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Brand new Boeing 777 Freighter extends DHL’s intercontinental fleet

The first of the new Boeing 777 Freighters ordered by DHL has commenced revenue service. On Saturday, May 25, the airplane took off from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), its home operating base. Clad in DHL’s yellow and red, the brand new 777 with the registration number N-705GT departed to Bahrain on its commercial maiden flight. The replacement of the older intercontinental fleet with the most fuel-efficient and reliable freighter type ... [+]

DHL opens state-of-the-art logistics hub at the Vienna Airport

DHL Global Forwarding, Deutsche Post DHL Group’s air and ocean freight specialist, together with DHL Freight, one of Europe’s leading road freight providers, opened DHL’s new Vienna Airport campus in the county of Fischamend. The state-of-the-art logistics hub will combine the strengths of the three different ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo and Gargash come together for prestigious charity motor rally

For the second year in a row, Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is partnering with Gargash, one of the largest distributors of premium and luxury cars in the UAE to transport cars for the Gumball 3000 motor rally, an annual celebrity event that ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo names new B777F “Konnichiwa Japan”

The new B777F aircraft D-ALFF was officially named yesterday at Narita Airport in Tokyo, Japan. In future, the Lufthansa Cargo freighter will be called “Konnichiwa Japan” (“Good day, Japan”). The aircraft was named in a joint ceremony by Peter Gerber, CEO and Chairman of the ... [+]

LATAM Cargo & CSafe Global sign global master lease agreement

LATAM Cargo, an air carrier operating to, from, and within Latin America, recently signed a Master Lease Agreement with CSafe Global, a provider of active and passive temperature-controlled packaging solutions. The agreement extends alternative transportation options to its clients shipping temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals. “Our top priority when ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo responds to weaker demand in the market

Demand in the global air cargo market is currently weaker than in the two previous record years. In light of this, Lufthansa Cargo will now adjust its schedule in order to reduce its overall offering for the second and third quarters, last extended in late ... [+]

ABC reports 10% growth of ‘nose door’ loaded shipments

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has seen demand for its ‘abc XL’ product for oversized and heavy cargoes continue to grow in the first four months of 2019, with volumes up 3% year-on-year to more than 11,000 tonnes. To reflect its growing position in this specialist part of ... [+]

Antonov Airlines Flies Personnel, Aid in Support of Relief Efforts after Cyclone Idai in Mozambique

Antonov Airlines has flown aid and personnel from Chalons Vatry Airport (XCR) in France, to Beira (BEW) in Mozambique to assist with humanitarian efforts in the region in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai. In addition to a 65-tonne payload of relief supplies, an ANTONOV Airlines AN-124-100 ... [+]

Cloud-Based SmartKargo, Hawaiian Airlines Renew 5-Year Contract

QuantumID Technologies announced that Hawaiian Airlines has renewed its 5-year contract with SmartKargo, continuing the cloud-delivered real-time management of the carrier’s air cargo business using the advanced end-to-end Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. Hawaiian was the first U.S. carrier to adopt the SmartKargo Cloud ... [+]

Turkish Cargo launches new cargo flights to Porto

As one of the fastest growing global air cargo carriers, Turkish Cargo included Porto (OPO), the second largest city and the most crucial industrial hub in Portugal, to its wide direct cargo flight network. Porto, the recently-launched destination of the accomplished air cargo brand, is not ... [+]

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