From 16JUN25 onwards, the German freight carrier will sell the lower deck capacity of ITA passenger flights from São Paulo (GRU), Rio de Janeiro (GIG), and Buenos Aires (EZE) to Rome. Transport in the opposite direction and on other...
The air cargo world will be seeing a new headline appearing in the industry’s media outlets from tomorrow: AERION: A STRATEGIC THINK TANK FOR AIR CARGO. A new name with an entirely new approach to redefining cargo business and...
LATAM Cargo Group announced this week that it will be increasing its freighter frequencies between South America and Europe, come the winter flight plan in OCT25. Its Boeing 767 freighters will connect the two continents 15 times per week,...
The 16MAY25 was an historic moment in Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK)’s history as it marked the arrival of the first ever direct scheduled freighter connection between China and Scotland. This is the result of an agreement that has been...
Two companies issued press releases on their success in gaining or completing sporting contracts this week: Chapman Freeborn with its Six Nations Rugby charters, and Gebrüder Weiß scoring Austria’s Handball Federation as its customer.
For Chapman Freeborn, the deed is...
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport and Somon Air have entered a strategic partnership, formalized by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 07MAY25, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The collaboration between TRIWO Hahn Airport GmbH and LLC Air Company Somon Air, aims to enhance...
Nathan De Valck, Cargo Account Manager Sales & Marketing Brussels Airport, Managing Director Belgium for WFS, will become the new CEO of the airports of Antwerp and Ostend-Bruges.De Valck started his career as a management trainee at Aviapartner. He...
Cargo iQ has welcomed SAL, Saudi Arabia’s largest logistics and supply chain provider, as a full member, significantly strengthening its presence in the EMEA region. This move aligns with Cargo iQ’s goal to increase its member numbers and enhance...
For cargo to flourish and get the recognition it deserves at an airport requires a key cargo responsible. Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), which is serious about carving out its cargo future, has recognized this and appointed Pascale de Mieter...
Qatar Airways Cargo has partnered with Virgin Australia to significantly boost airfreight capacity for Australian exporters. The two countries enjoy a strong trade partnership with exceeds AUD 3.4 billion (QR 8 billion) annually, placing Qatar among Australia's top trading...
With effect 15MAY25, ECS Group subsidiary, HWF Scandinavia and Finland, as been appointed as Thai Airways’ exclusive General Sales and Services Agent (GSSA) in Sweden and Denmark. This decision reaffirms the airline’s trust in ECS Group’s expertise, extensive network,...
Christian Klick, the German Press Association’s (Luftfahrt-Presse-Club – LPC) Managing Director sent CargoForwarder Global the following obituary on Jürgen Weber. As former spokesman for Lufthansa and later the Star Alliance, Christian Klick personally knew the airline’s long-standing CEO from...
The German aviation industry mourns the loss of one of its icons: Juergen Weber passed away on Monday, 12MAY2025, at the age of 83. His name heads the list of outstanding Lufthansa executives.
The long-standing head of Deutsche Lufthansa joined...
Every week, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ brings a different part of the air cargo industry to the fore to show the multitude of careers that are possible here. With such a segmented industry where collaboration is key to ensuring...
Allivate, a 50/50 joint venture between airport operator, Fraport, and IT provider, Dakosy, is running a trial aimed at digitalizing the import processes at Rhine-Main Airport. If tests are successful, it will be a further leap forward from the...
With June 2025 just around the corner, CargoForwarder Global (CFG) asked TIACA’s Director General, Glyn Hughes (GH) a few questions about the TIACA Executive Summit 2025. This time, the three-day event will be hosted in Hong Kong, from 24-26JUN25....
The relocation of industrial production to locations outside of China has become a growth driver for DHL, stated CEO Tobias Meyer of logistics giant, DeutschePost/DHL, in a report published in the daily newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung. He mentions Mexico as...
This year’s TIACA Air Cargo Forum (ACF) will take place on Abu Dhabi’s 25 km² Yas Island – home to the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (since 2009) and one of the Emirate’s largest tourism projects (since it...
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) announced the promotion of two staff members as part of the current reorganization of its policy and compliance team. Pawel Jarza assumes the role of Policy, Compliance and External Affairs Director, and Robert...
When you are at the forefront of the industry with one of the world’s largest freighter fleets, you have every right to blow your own trumpet. And what’s more, you have a responsibility to set standards and educate the...
With the success that ULD management company, Unilode Aviation Solutions has achieved at its East Midlands airport location, thanks, it says to its exceptional team and customers, comes the need to move to a larges location and to operate...
Sunday, 04MAY25 saw a new milestone being achieved in Challenge’s network expansion, with the start of a weekly Tel Aviv (TLV) – Bangalore (BLR) -Tel Aviv freighter service. Challenge Group has been serving India since just over a year,...
Global GSA Group announced the appointment of its new CEO last week: Aytekin Saray brings almost thirty years of air cargo experience with him, having started out with Panalpina in 1996. Four years later, he joined Global Airline Services...
The fact that air freight and sea freight containers are becoming increasingly smarter is not really news. However, the reefer product, Controlled Atmosphere, offered to the market by shipping company Hapag-Lloyd and its Gemini partner, Maersk, is a whole...
The Belgian airport has secured the services of Kuehne+Nagel. From now on, a B747-8F will land there twice a week, which Kuehne+Nagel has chartered long-term from ACMI provider, Atlas Air. The inaugural flight took place on Friday (09MAY25), with...
