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Globe Air Cargo France and Air China Cargo mark 30 years of cooperation

Globe Air Cargo France, the French subsidiary of ECS Group, and Air China Cargo are celebrating three decades of cooperation, underlining the long-term development of Air China’s cargo presence across the European market. Since the partnership began in the...

Asia Pacific traffic shifts as Middle East disruptions reshape global connectivity flows

Air traffic flows across major intercontinental corridors have been significantly rebalanced following widespread disruption to Middle East carrier operations, highlighting the region’s structural importance as a global transfer hub. The Middle East traditionally plays a central role in connecting...

Condor Launches “Express” Cargo Product for Time-Critical Air Freight

Frankfurt-based Condor Flugdienst GmbH is significantly expanding its cargo offering with the introduction of a new “Express” product, designed to meet the growing demand for ultra-fast and reliable transportation of time-sensitive shipments. The service is available immediately across Condor’s...

Gebrüder Weiss Appoints Goran Susak to Lead Germany Land & Logistics Operations

Gebrüder Weiss has announced the appointment of Goran Susak as the new Managing Director of its Land & Logistics Germany division, effective 01JUL2026. The experienced logistics executive joins the company from Kühne + Nagel and will be responsible for...

QR Cargo handled more than 2.8 mn tons in FY2025/26 despite market challenges

Qatar Airways Group reported strong financial results for the 2025/26 financial year, with Qatar Airways Cargo continuing to play a major role in the company’s overall performance despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty impacting global supply chains. According to...

WiseTech Global Joins DCSA+ to Advance Digital Standards in Container Shipping

The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has announced that WiseTech Global has joined its DCSA+ partnership program to help accelerate the adoption of open digital standards across global container shipping. WiseTech, developer of logistics and supply chain platforms including CargoWise...

DP World’s Panama operations now IATA certified

UAE-based logistics operator, DP World, is focusing on expanding its air cargo movements and to that end, has now also secured IATA certification for its freight forwarding operations in Panama, following on from Brazil’s certification in 2025. The certificate...

Volvo and DSV are going autonomous in Texas

Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) and global logistics provider, DSV have launched autonomous freight operations in Texas, marking a notable milestone for self-driving freight in the United States. The partnership kicked off with the first commercial truckload hauled by the...

Qatar Airways Cargo announces 12% capacity boost

Qatar Airways Cargo published its latest network enhancements last week, which show that it is significantly strengthening its worldwide reach, not only in resuming operations on certain routes, but also announcing new destinations and frequency increases. Together, those changes...

United Airlines carries precious, historical cargo home

The carrier was involved in the return of a piece of Hawaiian History: the 'Ahu'ula. This is a centuries-old, traditional Hawaiian feathered cape belonging to Chief Keaoua Kekuaokalani, who fell during the Battle of Kuamo'o in 1819. Long held...

Envirotainer and Cathay opt for cleaner skies

Cold chain specialist, Envirotainer, and airline, Cathay have taken a concrete step toward greener logistics, by opting for SAF on pharma shipment routes. The agreement sees Envirotainer join Cathay's Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Program – one of Asia’s...

DHL Express pushes innovation, capacity and sustainability

DHL Express rolled out three significant developments this spring. Launched in MAY26, across eight markets, DHL Express’ new AI-powered item identification tool is a first for the global express industry. Shippers simply photograph their item on any smartphone, and...

Blooming lovely in record figures over at Avianca Cargo

Avianca Cargo closed its 2026 Mother’s Day season with record results, cementing its role as the top air carrier of flowers from Colombia and Ecuador to the United States. The airline transported more than 21,000 tons of flowers (which...

LATAM Cargo retained its top spot in flower shipments

The members of the LATAM Group of Airlines transported 24,400 tons of flowers from South America to the USA and transcontinental destinations to meet consumer demand on Mother’s Day event. The volume flown is equivalent to approximately 560 million...

TIACA announces new Keynote Speaker Series

Not long now until the air cargo industry’s top-level executives descend upon Warsaw for The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)’s annual Executive Summit. Taking place in Poland from 01-03JUN26, and hosted by LOT Polish Airlines and Port Polska, this...

Qatar Airways Cargo pioneers dual temperature management

“Qatar Airways Cargo has once again raised the bar for pharmaceutical air transport with the introduction of Pharma Passive FlexTemp – a new solution designed to tackle one of the biggest challenges in the industry: managing dual-temperature requirements within...

Silk Way West Airlines marks 10 years of operations to Japan

Silk Way West Airlines recently celebrated a decade of flights to Japan, which began with an inaugural Baku–Komatsu flight back in 2016. Since then, the airline has added Kansai and Narita to its Japanese network and now operates two...

United Cargo delivers relief supplies to Typhoon Sinlaku victims

When disaster hits, United Cargo is immediately in contact with relief organizations to arrange help in transporting responders and aid to the crisis location. That is what also happened in the wake of Typhoon Sinlaku, which devastated the Northern...

WCAworld to attract next gen in freight forwarders with GAA NEO

Independent freight forwarder network, WCAworld, announced the launch of a new sub-network designed to bring emerging freight forwarders into the fold alongside established members: GAA NEO. GAA refers to its existing affiliate network: Global Affinity Alliance. The core idea is...

TCE and Virgin Atlantic Cargo on a bull’s eye first year

Time flies when you’re having fun, they say. It also flies when you’re focused on building up a solid cargo presence in Europe – which is why Virgin Atlantic Cargo opted to partner with specialist air cargo operations and...

Japan Airlines (JAL) is trialing robots in ground handling

There have been a few amusing videos making the LinkedIn rounds this week, illustrating what might become commonplace in the next decade. Japan Airlines (JAL) announced on 27APR26, that it has commenced a pilot project at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport,...

Alaska Airlines celebrates first non-stop flight from SEA to FCO

History was made on 28APR26, when Alaska Airlines launched “the first-ever direct connection between the Emerald City and the Eternal City” – in other words, connecting Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO)...

WFS to deliver EFFH handling for Kuehne+Nagel in FRA

EFFH stands for the new ‘E-commerce & Freight Forwarder Handling’ services that SATS company, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), offers not just at Frankfurt, but also Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Liege, London, Madrid, Stockholm, and 12 French airports. Kuehne+Nagel recently...

Awery Aviation Software wins IATA’s ONE Record Hackathon

That is pretty much a recycled article headline, since this is now the fifth time that the software provider has come out tops at International Air Cargo Association (IATA)’s ONE Record Hackathon. This time, the intense, 48-hour event wherein...

Cathy Cargo and GLS win Jettainer ULD Challenge

At last week’s IATA ONE Record Hackathon at Cathay City in Hong Kong, Jettainer posed the following real-life ULD challenge: “How can the storage and handling of cool passive pallets be ensured to always remain within the correct temperature...
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