Pilots for US-based Air Transport International (ATI), who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) union, are threatening a strike over pay and conditions, though US rules mean any stoppage won't take place till at least next year.
UPS is to lease land for a large express cargo hub at Hong Kong International Airport.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says there was continued stronger overall year-on-year demand for air cargo in October measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), which increased by 3.8 per cent compared to October 2022.
DP World has launched its first air cargo logistics hub - a 10,000 sqm facility in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
US-headquartered global freight forwarder AIT Worldwide Logistics has acquired UK-based Mach II Shipping (Mach 2 or Pharmafreight), a freight forwarder pharma specialist.
The deal includes an AIT subsidiary in the Netherlands as well as a global network of life sciences partners.
Mach 2 also provides dedicated road services using a fleet of temperature-controlled vehicles as well as in-house Customs clearance and a temperature-controlled UK warehouse near Heathrow Airport.
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is opening 12 new automated service kiosks (ASKs) to speed up collection of import cargo from its SuperTerminal 1 facility, the first cargo terminal operator in Hong Kong to introduce such a system.
Under the new system, the agent or consignee obtains a Shipment Release Form (SRF) from the airline, but then visits one of the 12 ASKs, which are located near the cargo pick up areas.
Pictured: Automated Service Kiosks
Alaska Air could take over cargo transportation for e-commerce giant Amazon if its deal to acquire Hawaiian Airlines for stock and debt worth US$1.9 billion goes through (see BTN December 4 2023. Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian for US$1.9bn.)
Vietnam Airlines and Turkish Airlines are to coordinate their air cargo services, with Dang Ngoc Hoa, chairman of Vietnam Airlines saying Turkish Airlines will benefit from expanding the scale of its transportation network to previously limited areas such as Oceania and Northeast Asia.
Dubai's dnata has been awarded a multi-year cargo handling contract with Maersk Air Freight at Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany, handling up to 6,000 tonnes of cargo annually.
Pilots for US-based Air Transport International (ATI), who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) union, are threatening a strike over pay and conditions, though US rules mean any stoppage won't take place till at least next year.
UPS is to lease land for a large express cargo hub at Hong Kong International Airport.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says there was continued stronger overall year-on-year demand for air cargo in October measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), which increased by 3.8 per cent compared to October 2022.
DP World has launched its first air cargo logistics hub - a 10,000 sqm facility in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
US-headquartered global freight forwarder AIT Worldwide Logistics has acquired UK-based Mach II Shipping (Mach 2 or Pharmafreight), a freight forwarder pharma specialist.
The deal includes an AIT subsidiary in the Netherlands as well as a global network of life sciences partners.
Mach 2 also provides dedicated road services using a fleet of temperature-controlled vehicles as well as in-house Customs clearance and a temperature-controlled UK warehouse near Heathrow Airport.
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is opening 12 new automated service kiosks (ASKs) to speed up collection of import cargo from its SuperTerminal 1 facility, the first cargo terminal operator in Hong Kong to introduce such a system.
Under the new system, the agent or consignee obtains a Shipment Release Form (SRF) from the airline, but then visits one of the 12 ASKs, which are located near the cargo pick up areas.
Pictured: Automated Service Kiosks
Alaska Air could take over cargo transportation for e-commerce giant Amazon if its deal to acquire Hawaiian Airlines for stock and debt worth US$1.9 billion goes through (see BTN December 4 2023. Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian for US$1.9bn.)
Vietnam Airlines and Turkish Airlines are to coordinate their air cargo services, with Dang Ngoc Hoa, chairman of Vietnam Airlines saying Turkish Airlines will benefit from expanding the scale of its transportation network to previously limited areas such as Oceania and Northeast Asia.
Dubai's dnata has been awarded a multi-year cargo handling contract with Maersk Air Freight at Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany, handling up to 6,000 tonnes of cargo annually.
