Schiphol’s slot dilemma – and no end in sight

Leading airports focus strategically and economically on growth rather than contraction. An exception is Schiphol. There, the municipality of Amsterdam demands that the number...

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Exclusive – Karaganda emerges as new Asian cargo hub

Karaganda (KGF): located at just seven hours’ flying time from Shanghai and seven hours to Frankfurt, it offers the...

AERION: Air cargo’s profit engine is generating thrust

Just over half a year on since AERION’s launch (CFG reported), and the unique concept of a ‘collective profit...

Kales thinks and acts like an airline

General sales agent Kales Airline Services acts, thinks and performs like a well-running airline, based on a close and...

Spotlight on… Jessica Stöber, Management Assistant, HAUS61

Each week, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ hands the mic to someone working in one of the many different areas...
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CARGOLAND – The finals is good, bronze is better

Liège Airport (LGG) takes its inspiration and ambitions from the Olympic Games. Just being part of the show is not enough; the aspiration is...

Volga-Dnepr awaiting revival

The heavily indebted Volga-Dnepr Group is to be taken over by the EAS Group (Evraz Avia Service LLC) during the course of Q1, 2026....
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A sad start to the new year

The German logistics industry lost two of its leading figures, forever: Dieter Haltmayer from Quick Cargo Service, and Günther Gasthuber from IGLU Air Cargo....

Three-way battle for TAP

The bride, TAP, is in a comfortable position: three attractive suitors are courting her. They are Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, and IAG. Following the takeover...
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Paper Out, Data In: WFS Madrid’s Digital Shift

Cargo growth at Madrid-Barajas is no longer just a headline statistic – it is reshaping how cargo is handled on the ground. As volumes...

Spotlight on… Jelena Babic, EMEAA Business Development Manager, NAP

Every week, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ gives the floor to an individual from one of the many stakeholders involved in ensuring that air cargo...

QCS launches cargo verticals strategy

The turn of the year is traditionally both a time for looking back and for delivering an outlook for the coming 12 months. This...

Holy Spirit propels Hapag-Lloyd

Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT), the infrastructure division of shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, is to build a terminal facility for handling sea freight items in Brazil....
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Insolvent carrier SmartLynx faces corruption charges

The Latvian Ministry of Transport has launched an extraordinary financial compliance assessment of the airline. At the same time, criminal investigations are reportedly being...

Fraport: E-Commerce is going through the roof

The increase is phenomenal. While a total of around 400,000 e-Com shipments per month were handled at Frankfurt Airport last year, the current monthly...

Who won with the EU PLACI programs?

The year 2025 started with an alarming sense of urgency in global trade, as tariff regulations fluctuated amid a self-initiated competition driven by the...

Exclusive – Fiege to take over Cologne Bonn Cargo Center

Fiege Logistics is about to become the new operator of the Cologne Bonn Cargo Center (CBCC), succeeding Emirates’ subsidiary, dnata, which ends its cargo...

DHL GF and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) join forces to reduce CO2 emissions

The two companies have signed anew framework agreement for emission reduction rights. The contractfurther deepens their joint commitment to decarbonizing the air freight industry...

Obituary: Mr. IGLU, Günther Gasthuber has passed away

Karl Eduard Guenther Gasthuber passed away peacefully at his home in Kelsterbach near Frankfurt, on December 18, 2025, following a brief battle with cancer....

IATA looks at 2025 and 2026

On 10DEC25, international air cargo journalists were invited to an online press conference held by IATA on the fringes of its larger, more passenger...

Rhenus and Avianca Cargo deliver helicopters to Brazil

Both companies have signed a comprehensive contract for the transport of helicopters from the USA to Vitória in Brazil. This is part of a...

A350F is on track

Even before the European frame maker launched the A350F program, Crawford Hamilton, Head of Freighter Market at Airbus, emphasized in an interview with CargoForwarder...