Cargo Chat: Challenge Group’s Shoukroun talks rebranding, aircraft and growth plans
Battling tight capacity, supply chain disruptions and strained networks, carriers have been looking to diversify and build out their fleets...
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AAPA: Weak cargo market sees depressed July volumes
July cargo volumes continued to decline despite a strong recovery in passenger markets, with airlines in the Association of Asia...
Chinese stakeholders boost regional connectivity
Chinese stakeholders are boosting connectivity from the region with two new routes. Shenzhen, China-based forwarder Proair Logistics this week launched...
British Airways extends cuts, scrapping 8% of winter flights
British Airways will scrap about 5,000 round-trip flights this winter after cancelling about 13% of its schedule this summer due...
JAL Cargo expands NRT pharma footprint with 840-square-meter warehouse
Japan-based JAL Cargo plans to open an 840-square-meter pharma and temperature-controlled facility at Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) by October....
MSC-Lufthansa could offer $853 M for ITA, Messaggero says
A group of investors led by container giant MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. and German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG could offer...
Cathay pilots offered extra pay for flights to China
Cathay Pacific Airways is dangling allowances of up to HK$5,000 (US $640) a flight as a sweetener for pilots rostered...
Cathay Pacific moves to improve HKG handling processes
A new Cathay Pacific Cargo initiative utilizes milestones at its Hong Kong (HKG) cargo terminal to measure and improve visibility...
DHL Express, Singapore Airlines add SIN-US capacity
Singapore Airlines will operate a 777F service connecting Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)-Seoul (ICN)-Los Angeles (LAX) in partnership with DHL Express,...
Lufthansa grows Asia, North America capacity with new 777F, A321F
Lufthansa Cargo is significantly expanding its 2022-2023 winter flight schedule to Asia and North America with added frequencies and new...
Asian forwarders see profits dip in Q2
Japan-based logistics company Nippon Express Holdings saw a drop in operating profit in the second quarter, driven in part by...
Lufthansa, labor union reach pay agreement for ground workers
The United Services Union (ver.di) and Lufthansa settled on a bargaining agreement Aug. 4 for roughly 20,000 ground service workers...
Lufthansa Cargo’s Q2 revenue jumps 45% YoY
Lufthansa Cargo proved to be among the carrier’s most profitable divisions in Q2, posting an operating profit of 482 million...
Apollo investor group buys Atlas Air Worldwide for $2.9B
Following unanimous approval from its Board, Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW) sold today at an enterprise value of $5.2 billion to...
