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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Same week, different scale: 2 e-commerce visions

Within days of each other in the first week of MAY26, the global household name in e-commerce and a...

A Market Without a Single Driver

Air cargo has lost its engine. E-commerce is no longer in hyper-growth, and without it, the market has no...

Ostend-Bruges Airport faces headwinds

Abandoned warehouses, limited air traffic. Some buildings at Ostend-Bruges Airport (OST) are in a state of advanced decay –...

Spotlight on… Olga Palec-Furga, Chief Operating Officer, 4RCargo

Each week, CargoForwarder Global shines its ‘Spotlight On…’ a particular segment of the air cargo industry to show just...
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Lufthansa Cargo launches GlobeCross

With this new subsidiary, the freight carrier is taking a further step in its strategy to widen its business activities beyond traditional air freight...

Halifax to become WestJet’s Atlantic Gateway

The Canadian airline will add three additional European destinations to its existing six transatlantic routes to and from Halifax. These are Lisbon, Madrid, and...
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Will Europe become a museum?

Europe could be on its way to becoming a museum if the business and political leaders do not urgently acknowledge new global realities and...

The Cute, the Wild, and the Boney in air cargo

Animals are not a rare sight on aircraft given that around 200,000 live animal shipments were recorded by IATA in 2024, and that figure...

Riga debut of Nordic Air Cargo Symposium draws record attendance

The Baltic Air Cargo Symposium in Riga, Latvia, once again demonstrated that the Baltic region is steadily positioning itself as an increasingly important player...

Spotlight on… Sean Wismann, Business Development Manager, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo

Every week, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ gives the stage to an individual working in a particular segment of the industry, to showcase their function...

QCS weathers the current storm

Nestled alongside one of Europe’s oldest transport routes – the beautiful and legendary Rhine River – the idyllic town of Rüdesheim played host to...

RIX positions Itself as a strategic Baltic Cargo Hub

At the fringes of the Nordic Air Cargo Symposium, orchestrated by Euroavia International and held in Riga, Latvia on 28APR26, we conducted an exclusive...
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Germany: The aviation cash cow in crisis

For years, German governments – whether led by Conservatives or Social Democrats – have viewed aviation as a cash cow. Whenever the government needed...

Spain moves deeper into air cargo power structure

While Lufthansa captured headlines in April 2026 with its centenary celebrations and the opening of Terminal 3 at Frankfurt Airport, a quieter but strategically...

Cargo data in a broken world: Information is crucial

Air cargo is being hit from three sides at once: capacity is collapsing, costs are rising, and demand is turning unpredictable. Jet fuel prices...

Wildcats rescued from war zone

An example from the Ukrainian region near Kharkiv, which was attacked by Russian troops, shows the disastrous consequences that wars can have not only...

LATAM Cargo and Quick Cargo advance SAF use

LATAM Cargo Group has awarded logistics provider, Quick Cargo Service (QCS), a prize for its commitment to climate protection. Specifically, QCS has financed a...

Cargo Airlines welcome the Mercosur treaty

This agreement is sparking the imagination of freight carriers because it promises a significant increase in tonnage due to the virtual elimination of customs...

Hapag-Lloyd intensifies business in India 

Executives of the shipping line, Hapag-Lloyd, and representatives of India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI)...

Chinese freight drone HH-200 completes maiden flight

The HH-200, a new, large cargo drone manufactured by Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the country’s leading aircraft manufacturer, has successfully completed its maiden...