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Monday, May 14, 2012

   Global air and ocean freight transportation management software and portal provider Acuitive Solutions has launched a new air cargo spot quote tool called Acuitive SpotManager.    SpotManager is an auction site where freight forwarders must be invited by an Acuitive customer on a shipment-by-shipment basis. When a customer selects carriers they wish to participate in the bidding process, an email alert for the available shipment is broadcast to the invited forwarders and cont...

Friday, May 11, 2012

   FedEx said Thursday it has signed an agreement to acquire the French business-to-business express transportation company Tatex.    It had revealed it was in negotiation to buy the company last month, three weeks after Netherlands-based TNT Express agreed to a $6.7 billion cash buyout by FedEx rival UPS.    The Tatex acquisition is subject to necessary regulatory approvals and customary conditions.    Founded in 1976, Tatex, a privately-held company, has over 1,...

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

   The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has voiced concern over a pending EU regulation that requires independent validation of agents involved in air cargo shipments to Europe.    The law is an amendment to the EU security regime for air cargo and mail and went into effect Feb 1. It requires an airline to validate agents in third-party countries on all shipments into Europe.    “Simply put, there seems to be a gap between the expected cap...

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

   Deutsche Post DHL said Tuesday that it had earnings before interest and taxes of 691 million euros ($894 million) in the first quarter ended March 31, 9.9 percent more than the 629-million-euro EBIT recorded in the first quarter of 2011.    Revenue in the quarter was 13.4 billion euros, 4.3 percent more than the 12.8 billion euros recorded in the first quarter of 2011.    The company's postal business uses the Deutsche Post brand, while its other businesses use the DHL b...

Friday, May 04, 2012

   Chapman Freeborn has expanded its On Board Courier (OBC) product with the introduction of a new Web tool for tracking shipments globally.    Now, as well as receiving regular updates directly from the company’s OBC team, customers can log into the online tool and view real-time updates on the status of their cargo no matter where it is. Users can also see details around every arrival and departure movement between sender and recipient.    Carsten Volk, Chap...

Friday, May 04, 2012

   The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has begun publishing " PA Pulse ," monthly indexes of passenger and freight volumes.     The agency says while "the indices do not precisely account for every passenger or every dollar worth of freight that passes through port authority facilities, they approximate those quantities closely using observed data."     The port authority said the indexes will track the rise and fall of...

Thursday, May 03, 2012

   David Brooks has elected to retire after almost 16 years as president of American Airline's cargo division, the airline announced Tuesday.    Under his leadership American was considered one of the best belly carriers serving U.S. freight forwarders.    Brooks, a 29-year veteran of the airline, was replaced by Kenji Hashimoto, vice president of strategic alliances, according to a spokesman. Brooks will help with the transition through June.    The same day...

Thursday, May 03, 2012

   Air Pacific, the national carrier of Fiji, has picked CHEP Aerospace Solutions to supply and manage its fleet of Unit Load Devices (ULDs) under a new three-year contract.    CHEP will provide Air Pacific with containers and pallets from its global pool of more than 45,000 ULDs, eliminating administration and reducing costs for the airline to position, maintain and manage its own ULD fleet. As Air Pacific transitions to a fleet of newer, more fuel-efficient planes, CHEP w...

Thursday, May 03, 2012

   Swissport International, a provider of ground services to the aviation sector, will start offering cargo handling in Denmark from July 1 after reaching agreements with several airlines, including launch customer Swiss WorldCargo, the air cargo division of Swiss International Air Lines.    Swissport’s cargo handling facility at Copenhagen Airport, Scandinavia’s busiest airport, will offer a range of cargo-handling services in Denmark, and is also looking to expand in the region. &n...

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

   Seattle-based EquaShip plans to re-launch itself in early 2013 as the nation’s “fourth parcel carrier,” with a focus on small and medium-sized online sellers, touting shipper services that will cost between 10 percent and 50 percent less than UPS and FedEx.    EquaShip announced a temporarily suspension of operations in February, after an initial launch last October. At the time the company said it needed to re-engineer its transportation network, citing customer demand ...

