If the Azerbaijani government had its way, the capital city of Baku might be called a “second Dubai.” Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) – located on the Absheron Peninsula and surrounded on three sides by the inland Caspian Sea – has one of the largest and newest cargo terminals in the Commonwealth of Independent States[…]
An ACI report released yesterday revealed that airfreight traffic across the European airport network grew by 2.8 percent in May. However, the fortunes of the EU airports were the extent of the good news, accounting for 3.8 percent of growth, while non-EU airports registered a 4.4 percent decline. Across Europe, results were mixed. The largest[…]
Virgin Atlantic is muscling into the pharma air cargo business, but they are forging their own path, and opting to forego CEIV certification. In less than two years, the carrier has already doubled its share of the pharma market between the U.K. and North America, suggesting that its in-house Cool Chain product has the reputation[…]
Air Charter Service (ACS) will provide airlift services for the British government’s humanitarian missions around the world for the next two years, the charter company announced. The contract is for two years and builds on the aviation company’s record of providing services during humanitarian and natural disasters. ACS will be the primary supplier on the[…]
Carrier alliances are rapidly becoming the way for forwarders in Asia to move their airfreight to overseas destinations. Following All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) alignment with Lufthansa, the Japanese carrier is about to embark on a second joint venture, this one across the Pacific with United Airlines. Germany- based Lufthansa, meanwhile, has set the wheels in[…]
Brandon Fried is the executive director of the U.S. Airforwarders Association. Once in a while, even in Washington, D.C., one gets a chance to make an impact and do something worthwhile. Such an opportunity came recently to the Airforwarders Association, along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in our capacity as members of an advisory[…]
