a QATAR Airways Cargo is to launch its first scheduled freighter service in a five-times weekly service toDoha from one of the UK's largest freight hubs, London Stansted effective May 2014. The service will deploy a Boeing 777 freighter in the first regular service by one of the Middle East...

Cathay Pacific Airways is to expand its freighter services into Latin America by launching a three-times-weekly scheduled service to Mexico City from 1 March 2014 and increase its Guadalajara service from two to three freighter flights per week. The Mexico City service will operate on a Hong...

Emirates launched the first regular A380 service toSpain with daily flights to Barcelona replacing the Boeing 777 previously operated on the route. The airline expects the service to contribute to Spain s economic growth. The expansion is in response to strong passenger demand. Barcelona, the...

Algeria's Air Algerie has signed deals to buy three 250-seat Airbus 330-200s and also eight 150-seat 737-800s from Boeing. "This will help us reinforce domestic and international routes," Air Algerie chief Mohamed Salah Boultif said. Deliveries are scheduled from September to the end of 2016....

Cathay Pacific Airways ordered an additional 747-8 freighter as it continues to renew its freighter fleet with newer, more efficient planes in an effort to strengthen its position in the air cargo business. Cathay Pacific also ordered three 777-300ER airplanes. The order, valued at about US$1...

UAE-based Etihad Airways plans to introduce three more international destinations in 2014. It will launch daily services to Rome (Italy) and Jaipur (India), together with four flights per week to Yerevan(Armenia). The new routes will join a previously announced daily service to Los Angeles and...

IAG Cargo has unveiled new routes for its next-generation aircraft, the B787 and A380. Offering increased cargo capacity and cold-chain services, the aircraft will be deployed across a number of key routes in the IAG Cargo network throughout 2014. The B787 will launch from four locations on IAG...

Lufthansa plans to boost capacity on routes betweenGermany and Israel next year to meet rising demand and as an open skies agreement takes effect. Beginning in March, the carrier will add three weekly flights between Frankfurt and Tel Aviv and three more on itsMunich route using 190-seat Airbus...

Cathay Pacific announced that it would move its freighter operations from Dubai International to Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) from February 1. Dubai is Cathay Pacific s transit hub for its European destinations including Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London,Manchester, Paris...

OOCL launches new Atlantic Gulf Mexico (AGM) service OOCL launched its new Atlantic Gulf Mexico...

CMA CGM is upgrading its Gulf Bridge Express service linking the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico and the...

FIFA and Sony have chosen Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) as the official song of the 2010 FIFA...

Effective 01 May 2011, South African Airways (SAA) will offer a non-stop service between...

China Eastern Airlines has launched China Cargo Airlines (CCA). The Shanghai, China-based carrier...

Transpacific carriers seek $500 in rate increases The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, the...

All-cargo airline Cargoitalia will take delivery of its third MD-11 freighter in June, entering...

SIA Cargo will launch new freighter services to Tokyo Narita via Bangkok and Taipei on October 19...

Global ocean freight rates from Asia have continued their downward spiral over the last seven days....

A joint Thai-South Korean airline is expected to start commercial operations next month, the...