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- Freight Growth Slowdown Continues in June[Aug. 08, 2018]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 2.7% in June 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This continues the slowdown in air cargo growth that began earlier in 2018. Growth for the first half of 2018 stands at 4.7%, less than half the growth rate in 2017.
- Mixed Results at Schiphol Cargo with Belly Volume Up and Freighter Volume Down[Aug. 03, 2018]
Schiphol Cargo has reported a 2.3 per cent volume increase in belly cargo figures, as China and the US remain the strongest markets, and an extension of the network leads to growth in Latin America. - ANTONOV Airlines Completes Longest Succession of AN-225 Flights[Jul. 27, 2018]
ANTONOV Airlines has successfully completed the 12th in the longest succession of AN-225 flights in the aircraft's commercial operating history. - Cathay Pacific Successfully Concludes Trials for Next-Generation Track and Trace[Jul. 25, 2018]
Cathay Pacific has undertaken a proof of technology trial of Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) beacons in the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal, the airline's cargo hub in Hong Kong. - Changsha Opens First Regular Cargo Flight to North America[Jul. 24, 2018]
The first regular air freight service linking Changsha, Hunan province, with North America was launched on July 21, as a Boeing 747 cargo plane carrying 100 tons of Canadian lobsters landed at the Changsha Huanghua International Airport.
- Air Freight Route Links Wuhan with Liege[Jul. 20, 2018]
Central Hubei province's Wuhan Tianhe International Airport has launched a new freight route, linking Wuhan, the provincial capital, with Liege in Belgium.
- Air Cargo Industry Must Learn to Operate Like the Global Defence Sector to Thrive in Modern Age[Jul. 09, 2018]
Air freight must revolutionize the way it runs itself, modelled more on the US$1.7 trillion global defence sector, if it is to thrive in the modern age, according to OMX Founder and "Dragon" Nicole Verkindt.
- Air Freight Growth Continues to Grow Modestly in May, Up 4.2%[Jul. 05, 2018]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 4.2% in May 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This was slightly down from the 5.2% (revised from 4.1%) growth in annual demand recorded in April 2018.
- Air NZ Fined US$15 Million As Decade-Long Cartel Case Nears an End[Jun. 27, 2018]
It has taken more than a decade, but a US$15 million fine against Air New Zealand has nearly delivered the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission a complete victory against global airlines which ran a price-fixing air cargo cartel.
- Boeing, FedEx Express Announce Order for 24 Medium and Large Freighters[Jun. 21, 2018]
Boeing and FedEx Express today announced a new order for 12 767 Freighters and 12 777 Freighters as the world's largest air cargo carrier continues to invest in the industry's most capable freighters to better serve its customers.