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Air France-KLM cargo adds Cambodia, Xiamen flights

: Latest News; Thursday, 24 March 2011

AIR France-KLM Cargo has confirmed several new destinations in its summer (northern) 2011 schedule including Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Xiamen, China; Orlando, USA and the reinstatement of capacity on several routes.

Strong February for Abu Dhabi Airport

: Latest News; Thursday, 24 March 2011

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) says it handled approximately 870,000 passengers at Abu Dhabi International Airport during February, up eight per cent over last year's figure. Aircraft movements rose to 9,000 and cargo shipments were 20 per cent higher, with the airport handling 37,867 tons of cargo, mainly due to the expansion of Etihad Airways' cargo operations.

K+N buys 75pc of NZ's Cooltainer

: Latest News; Thursday, 24 March 2011

European freight major Kühne + Nagel has purchased 75 per cent of New Zealand refrigerated container transport company Cooltainer.

An-225 joins Japan relief effort

: Latest News; Thursday, 24 March 2011

The only An-225 freighter has joined the international relief effort in the wake of Japan's recent earthquake and tsunami.

Boeing, Airbus acknowledge new competitors

: Latest News; Thursday, 24 March 2011

Planemakers Boeing and Airbus reportedly are watching Russian and Chinese planemakers and now consider them upcoming narrow-body jet market competitors in the 100 to 200-seat plane category.

Qantas faces strike threat

: Latest News; Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Australian media say as many as 9000 Qantas workers - including refuellers, caterers, cleaners, baggage and transport staff - are prepared to take industrial action, calling on the carrier to halt plans to send jobs overseas.

Radiation affects Japan exports, trans-shipments

: Latest News; Wednesday, 23 March 2011

As the earthquake and tsunami dead and missing count exceeded 21,500 on Tuesday (with some overlap of figures because of difficulty identifying some victims), air cargo coming from or passing through Japan now faces delays at destination ports after radiation was detected in a number of shipments.