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

   Envirotainer, a Swedish manufacturer of temperature-controlled air cargo containers, has named Gustaf Ljunggren to chief executive officer.    He replaces Niklas Prager, who has opted to leave his position at the company and return to a post on the Envirotainer board.    Ljunggren has held senior positions in logistics, production and business development, including positions with Unilever and as CEO of Inflight Service Europe.    In the past year, Envirotainer...

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

   TNT Express said it had a profit of 18 million euros ($23.6 million) in the first quarter ending March 31, compared to a loss of 106 million euros in the same 2011 period.    Revenue in the first quarter 2012 was 1.819 billion euros, compared to 1.796 billion euros in the first quarter of 2011.    The company said it "experienced mixed economic conditions in Europe and slowing Asia-Europe trading volumes."    TNT said business in Europe, the...

Thursday, April 26, 2012

   The Weather Channel this week said it expects the Atlantic hurricane season in 2012 to be milder than in recent years.    “This preseason forecast calls for 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes (category three or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale),” the channel said. “These forecast numbers are below the long-term average from 1950-2011 (12 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes) and well below the averages for the curre...

Thursday, April 26, 2012

   UPS pilots on Tuesday filed a petitioner's brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging the Federal Aviation Administration's exclusion of cargo operations from new rules governing pilot duty and rest requirements.    "The FAA acted contrary to Congress' mandate when the agency published new pilot duty and rest rules in December excluding a vast and growing segment of U.S. commercial aviation – cargo,” said William Trent, general counsel for the Independe...

Thursday, April 26, 2012

   Southern Air Holdings today has taken ownership of its fourth B777 freight at Boeing’s headquarters in Everett, Wash.    Southern Air is the only ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) operator to fly the B777 freighter, enabling it to serve customers with fewer stops, shorter cargo delivery times and lower handling costs. These freighters offer the most cargo capacity and longest flight times in the industry, making it possible to connect intercontinental markets overni...

Thursday, April 26, 2012

   UPS said it had a profit of $970 million in the first quarter, 6 percent more than in the first quarter of 2011.    First quarter revenue was $13.1 billion, 4.4 percent more than in the same 2011 period. Domestic package revenue was up 6.1 percent to $8 billion, international package revenue was up 2.3 percent to $2.97 billion, and supply chain and freight revenue was up 1.3 percent to $2.17 billion.    The company said operating profit in the supply chain and freig...

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

   Calogi, a Dubai-based Internet service portal offering global air cargo services, recently launched a new third-party logistics named c-Plus and a separate insurance offering.    c-Plus offers services to both 3PLs and their users by allowing customers to book and pay for transportation, warehousing, customs brokerage, insurance, road feeder, and packaging services in a single interface. Calogi said 3PLs can also set up products, services, and rates through a set of flexible,...

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

   Ocean freight levels have remained “soft” through April, though they're stronger than in March, according to the latest Stifel Nicolaus Logistics Confidence Index.    The index is a partnership between Stifel Nicolaus and U.K.-based Transport Intelligence and is based on a monthly survey of international shippers and forwarders to gauge the level of freight activity in several European-based international trade lanes.    “All trade lanes showed sequential improvement over...

Friday, April 20, 2012

   US Airways announced Friday that it has reached agreement with the three unions representing American Airlines workers on what a collective bargaining agreement would like if the company took over American.    American is currently operating under bankruptcy protection and lost $1.2 billion in the first quarter. It is trying to force its unions to agree to a cost-cutting deal, including layoffs, outsourcing maintenance work, hiring more regional airlines to handle flights and chan...

Thursday, April 19, 2012

   Kewill, a provider of global trade and logistics services, has expanded its portfolio to include Kewill Flagship Express, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides small and midsized businesses tools to ship goods from the United States.    Flagship Express’ goal is to provide small businesses with a way to ship goods cheaper but still offer more support than existing carrier-supplied shipping services. The service also touts no hardware cost, multi...

