Etihad Cargo and Astral Aviation celebrate inaugural flight strengthening Abu Dhabi-Nairobi connection
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, in partnership with Astral Aviation, a leading cargo airline with extensive African network coverage, successfully completed the inaugural flight from Nairobi, Kenya, to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on March 21, 2024. This flight marked the commencement of a…
Read MoreCargoAi launches innovative Air Freight Load Board feature
CargoAi, a global leader in airfreight technology solutions, complements the existing marketplace & API solutions for forwarders & airlines by launching a revolutionary new feature – the Air Freight Load Board. This innovative feature is designed to empower freight forwarders and carriers alike, streamlining the process of finding and…
Read MoreB&H Worldwide UK mandates all electric local deliveries
B&H Worldwide, a world leader in aerospace logistics, has further enhanced its environmental commitment by mandating that local London Heathrow collections, deliveries and corporate travel by road should be entirely electric from February 2024. Forming a key pillar of its global social responsibility, the company will initially introduce the…
Read MoreAsia Pacific export tonnages and rates continue to rise; demand and rates from Middle East & South Asia on the ascent; disruptions to container shipping in Red Sea benefit
Air cargo tonnages and rates from Asia Pacific are continuing to rise, five weeks on from the Lunar New Year (LNY) dip in early February, as disruptions to container shipping and strong demand for cross-border e-commerce shipments continue to boost volumes and prices. According to the latest weekly figures…
Read MoreAmerican Airlines cargo ships record number of ‘living works of art’ globally
American Airlines Cargo is moving record numbers of decorative koi carp, known as Nishikigoi, from Japan to destinations around the globe. These ancient and long-living ornamental fish are highly prized by collectors, where their curated environments often serve as an element of artistic design. The most beautiful of the…
Read MoreAir India Express to launch Kolkata-Kochi flights in April
Air India Express is all set to start non-stop flights to Kochi and Imphal from Kolkata this April. The airline company is a subsidiary of Air India. The flights to Imphal will operate every day and those to Kochi will fly six days a week. At 7 am, the flight…
Read MoreRed Sea problems boost e-commerce traffic for NEO
NEO Air Charter operated 60 widebody freighter charters in the first two months of 2024, to circumvent e-commerce supply chain problems caused by the Red Sea attacks on shipping, which have effectively closed the Suez Canal route. επίσημη ιστοσελίδα The 60 B747F and B777F charter flights operated from Hong…
Read MorePartnership to provide consistent and transparent CO2 emissions calculations for air cargo shipments
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Smart Freight Centre (SFC) have announced a partnership to provide consistent and transparent CO2 emissions calculations for air cargo shipments. This is an important step for the global air transport sector to advance its decarbonisation efforts. The two organisations will focus…
Read MoreMumbai’s 2nd airport with $2 bn investment set to make India a transit hub
The Adani Group-helmed $2.1 billion project in the satellite city of Navi Mumbai is a microcosm of the massive infrastructure overhaul underway in India as it seeks to outrun China. The airport, with a lotus-shaped design, should start operations in March next year with a capacity for 20 million…
Read MoreLufthansa Cargo extends IATA CargoIS agreement
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Lufthansa Cargo has renewed and expanded the scope of its agreement to utilise CargoIS for its air cargo data needs, extending a partnership that has spanned over a decade. “We are pleased to announce the extension of our partnership with…
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