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Turkish Cargo announced that it has moved its freighter operations from Ataturk Airport to Istanbul Airport — finally joining its passenger flights from the hub after operating on both airports for more than two years

Miami International Airport (MIA) said it shattered its cargo volumes in 2021 for the second year in a row — ranking as the busiest airport in the US and ninth busiest in the world for international freight. In a statement, MIA said it handled 2....

Lufthansa Cargo announced that it was recently re-certified by the independent auditing company SGS in accordance with the Cargo iQ Standards for quality management along the airfreight transport chain. The freight carrier noted that the comprehe...

Boeing has announced the launch of its new 777-8 Freighter and expanded its 777X and freighter families of jetliners to serve the growing demand for cargo. The American planemaker said it also received an order for up to 50 aircraft from Qatar A...

Qatar Airways Cargo announced that it has launched a cargo carbon emission calculator as part of its environmental sustainability and decarbonisation plans. It noted that in November last year, the carrier became the first cargo airline to join...

Etihad Cargo announced that it has been awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) for Live Animals. In a statement, the cargo arm of the Etihad Group said the certification was awarded following an IATA-led assessment o...

DHL announced that it has surpassed the 2 billion mark for delivery of Covid-19 vaccine doses to more than 175 countries in a bid to support global efforts to fight the ongoing pandemic. "Just over a year after we delivered the first vaccine, we...

Volga-Dnepr announced that it has completed a series of charter flights carrying over 12 million Covid-19 test kits from China to Denmark. The transport was fulfilled in cooperation with UK-based freight forwarder JAG-UFS and on behalf of the Dan...

Against a backdrop of continuing market uncertainties, general air cargo volumes in January 2022 recorded a modest 0.1% increase in chargeable weight compared to the opening month of last year, according to the latest industry analysis by CLIVE Data...

Hong Kong is extending its relief package for the airport community for another two months to the end March 2022 after already earlier implementing several extensions to its support scheme for the aviation sector. In a statement, the Airport Auth...

Boeing and China Airlines announced that the carrier has ordered four 777 freighters, adding to its extensive fleet of Boeing airplanes. It said valued at US$1.4 billion at list prices, the order will enable the airline to capture new market oppo...

PayCargo has announced that it processed more than US$10 billion of freight-related payments in 2021, a 250% increase from the level seen in 2020.

Hong Kong scaled back on its compulsory quarantine requirement while it extended the flight ban from select countries amid the continuous spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The Hong Kong government made the announcement on January 27 that...

Asia Pacific airlines saw "robust" airfreight growth last year despite persisting capacity constraints as most passenger flights remain grounded in the region. The Kuala Lumpur-based Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said Asia Pacific a...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said the air cargo sector had a "stellar year" in 2021 with the industry recording the "second biggest improvement" in year-on-year demand since IATA started to monitor cargo performance in 1990.