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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AAS) reported that cargo throughput for 2021 grew 15% compared to the volume seen in 2020. The hub processed 1.66 million tonnes of cargo last year, up from the 1.44 million tonnes seen the year prior.

December demand in the general air cargo market put a "final dampener" on 2021 peak season volumes as continuing supply chain issues, congestion on the ground, and concerns over the new Omicron virus suppressed any end-of-year uptick, according to in...

Turkish Cargo transported 63 horses from Chicago to Istanbul with 59 of which were shipped at the same time. The horses were brought in from Chicago to Istanbul by making use of specially designed 21 stalls (dedicated horse barns) with non-skid s...

Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, in China's Henan Province, saw its annual cargo throughput exceed 700,000 tonnes for the first time as the gateway signalled intent to become an international air cargo hub.

China’s first cargo airport, Ezhou Huahu Airport, in Ezhou, Central China's Hubei province has marked a development milestone as it carried out flight verification of the gateway signalling the completion of the airport. A Cessna 560 plane conduc...

Cathay Pacific General Manager Corporate Affairs Andy Wong said on recent days, five of its aircrew members have tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 during their “medical surveillance” following their return to Hong Kong.

Philadelphia (PHL) has secured US$30.7 billion funding from the United State's Federal Government to boost its aviation sector — including US$1.2 billion to support the roll out of its cargo expansion program as the state seeks to become a "premier c...

Korean Air is seeking to be a top ten global carrier and its chairman and chief executive officer, Walter Cho, said this year will be “crucial” to make that happen. Cho made the announcement in his New Year's address where he also conveyed his ap...

Cathay Pacific has announced that it is suspending all long-haul cargo and cargo-only passenger flights with immediate effect. The suspension will last until January 6. In a statement, the carrier said “due to additional, more stringent quarantin...

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Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru is starting to emerge as southern India’s leading air cargo hub

Crew load a My Jet Xpress flight at Roman Tmetuchl International Airport in Airai, Palau, in May. The airline has announced plans to expand its cargo operations at Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Malaysia’s second busiest.

After a bumpy start, the Airbus A330 freighter is poised to play a dominant role in the mid-sized freighter market, especially former passenger models of the A330 converted into the all-cargo configuration. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) offici...

Better integration of safety and security operations was touted as the way forward, as were options to improve both, in a panel discussion at the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Dublin in October. The two usually overlap, but security tends to look...

A bright future awaits the air cargo industry post-pandemic, the IATA World Cargo Symposium was told in Dublin in October.