Thursday, April 19, 2012

   The first set of hydraulic hybrid package delivery vans produced for regular service have made their way to FedEx, Purolator, and UPS for trial runs.    The parcel companies are members of the Hybrid, Electric and Advanced Truck Users Forum (HTUF) Parcel Delivery Working Group. Each purchased a vehicle with assistance from CALSTART through a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. CALSTART is an organization dedicated to reducing emissions across the transportation industry...

Thursday, April 19, 2012

   Three air cargo charter brokers have started the Global Charter Alliance (GCA), a consortium of independent brokers.    GCA’s founding members are Pacific Airlift of Singapore, The Charter Store in the United States, and recently-formed NEO Air Charter of Germany. They said they will work together to exploit operational efficiencies; share contacts, market intelligence and other information; leverage collective buying power; and benefit from economies of scale.    “...

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

   Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. (Hactl), the biggest air cargo handler at the world’s largest air cargo hub, said Wednesday it has set up the first International Air Transport Association (IATA) Authorised Training Center (ATC) for cargo in Hong Kong.    The goal of the center is to increase competency levels for air cargo practitioners in the industry. The training institute will provide distance learning and e-learning modules for those wanting to upgrade their know...

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

   FedEx Corp. announced this morning that it's in talks to acquire French express delivery company Tat Express.    The development comes three weeks after Netherlands-based TNT Express agreed to a $6.7 billion cash buyout by FedEx rival UPS.     TATEX specializes in business-to-business shipments, supporting just-in-time manufacturing and other business requirements. It has more than 1,000 employees, a sort hub in Paris, six regional hubs and 29 other stations in ...

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

   Cathay Pacific said Tuesday it's expanding air freight service between Hong Kong and India with the introduction of new flights to Hyderabad and Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) in May.    The airline will start twice-weekly freighter service to Hyderabad and add a third freighter connection to Bengaluru starting May 17.    “India is an increasingly important market for our cargo business,” said Cathay Pacific Director Cargo Nick Rhodes. “Hyderabad is one of the major...

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

   Singapore Airlines Cargo will manage upstart air carrier Scoot’s bellyhold capacity.    Scoot is a new low-cost intra-Asia airline based in Singapore. The carrier will begin commercial flights in June, operating daily services between Singapore and Sydney, and five-times-weekly services between Singapore and Australia’s Gold Coast. In addition, it will operate four-times weekly to Tianjin in the second half of 2012.    On these routes, Scoot will use Boeing 777-200 planes...

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

   Newgistics, a provider of small parcel delivery and freight shipping services, announced it will offer a delivery and return service to and from the United States and Canada for U.S.-based retailers and e-commerce merchants.    It has partnered with Canadian parcel distributor Landmark Global to use its brokerage services, logistics knowledge, and existing partnership with Canada Post.    Newgistics said its model aims to reduce or eliminate the concerns a...

Monday, April 16, 2012

   Cathay Pacific and sister airline Dragonair saw air freight volume drop 10.7 percent in March to 144,140 tons.    The two airlines’ cargo load factor was down 2.7 percent to 68.3 percent, while capacity decreased by 2.9 percent. For the first quarter, cargo volume dropped by 10.5 percent, while capacity was down by 2.1 percent.    "March was the strongest month of the year so far for our cargo business,” said James Woodrow, Cathay Pacific's general manager cargo sales&nb...

Friday, April 13, 2012

   CHEP Aerospace Solutions has acquired an air cargo equipment manufacturing site in Copenhagen from Nordisk Aviation Products.    This follows the acquisition of Driessen Services by CHEP’s parent company Brambles in November 2011.    Located at Copenhagen Airport, the site provides capacity to repair up to 12,000 Unit Load Devices (ULDs) annually, in addition to thousands of galley carts. As the home of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and increasingly a distribution...

Friday, April 13, 2012

   Swissport International, a global provider of air cargo handling, now provides its customers and other partners with a track-and-trace service for mobile devices.    Built on Swissport’s Freightfinder, a track-and-trace service that has been available on the Web, the new mobile version will allow customers to check the status of shipments from smartphones and tablets. The company said its mobile service supports Android devices, BlackBerrys, iPhones, and iPads.    Unlike...

