07:20 and return after making stops at Budapest and Frankfurt. With the sharp boost of ... [+]

United Cargo Makes Additional Schedule Changes in Asia

As reported on February 28, 2020: United Cargo is advising our customers that United is suspending some service to Tokyo Narita, Osaka, Singapore and Seoul. We are also extending the suspension of flights between our U.S. hubs and Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai and Hong ... [+]

COVID-10 Cuts Demand and Revenues for Air Freight

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its initial assessment of the impact of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 outbreak (COVID-19) shows a potential 13% full-year loss of passenger demand for carriers in the Asia-Pacific region. Considering that growth for the region’s airlines was forecast ... [+]

United Extends Suspension of Mainland China and HKG Flights

United Cargo is advising our customers that, after evaluating our operations between the U.S. and Beijing, Chengdu, Hong Kong and Shanghai, United has decided to suspend these flights until April 24. We will continue to monitor the situation in China and evaluate our schedule as ... [+]

American Airlines Cargo Delivers over a Million Pounds of Love

From Jan. 29 through Feb. 13, demand for Valentine’s Day flowers marks one of the busiest seasons for American Airlines Cargo, and team members around the world rose to the occasion this year. On average, the airline ships more than 1 million lbs. of flowers ... [+]

Forwarders, Hauliers now have the Clarity Needed to Start Preparing for Post-Brexit Customs Changes

Forwarders and hauliers now have enough clarity to start preparing for a post-Brexit business landscape, according Peter MacSwiney, chairman of Customs clearance solutions provider Agency Sector Management (ASM). There is limited time to implement the systems needed to tackle trade friction following the UK Government’s announcement ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo, ANA Cargo Fly Relief Goods to Australia

Lufthansa Cargo and ANA Cargo jointly transported about two tons of relief supplies to Australia. Starting on Feb. 3, 2020 in Frankfurt, Germany, Lufthansa Cargo was responsible for the transport to Tokyo, Japan. From there, ANA Cargo took over the transport to Sydney, Australia. DB ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo Poised to Support Global Trade in 2020

At the start of a new decade, Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is geared up to facilitate global trade and cargo movement in 2020 and beyond through a combination of innovative product development and investment in ‘fit for purpose’ infrastructure. "The global air cargo ... [+]

Saudi launched SAL for handling, logistics services at Saudi airport

On 16 Dec. 16, 2019, Saudi Arabian Airlines launched the Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL) Co., the new independent entity within the Saudia Group which will act as the main cargo gate and ground handling and logistics services hub across the Saudi airports. The launch was ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo operations special Charters to fly cherries from Chile

Between 15 November and 13 December 2019, Emirates SkyCargo operated several special charter flights to transport cherries from Chile to destinations in East Asia including Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul. The cherries made their way from Santiago on Emirates SkyCargo’s Boeing 777 freighter aircraft which ... [+]

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