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Singapore Cargo to Latin America

: Latest News; Wednesday, 11 March 2009

Singapore Airlines Cargo is now flying to Sao Paulo in Brazil, Quito in Ecuador and Bogota in Colombia using flight permissions granted by the various governments.

AFC inks Nord-Flyg deal

: Latest News; Wednesday, 11 March 2009

German express operator Air Freight Consolidator (AFC) and Swedish airline Nord-Flyg have inked a new deal to fly cargo from Maastrict, Netherlands and Weeze airport in the lower Rhine to Madrid-Barajas, Spain via Baden-Airpark in southern Germany using a Bombardier Dash8-Q400F freighter with nine tonnes capacity.

BMI tips UAE airfreight growth strongest

: Latest News; Wednesday, 11 March 2009

Business Monitor International (BMI) says airfreight will be the fastest-growing cargo transportation sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the next five years with an annual growth rate exceeding eight per cent.

South African joins Cargo 2000

: Latest News; Wednesday, 11 March 2009

South African Airways Cargo (SAA Cargo) has joined IATA’s Cargo 2000 initiative, helping the program expand in the African continent.

Virgin suspends Mumbai-London service

: Latest News; Wednesday, 11 March 2009

UK-based Virgin Atlantic Airways will suspend its London, UK – Mumbai, India service from May 4, citing excess capacity on the route. As well as flights, the suspension will affect cargo, airport and cabin staff.

Mexicana leases 25 B717s

: Latest News; Wednesday, 11 March 2009

Airplane maker Boeing and carrier Mexicana have agreed a lease deal for 25 new B717 jets for the Mexican carrier’s low-cost Click subsidiary.

Antonov down, 11 missing

: Latest News; Wednesday, 11 March 2009

An Antonov cargo plane with 11 people on board crashed into Lake Victoria after take-off from Uganda's main airport on Monday, officials said, adding that they feared all aboard were dead.

US-EU liberalisation at risk

: Latest News; Wednesday, 11 March 2009

The US government’s House Transportation Committee has approved a funding bill amendment by its chairman James Oberstar that has the potential to restrict or negate existing and future international airline marketing alliances and unwind the US-European airline liberalisation pact.

JAL, NCA may widen agreement

: Latest News; Wednesday, 11 March 2009

As previously reported, Japan’s Japan Airlines and Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) have filed for approval to share space on flights between Japan and Los Angeles and Chicago, USA to counter a freight downturn - now they want to extend the deal.