Thursday, April 12, 2012

   Air Methods Corp., a global provider of air medical transportation, said it's consolidating its management to improve operations efficiency.    The company has eliminated its chief operating officer position, held by Paul Tate. The responsibilities are being distributed among senior staff and Tate is transitioning to a consultant role in the company.    Air Methods is one of the larger air medical transport services for U.S. hospitals and currently op...

Thursday, April 12, 2012

   The United States and Brazil this week entered a public-private partnership to enhance bilateral aviation cooperation in areas such as airport expansion, airspace management, safety and security.    “These programs will support Brazil's aviation infrastructure development priorities, while connecting U.S. companies to the growing business opportunities in the sector,” said the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.    As a result of rapidly increasing air traffic due to...

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

   In March, the U.S. Navy put two recreated faces of sailors whose remains were found on the USS Monitor , a Civil War-era ironclad warship that was sunk about 150 years ago in a severe storm, in specially designed UPS packaging for transport.    An official from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) this weekend said the remains were found in the ship in 2002, that the reconstructions were done by forensic anthropologists at Louisiana State Unive...

Friday, April 06, 2012

  American Airlines Cargo is restarting its daily non-stop service from Dublin, Ireland to Chicago from April 4.   The flight will be operated on one of the carrier's Boeing 767-300 wide-bodied passenger planes and will depart the Irish capital at 10 a.m. (local time) every day, arriving in Chicago at 12:20 p.m. “The morning departure is ideal for important cargo shipments and will arrive in the U.S. hub where it can meet onward connecting services across North, Central and South Ame...

Friday, April 06, 2012

  ECS Group, a general sales and service agency based in Paris, has taken a controlling interest in Niger Air Cargo, a new cargo airline in West Africa.   The airline, started in association with a private investor in Niger, will operate a weekly MD-11 or DC-10 freighter service from Liège to Niamey, the capital and largest city in Niger. Each flight will offer up to 85 tons of cargo capacity.   ECS is acting as the exclusive global sales agent for Niger Air Cargo, using its...

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

   Southern Air Holdings, Inc. on Tuesday said it will take delivery of two Boeing 777Fs this month to be used on DHL Express new round-the-world service from Hong Kong to Los Angeles to Leipzig, Germany, and back to Hong Kong.    The aircraft will be third and fourth 777Fs in Southern’s fleet.    Southern Air is the only ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) operator to fly the 777F. Southern Air’s first two 777Fs have flown the Cincinnati-Bahrain-Hong Kong rout...

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

By Eric Kulisch    U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday publicly released its strategic plan for securing air cargo by screening advanced data from carriers and forwarders.     A pilot program quickly initiated by the agency in conjunction with express carriers following the October 2010 Yemen printer-bomb plot, has pre-cleared 14 million transactions using shipment-related data to assess for anomalies prior to loading on a plane, Acting Deputy Commissioner Thom...

Monday, April 02, 2012

   AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia’s largest cargo airline and part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, has taken delivery of its second Boeing 747-8 freighter.    The new plane will be used on ABC’s route network linking Europe, Asia and the United States with its hubs in Moscow. ABC took delivery of its first B747-8 in January, as part of an order for five such aircraft. The airline also has options for five more of these planes.    “The introduction of another new freighter ...

Friday, March 30, 2012

   The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently completed a study which highlights the potential for alternative energy production at airports.    "Some available grasslands at airports have the potential to spur the type of innovation we need to build American-made, homegrown biofuels and bio-based products that will help to break our dependence on foreign oil and move our nation toward a clean energy economy," said Agriculture Secretary T...

Friday, March 30, 2012

   Swiss WorldCargo on Saturday will start offering increased capacity on daily passenger flights operated between Zurich and Newark, N.J.    The carrier’s parent Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. has replaced its leased Boeing 737s with wide-body Airbus A340-300s on the route.    “Newark Liberty International Airport is an important cargo gateway in the greater New York area, well situated to serve the entire east coast of the United States with Swiss WorldCargo’s finely ...

