Archive for November 2018 - page 2

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways Receives Aviation License news.airwise.com Bamboo Airways has received its aviation license from Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport, and is expected to launch flights within weeks. Read more here.  OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Maersk earnings rise in third […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Heathrow cargo firms praise AIS system for tackling congestion lloydsloadinglist.com Heathrow Airport cargo stakeholders have praised the Advance Information System (AIS) developed by the CCS-UK User Group, claiming it is “transforming” the delivery and collection of freight […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES NCA eyes sale of 747-400 freighters as it counts the cost of summer flight ban theloadstar.co.uk Nippon Cargo Airlines, the freighter operator which saw its 11-strong fleet grounded in June over maintenance record issues, is to sell […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Halifax Stanfield re-opens after SkyLease 747 freighter overruns the runway aircargonews.net Halifax Stanfield Airfield has re-opened after a Boeing 747-400 freighter operated by SkyLease came off the runway early this morning. The airport said the incident occurred […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Airfreight rates on key trades reach new highs for 2018 aircargonews.net Airfreight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe lanes continue to improve in October despite capacity growth outstripping demand improvements. Read more here.  People’s vote means new […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES British Airways Delays Flights Over Heathrow Runway Lighting Problem ajot.com British Airways will push back departure times for some flights Wednesday because of a lighting issue at Heathrow Airport. Read more here.  Months-Long Brazil Customs Strike Ends CIFFA […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air cargo players upbeat on air cargo market outlook says TIACA chief lloydsloadinglist.com Air cargo players are very positive on the industry outlook for the next few years but continue to drag their feet in embracing new […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Need for speed: Shippers want the air cargo industry to move more quickly aircargonew.net The chairman of the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has called on the air cargo industry to strive for faster supply chains in order […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Hurry Up & Wait Exhausts JFK Cargo aircargonews.com “Truck congestion at New York JFK airport cargo facilities has reached unprecedented levels, and as a result wait times for tendering or retrieving freight cargo can be upwards of […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Pakistan: Protests disrupt flights at Allama Iqbal Airport (Lahore) garda.com Protests disrupt flights at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal Airport (LHE) October 31 after Supreme Court acquits Christian woman sentenced to death on blasphemy charges; associated mass demonstrations and […]