Etihad 777F & 787-9 (ETI) ArtworkK65520 In what might be seen as a shot across the bow regarding European open skies as 2016 begins, a German court in the state of Lower Saxony has ruled against extending 31 of Etihad Airways’ winter 2015/16 code-shared routes with partner Air Berlin. Etihad, which owns a 30 percent[…]
After it was revealed last week that Amazon has expanded testing of its own logistics network in three cities in Europe, more details have been uncovered by Air Cargo World’s sister publication Cargo Facts about the specific locations and route information, and how it fits with Amazon’s existing distribution network on the continent. Amazon has[…]
Chinese media outlets are reporting that Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL), Taiwan-based shipper Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. and state-owned Chunghwa Post Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the goal of integrating air and marine shipping resources. From there, the postal service will provide door-to-door delivery service of goods received from overseas. The[…]
As it did earlier this year, Canadian carrier Cargojet Airways will wet-lease one of its freighters to LOT Polish Airlines for trans-Atlantic cargo flights between Jan. 16 and April 1, 2016, according to ch-Aviation. The two airlines had a similar 90-day agreement in January 2015 for flights between New York JFK and Warsaw Chopin Airports.[…]
On Dec. 27, Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport broke its own record by exceeding 1 million tonnes of cargo throughput, annually, for the first time ever, ranking it in first place among domestic airports in annual cargo traffic. Cargo traffic at the air hub has increased 24 percent over the last five years, moving from 809,000[…]
As 2015 draws to a close, WorldACD said that, in spite of its weak performance in recent months, the air cargo market wasn’t all that bad this year, thanks in part to China and Hong Kong. Together they account for almost 30 percent of worldwide revenue – a very solid share of the market. November[…]
