Chinese airlines have lost US$3.1 billion this year because of coronavirus

CHINA's six listed mainland airlines have lost a combined CNY22

HAFFA welcomes freeze on security fee hike for air freight in Hong Kong

THE Hongkong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) has welcomed the decision...

Shelving of passenger flights globally severs air freight capacity in Canada

CONCERNS are mounting in Canada over the availability of air freight capacity amid the worldwide...

Coronavirus dents FedEx's profits, but firm expects air cargo to surge

FEDEX's third-quarter results for its 2020 fiscal year show that revenue increased to...

CAPA warns of airlines going bankrupt in 10 weeks all virus casualties

SYDNEY's Centre for Aviation (CAPA) says coordinated government and industry action could...

Virus dents FedEx profit, but says demand for air cargo to surge

FEDEX's third-quarter results for its 2020 fiscal year show that revenue increased to...

Too big for Buenos Aires shallows, ships find deeper water via cabotage

DIVERSIFIED Brazilian shipping group Wilson, Son, has received a major boost as mega ships...

US airlines fear travel ban; Canadian carriers seek state aid

THERE is talk among airline analysts and industry experts that the US government may close...

Virus impacting Scotland's salmon exports as air cargo supply shrinks

THE controls that have been imposed in various markets to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus...

Korean Air, Scoot, Cathay mull using passenger planes as freighters

KOREAN AIR said it plans to deploy passenger aircraft that have been idled to carry cargo...

China air cargo capacity squeezes US crab exports, fruit growers next

THE rate to ship crabs from the Pacific Northwest has rocketed 242 per cent from January US$5

Automotive shippers look to air cargo as supply chain breaks on virus fear

SINGAPORE's on-demand freight platform Cargobase claims a 40 per cent jump in expedited...

Cargo from Europe still allowed into US airports, but not passengers

THE White House has clarified that cargo is not included in the US ban on travel from most...

Frankfurt Airport's 45pc traffic drop reveals extent of virus hit

FRANKFURT Airport said passenger numbers are plunging, almost halving in recent days because...

Kerry Logistics moves to London Heathrow facility to boost air cargo

HONG KONG's Kerry Logistics Network has moved its air freight division into a new facility...

US transatlantic passenger ban expected to be major blow to air cargo

THE air travel ban from Europe - but not Britain or applicable to Irish citizens - to the...

Intra-Asia airfreight rates surge; China to Europe/US prices are rising

THE TAC Index shows that airfreight rates on trade routes between China and Singapore, and...

TIACA teams up with CLIVE Data Services to offer latest air cargo info

THE International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) says it will deliver the very latest market...

US$1.8m cocaine hidden in flower shipment seized at San Juan airport

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Puerto Rico's San Juan airport have...

Cathay offers cargo only passenger flights as China airfreight rates surge

AIRFREIGHT rates from China increased rapidly last week as demand from China begins to ramp...

Allied Air signs up to convert four passenger B-737 jets to freighters

AFRICAN freighter operator Allied Air has agreed to purchase four Boeing 737-800 passenger...

UPS gets the green light on US$216m expansion at Memphis airport

THE Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority yesterday approved a sixth amendment to UPS'...

Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines scrap flights to virus-hit Seoul

US-BASED carriers Delta Air Lines and Hawaiian Airlines have temporarily suspended some services...

IATA urges industry abandon airport slot coordination 'til end of year

AS the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on aviation operations worldwide, the...

South Africa pours US$1.1b into insolvent South Africa Airways as bailout

SOUTH AFRICA has doubled the level of funding for its national airline to ZAR16

Korean Air launches Seoul-Budapest cargo flights

KOREAN Air has commenced the first direct cargo flights between Seoul and Budapest that uses...

Hong Kong reaffirms US$642m spending to boost airfreight logistics

HONG Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, has reaffirmed the government's plan,...

Ice worth US$196m found at Sydney airport depot

AUSTRALIAN Border Force officers has seized up to AUD300 million (US$196

Silkway West Airlines keeps flying cargo to China

SILKWAY West Airlines has been continuing to operate its scheduled and charter flights to...

Missouri's Kansas City International Airport cargo falls 2.9pc in January

KANSAS City, Missouri, airport (KCI) cargo was were down 2

Oman Air Cargo's goal of full digitisation gathers fresh momentum

OMAN Air Cargo is moving closer to achieving its goal of 100 per cent digitisation by offering...

CEVA wins 5-year contract to manage Airbus parts in Hamburg

CEVA Logistics has been awarded a five-year contract to manage spare parts and components...

Swissport wins IATA CEIV Pharma cert for Nairobi airport warehouse

SWISSPORT's warehouse operation in Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has...

SpiceJet flies cargo flights from Visakhapatnam airport

INDIA's SpiceJet launched cargo flights from Visakhapatnam airport to Surat and Kolkata...

Mumbai airport opens mega cold storage unit for farm and pharma products

MUMBAI airport has announced the launch of an exclusive terminal for processing and storage...

SF Airlines sends over 100 flights to new coronavirus-hit regions

SHENZHEN's SF Airlines has sent a total of 107 flights carrying emergency supplies to...

Qatar Airways, Cargolux fly medical relief to China to combat virus

FIVE aircraft - two 747Fs and three 777Fs departed one after the other for Beijing, Shanghai...

US wins WTO approval for tariffs on US$7.5 billion of EU aircraft

IN RESPONSE to a World Trade Organisation (WTO) decision that permits the US to impose retaliatory...

Asia Pacific's air cargo unravels as virus creates havoc on supply chains

THE coronavirus outbreak is presenting the air cargo industry in the Pacific Rim and Asia...

Beleaguered Qatar Airways increases share in BA owner IAG to 25.1pc

QATAR Airways has increased its share in British Airways parent IAG to tighten its grip on...

Dreamlifts no longer acting as a GSA for Antonov Airlines

DREAMLIFTS Ltd will no longer serve as the worldwide general sales agent (GSA) for Antonov...

Freighter conversions all the rage as Boeing wins small aircraft orders

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co failed to win any orders for commercial aircraft in January...

Falling air freight points to global downturn, hammered home by virus

GLOBAL air freight weakened again last month, after improving in the last quarter, dashing...

Amazon to build 20,000-square metre cargo hall at Leipzig/Halle airport

AMAZON is expanding its operations at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport with the addition...

FedEx and UPS to battle each other over Mexico's growing air cargo traffic

RIVAL express companies FedEx and UPS both have their minds set on grasping a larger chunk...

Air-sea freight combination could ease virus-struck air cargo capacity squeeze

AIR and sea combined transportation solutions could help ease air freight capacity shortages...

Boeing talks down air cargo growth in 2020 due to coronavirus

DESPITE signs that the coronavirus outbreak is peaking on mainland China and that symptoms...

DSV Panalpina's airfreight volumes rise but profits decline due to integration

DSV's air freight revenues and volumes improved last year after buying Panalpina

Kenya, US sign revised air cargo agreement

KENYA and United States have signed an amendment to the US-Kenya Air Transport Agreement,...

Alaska airport takes precautions handling cargo movements to and from China

ALASKA's Ted Stevens Anchorage international airport (ANC) is continuing routine air cargo...