Thursday, March 29, 2012

   The $225 million in air freight price-fixing fines handed out Wednesday by the European Commission to 14 air forwarders has dwarfed previous penalties or settlements for related cases in other jurisdictions.    The European Union antitrust division’s case for the penalties – including more than $140 million against Kuehne + Nagel, Panalpina, and UPS alone – amounted to “four distinct cartels aimed at fixing prices and other trading conditions for international air freight forw...

Thursday, March 29, 2012

   LOT Polish Airlines will begin two new services connecting Chicago and Poland.    Chief Executive Officer Marcin Pirog said Wednesday the company will operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Chicago-Warsaw route beginning in January 2013.    He noted LOT also began an all-cargo flight last month between Chicago and Katowice, Poland.    "Chicago was selected for the all-cargo service because it's the top destination where cargo is transporte...

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

   The European Commission on Wednesday handed out $225 million in fines to 14 air freight forwarding companies, including some of the largest global firms in the sector, for fixing prices on several routes.    The fines were largest for Kuehne + Nagel ($71.5 million) and Panalpina ($61.9 million), while UPS was also hit with a $13 million penalty. DHL Global Forwarding and Exel were exempt from the fines because they informed the EU’s antitrust regulator about the col...

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

   A new express service from Lufthansa Cargo provides a personal escort and short cut-off windows for time-sensitive, critical cargo to make sure it gets on the next flight.    Lufthansa Cargo said it accepts pallets and containers of any weight for "Courier.Solutions."    Customers at Frankfurt Airport can drop off cargo as late as 90 minutes prior to departure. The drop-off deadline is 60 minutes at some other airports. Lufthansa shortened the acceptance time from i...

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

   Cathay Pacific Airways on Wednesday said it has started a new twice-weekly freighter service to Zhengzhou, the capital city and principal commercial hub of Henan Province in Central China.    The service is intended to further boost the airline’s cargo profile in inland China, following the launch of services to Chengdu and Chongqing in the second half of 2011.    The Zhengzhou service will be operated with a Boeing 747 freighter and will follow a Hong Kong-Shanghai...

Friday, March 23, 2012

   FedEx said it had profit of $521 million in its third fiscal quarter ending Feb. 29, up 126 percent from the $231 million earned in the same period a year earlier.    The company noted that last year's third quarter results were lower because of charges related to the combination of FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL operations, while this year's were boosted by reversing a reserve for legal matters. In December, FedEx won an appeal that overturned a $66 million verdic...

Thursday, March 22, 2012

   DHL will begin operating a second round-the-world air cargo service on March 27.    The company said Boeing 747 freighters will link three hubs in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Leipzig. Five flights a week will be offered and cargo will be fed in and out of each hub.    The company said the service will allow it to offer next-day connections into much of the western United States and Canada from a greater number of Asian origin locations, including key trade ...

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

   Virgin Atlantic Cargo said Tuesday it will resume service between London and Mumbai from October.    The service will provide air freight space via an Airbus A330 passenger route.    “New Delhi, served by daily flights, has been one of Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s top performing routes over the last 12 years, while India is forecast to continue to grow at a faster annual rate than other traditional cargo markets,” the airline said in a statement.    Virgin served Mu...

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

   DSV Air & Sea Ltd. said Tuesday it has started a new daily air cargo service from the Hong Kong and South China to the United Kingdom.    The service, dubbed DSV Everyday, offers three service levels – priority, classic and economy. Priority offers a fixed transit time of two days from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom with classic guaranteeing arrival in four days and economy taking six days.    DSV already runs a similar service from Hong Kong to locations ...

Monday, March 19, 2012

     TNT Express, a major global express delivery company, has agreed to an all-cash offer from rival UPS to buy the company for 5.2 billion euros ($6.77 billion) one month after rejecting an unsolicited acquisition bid of $6.4 billion, the companies announced Monday morning.    The move would give UPS much greater access to the pan-European market, where it has gradually increased its presence since 1976 through a mix of joint ventures, partnerships and acquisitions of smaller ...

