Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) continues to add to its international network – and particularly its Asian connections – with the launch, this week, of a scheduled DSV freighter service to South Korea’s Incheon International Airport (ICN). The weekly...
With the news of the CharterDesk launch still ink-fresh on the table (CFG reported), the company has already completed its first two cargo charter missions and is thus fully operational. Both flights involved Istanbul Airport (IST) – this first...
GOL Linhas Aéreas, one of South America’s fastest-growing airlines, has awarded the ULD management tender to Jettainer. The ULD expert will manage the Brazilian carrier’s containers and pallets and help support its strategic expansion. Later this year, GOL will...
Avia Solutions Group has appointed AJ Abedin to its Board of Directors and named him Senior Strategic Advisor, effective 20JUL26. Based in the United States, Abedin will help strengthen the Dublin-based aviation services group’s links with U.S. capital markets...
The launch of the Melbourne route comes in response to market demands, enhancing global supply chains and expanding the reach of Saudi exports to Australia, states Saudia Cargo in a release. The service reflects the cooperation between Saudia Cargo,...
Etihad Cargo is expanding its French operations and adding a second weekly freighter service to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), thus increasing capacity between France, Abu Dhabi, and major markets across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The...
Cargo iQ has restructured its Board to better represent the full air cargo supply chain and accelerate adoption of industry quality standards. Three new members have joined: Jeanne-Mari Reardon, Vice President Air Product EMEA of CRANE Worldwide Logistics; Paul...
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras is due to take delivery of four more Airbus A321 freighters, to boost capacity out of Azul’s Viracopos hub, strengthen domestic services to Manaus and Belém, and support international growth across Latin America. New and...
On 24JUN26, Venezuela was struck by devastating earthquakes – a magnitude 7.2 quake, roughly 160 km west of Caracas, was followed less than a minute later, by a magnitude 7.5 tremor along the San Sebastián fault system. The death...
Leadership changes at airlines are rarely just about replacing one executive with another. They often reflect a broader strategic direction.The appointment of Lorenza Maggio as the new CEO of Brussels Airlines (SN) is therefore more than a management announcement....
Each week, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ looks at a different segment of the air cargo industry, to show just how varied the many careers can be within it. Freight forwarders come in all shapes and sizes – and size...
Morocco has quietly built one of Africa's most effective aviation assets: an open-skies framework with Europe that has turned Casablanca into a genuine cargo gateway. Most of the conversation around African aviation focuses on passengers. But the cargo story...
Mammen Tharakan becomes new Director General of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA). He will officially assume his new role in AUG2026, succeeding Glyn Hughes, who headed the cargo association since 2021. With this personnel decision, TIACA has filled its leadership positions...
Early last week, TIACA introduced Mammen Tharakan as its new Director General. He succeeds Glyn Hughes, who is retiring (see PART 2).On Friday (24JUL26), IATA followed suit, announcing that Saadia Zahidi will be heading the association come November 2026....
In Q2 2026, DHL Group revenue increased by more than 10% in a year-over-year comparison, following a growth of 2% in Q1, 2026. EBIT reached around €1,850 million (prior year: €1,429 million), corresponding to a year-over-year increase of around...
… but nobody expects the calm to last.Three consecutive weeks of declining air freight rates would normally be seen as a clear sign that the market is returning to normal. This year, however, the picture is more complicated.
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Istanbul’s SMARTIST cargo hub is about to get a lot bigger. Turkish Cargo has again appointed Lödige Industries as its technology partner to expand the facility, which already ranks among the world’s largest cargo hubs at 370,000 m² of...
Three back-to-back B757F charter flights, one 38-hour window, 121 horses: Chapman Freeborn Group recently carried out a specialist live animal charter operation transporting Mongolian horses between Ulaanbaatar and Hanoi, delivered through its Asia Pacific team working alongside Intradco Global,...
Menzies Aviation announced a new into-plane fueling and fuel farm operations launch at Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) this week, bringing its UK fuels network total to 11 airports. It officially began delivering full, end-to-end fuel services at what it...
The corridor leverages American Airlines Cargo’s extensive daily transatlantic flight services connecting key European life sciences hubs (AMS + BRU) with major U.S. destinations via London Heathrow (LHR), one of AA Cargo’s largest international gateways. The solution is based...
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) has turned a profit for seven years running, with earnings up 11% to GBP 3.9 million in the twelve months to MAR26. Behind these numbers is a rapidly expanding cargo network: PIK now hosts 15...
Aero Cargo International France, the ECS Group subsidiary that has served as CORSAIR's GSSA partner for four decades, pharma logistics specialist Healthc’Air, and CORSAIR have teamed up for 20 weeks, to establish an end-to-end pharmaceutical shipment management. The initiative...
Every Sunday, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ highlights a different segment of the air cargo industry, inviting an individual to showcase their role, thus illustrating the many different career paths the industry offers. This week, CargoForwarder Global readers gain insight...
Due to the increasing shortages of spare parts nearly 20% of all commercial aircraft registered in Russia are currently grounded. This causes a massive shortage of transport capacity in a country where, due to its vast geographical dimensions, air...
Fragmented data exchange remains one of the biggest obstacles to digital freight transport. The Open Logistics Foundation believes it can change that. Its new eDeliveryNote project, led by Markant, aims to develop an open-source data model, standardized APIs and...
