Cargolux operated the first Boeing 747-8 freighter flight at Ho Chi Minh City s Tan Son Nhat InternationalAirport after the certification of the airport for the aircraft. In March, Cargolux operated the first-ever Boeing 747-8 freighter revenue flight to Hanoi s Noi Bai International Airport,...

Indonesia's Garuda Indonesia plans to separate its cargo division in 2014 in an effort to boost cargo revenues by more than 20 per cent. A statement said there is opportunity "because domestic logistics demand continues to increase every year inIndonesia and the spin-off would help Garuda to...

Swiss International Air Lines has added another destination to its Geneva-based network. The new non-stop flights to and from St. Petersburg (Russia) mark a further step in SWISS s steady development of its services for Western Switzerland. The new service is a first for Geneva Airport, too,...

Santiago will be added to Cargolux s regular South American rotation on Sundays, also stopping inViracopos, Brazil. Santiago has been in Cargolux s network in the past, and the airline has maintained its cooperation with local GSA Pacific Feeder Services. Following the re-emerging demand for...

Airlines for America reported yield in June for domestic cargo was $71.10 per revenue ton mile, dropping 9.9 percent year-over-year. Yield for international cargo was $34.40 per revenue ton mile, sliding 8.1 percent. Domestic cargo yield year-to-date was $75.00 per revenue ton mile, increasing...

China Airlines and Envirotainer have announced that they will together launch temperature-controlled airfreight services primarily for the health care industry. In order to move into the cool chain market, China Airlines will introduce airfreight services for high-value pharmaceutical products...

Flag carrier Turkish Airlines has decided to convert an option to buy five Boeing B777-300ER airplanes into a firm order, reported Reuters. The aircraft are slated for delivery in 2016 and 2017, the state-run airline said. Turkish Airlines said in April it planned to buy a total 95 planes from...

AIR France-KLM-Martinair Cargo has started offering an additional connection to Abu Dhabi, a new twice weekly Boeing 747 Freighter service that stops at the international airport in the capital city of the United Arab Emirates enroute to destinations in India andAsia. At present the airline...

MOSCOW Domodedovo Airport has announced that air freight volumes in June 2013 rose by 2.5 per cent compared to the same month a year earlier to 16.7 thousand tons. Freight traffic in the first half of the year was up 4.1 per cent compared to the same period last year at 92.900 tons. Passenger...

CMA CGM was the first to launch the bamboo-floored eco-containers, back in 2005. The Group is...

Australia s International Air Services Commission (IASC) is considering an application by Qantas...

KOREAN AIR is commencing new service between Seoul/Incheon and the Saudi Arabian cities of Riyadh...

Hapag-Lloyd plans to implement a new round of general rate increases on major trade lanes, starting...

Cathay Pacific Airways is to expand its freighter services into Latin America by launching a...

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In early June 2009, Vietnamese export companies and shipping firms heard the good news that the Cai...

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DHL launched a direct less-than-container-load service connecting Cochin, India, to Europe, North...

Aramex has launched a specialist road freight service between the UK & Ireland and Scandinavia. The...