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UNITED CARGO EXPECTS "MINOR DISRUPTIONS" AMID 5G CONCERNS
19 January 2022United Cargo expects "minor disruptions" to its services amid growing concerns over the 5G rollout in the United States. Jan Krems, president of United Airlines Cargo, tagged the issue as "yet another aviation industry challenge" as he sought for...
Several international airlines have announced modifications or cancellations to flights to the United States amid recent concerns about the rollout of new 5G services that could affect critical plane technologies. Air India, All Nippon Airways, B...
Ontario International Airport (ONT) recorded a decline in air freight volumes in 2021 although remaining above the levels seen in 2019 before the multi-year drag from the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, the Canadian airport — one of the busies...
Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) will be building infrastructure — including a cargo terminal — at the Batam Hang Nadim Airport on the Riau Islands, close to Singapore, along with an Indonesian partner.
QATAR AIRWAYS LAUNCHES NEW CARGO CONNECTION TO MUNICH
17 January 2022Qatar Airways Cargo has recently launched cargo-only services to Munich Airport. "Qatar Airways is operating regular flights to and from Munich with a cargo version of its Boeing 777," it said in a statement.
FRANKFURT AIRPORT RECORDS “HIGHEST ANNUAL VOLUME EVER” IN 2021
17 January 2022Frankfurt Airport (FRA) said its cargo volumes last year were the "highest annual volume ever" recorded in its history. In a statement, it said that cargo traffic, in contrast to passenger volumes, saw very positive growth in 2021. Cargo through...
MUNICH AIRPORT SAW CARGO VOLUME UP IN 2021
14 January 2022Freight volume at Munich Airport "increased considerably" in 2021 as the number of cargo-only flights rose. The airport — one of Germany's busiest cargo airports — saw airfreight volume last year 22,000 metric tonnes higher than the level seen in...
AIR CARGO RATES 'COOL' – BUT PRICES EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH
14 January 2022Air freight rates have finally begun to "cool" as the market entered the seasonal first quarter airfreight through, according to the latest Baltic Exchange analysis. It said air freight rates from China to the US and Europe have dropped since Dec...
CHINA'S CARGO INDUSTRY RECOVERS TO NEAR-2019 LEVEL
13 January 2022China's air cargo industry has recovered to close to the level in 2019 before the Covid-19 disruptions according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). As of the end of 2021, the country saw the volume of air cargo and parcels rise...
BDP INTERNATIONAL SECURES IATA CEIV PHARMA CERTIFICATION
13 January 2022BDP International's three office locations in Brussels, Milan and New York have received certification from The International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) for pharma logistics.
AIR CANADA CARGO EXPANDS NEW FREIGHTER NETWORK
13 January 2022Air Canada Cargo continues to expand its newly-launched freighter service with additional new flights to its network. This week, the carrier announced that on January 2, its freighters began service to Miami, Quito, and Lima. Starting January 15...
POLAR AIR CARGO AWARDS LA HANDLING CONTRACT TO WFS
13 January 2022Polar Air Cargo has picked Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide long-term, cargo handling services for its operations at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). As of December 2021, WFS has provided full warehouse handling services for t...
More and more shippers are opting for more sustainable solutions to transport cargo with DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo announcing that tech company, Lenovo, decided to go for a carbon-neutral flight to move 20 tons of chargeable weight per week fro...
CHONGQING AIRPORT SEES RECORD CARGO THROUGHPUT
11 January 2022The international cargo and mail throughput of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport — one of China's busiest cargo airports — totaled 220,000 tonnes in 2021, up nearly 50% year on year. This marks the first time that the figure has passed th...
DELTA CARGO OKS USE OF RELEYE CONTAINER AS PHARMA DEMAND GROWS
11 January 2022Delta Cargo announced that it has approved the Envirotainer Releye RLP for usage on their fleet of aircraft citing increasing growth in demand for temperature-sensitive cargo.