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Lufthansa Cargo Triple Seven fleet grows

Lufthansa Group’s decision-making bodies have approved Lufthansa Cargo’s operation of two brand-new Boeing 777F freighters. Lufthansa Cargo ordered two brand-new Boeing 777F freighters in May of this year. The question of who would manage and operate these was left open initially. The jets are expected to be ferried from the Boeing plant in Seattle to their future base in Frankfurt am Main in February and March 2019 already.  “We are ... [+]

Turkish Cargo grew more than 7 times higher than market

Turkish Cargo performed 30% growth rate compared to the overall market, which performed 4.3% growth, reported World Air Cargo Market Data per its January-May 2018 data. Turkish Cargo reaches 307 destinations in 122 countries via Turkish Airlines, which flies to the most countries worldwide. The ... [+]

Virgin Atlantic Cargo forecasts high demand for new Sydney-Hong Kong services

With expectations of booming e-commerce volumes from China coupled with strong demand for northbound cargo capacity, Virgin Atlantic Cargo anticipates the new Virgin Australia daily Sydney-Hong Kong services to get off to a flying start. The service commenced July 2. Virgin Atlantic Cargo is marketing the ... [+]

Cargo Sustainability in North America’s 2nd Great Railway Boom to be Debated at Multimodal Americas

North America’s transforming cargo infrastructure, from the second great railway boom to strong growth in inland waterway transport, will go under the limelight at the inaugural Multimodal Americas show this fall in Toronto, Canada. Experts from leading logistics companies from across the globe will convene at ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo opens up a new trade lane to South America

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, will be adding Santiago, Chile to its network of cargo destinations from 5th July 2018. Santiago will be Emirates SkyCargo’s sixth destination in South America following Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Viracopos, Buenos Aires and Ciudad del Este. The ... [+]

Heathrow gets approval to become world’s biggest airport

London Heathrow has received the green to become the world's biggest airport. This follows a controversial decision by British lawmakers. Construction of a third runway, which would extend over the country's busiest freeway, was approved by Parliament. Lawmakers had debated for decades over how to ... [+]

AACargo transport priceless masterpieces from Spain to San Antonio

American Airlines Cargo (AACargo) recently transported priceless Spanish art from locations around the globe to San Antonio for the city’s tricentennial celebration. The works by El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, Picasso and other masters will be displayed at the San Antonio Museum of Art exhibition, “Spain: ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo signs milestone MoU with Cainiao Network to use Dubai as a hub

Emirates SkyCargohas signed an MoU with Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Ltd. (“Cainiao”), the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group, to jointly facilitate the delivery of cross-border parcels as Cainiao looks to expand its global logistics infrastructure with Dubai as a hub. The MoU was signed ... [+]

AirBridgeCargo Airlines awarded for development of Dutch-Russian economic cooperation

AirBridgeCargo Airlines,has received a RusPrix Award for its ‘outstanding contribution to the development of Dutch-Russian economic cooperation in the field of logistics and transport’. The award was presented during the annual RusPrix ceremony, which was held in Noordwijk aan Zee in the Netherlands on ... [+]

$677 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 214 Airports

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $677 million in airport infrastructure grants, the first allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. The 241 ... [+]

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