Friday, March 16, 2012

   UPS announced Friday that it remains in discussions on a revised offer to buy rival express carrier TNT Express, based in The Netherlands.    It said it plans to submit a new offer to Netherlands authorities within the required 12 weeks from its initial offer on Feb. 17.    TNT rejected UPS's unsolicited offer last month.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

   U.K. parcel and carrier management service provider Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has added UK Mail and Hermes to its list of partners.    GFS, a West Sussex-based company, offers free software for customers to deliver and track more than 5 million parcels each year in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Existing partners include CitiPost, DHL, DPD, FedEx, Interlink Express, Nightline, and Royal Mail.    The addition of UK Mail and Hermes brings GFS's service cove...

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

   A potential strike by mechanics, baggage handlers and cargo agents against Air Canada is on hold after Canada's labor minister, Lisa Raitt, referred the labor dispute, and another one involving the pilots' union, to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board.    Last week, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union announced plans for workers to walk off the job Monday, March 12. The union's contract covering 8,600 workers expired March 31, 2011, and...

Monday, March 12, 2012

   All-cargo carrier AirBridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) has started a new service from Hannover airport in Germany to Beijing via Moscow.    The new weekly Boeing 747-400 freighter service will primarily transport engineering and automotive parts from the industrial region in North Germany to the Far East. ABC said freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel will be the flight’s main customer.    Airport subsidiaries Aviation Ground Services Hannover GmbH and AirCargo Services Hannover Gm...

Monday, March 12, 2012

   Cathay Pacific Airways and sister airline Dargonair saw cargo volume rise 0.8 percent year-on-year in February.    The Hong Kong-based airline handled 117,880 tons of cargo during the month, though its load factor fell 1.8 percent, to 65.8 percent, thanks to a 4.7 percent rise in capacity.    Year-to-date, volume has declined 10.4 percent, while capacity has dropped 1.6 percent.    "On the surface the February cargo figures look reasonably okay, but comparisons...

Friday, March 09, 2012

   IAG Group, the holding company formed in January 2011 with the merger of British Airways and Spanish airline Iberia, is folding together the cargo operations of the two airlines to create a single business unit that can offer better service, David Shepherd, director of IAG Cargo, recently said.    The company has started to integrate the sales forces of the two airlines, unify product offerings and offer more destinations, Shepherd said on a webcast last week organi...

Thursday, March 08, 2012

   TNT Airways and Emirates SkyCargo have expanded their cooperation by entering a code-share and blocked-space agreement.    Under the agreement, Emirates will place its airline code and use space on TNT ’s Boeing 777 freighter flights on the New York-JFK to Liege, Belgium, and Hong Kong-Dubai-Liege routes.    The flight frequency on the Hong Kong-Dubai-Liege route will increase from four to six times a week, while the JFK-Liege route will be served five times a week.  ...

Thursday, March 08, 2012

   AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia’s largest air cargo carrier, announced this week that it operated its first ever cross-polar flight via the North Pole en route from Chicago to Krasnoyarsk.    Cross-polar flights may be challenging since they’re subject to zero wind conditions and can face satellite navigation system errors, radiation hazards and disrupted radio contact.    The Boeing 747-400 freighter flight consisted of 175 Angus bred heifers, weighing а total of ...

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

   Swiss WorldCargo on March 31 plans to double its options for air cargo shippers in and out of the New York area by reconnecting its global network to New Jersey’s Newark airport.    The service will include daily wide-body capacity using an Airbus A340-300 plane.    “Newark is well situated to serve the greater New York area as well as the entire East Coast with a tightly woven truck service network already in place,” said Jack Lampinski, Swiss WorldCargo’s managing...

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

   Turkish Airlines has added a second all-cargo flight to its weekly service at Budapest Airport in Hungary.    The airline's cargo division began flying an Airbus A310 freighter between Istanbul and Budapest last July. Turkish Cargo now departs Budapest Thursday afternoons and Saturday morning.    The flights primarily delivery textiles and electronics from the Far East to Budapest Airport, which is expected to complete a new Cargo City for freight consolidators and ...