Looking back on what we’ve seen in the air cargo industry this year, 2016 will likely be remembered as the year of cross-border e-commerce – when the well-established idea of purchasing goods online went truly global and expedited customs clearance became a near-universal forwarding concern. Then, in the second half of the year, global commerce[…]

Bangladesh-based Bismillah Airlines, which recently announced its first scheduled service to Hong Kong,  has chosen Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) to handle airfreight shipments for its twice-weekly flights from Dhaka. Hactl’s services will include ramp handling, cargo terminal operations, crew transportation and air cargo documentation. The 747 freighter flights will be marketed in[…]

As regular readers of this website know, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo World are both long-time supporters of Airlink, the rapid-response humanitarian relief organization that links airlines with pre-qualified nonprofits. Today, as you begin your preparation for the holiday season, we encourage you, at either the individual or corporate level, to participate in Airlink’s “Year-End Giving Challenge.” Source:[…]

ABX Air’s pilots are reminding the airline that a temporary restraining order (TRO) that ended the 250-pilot strike on Nov. 23 expires soon, and are urging their employer to “completely restore the status quo and take steps to address the significant understaffing at the carrier,” which has resulted in having pilots working “emergency” assignment days[…]

Half a decade after American Airlines filed for bankruptcy and workers were forced to take massive cuts to keep their positions, many U.S.-based airlines are posting record profits. The turn in fortunes is now turning up the heat on carriers to heed the demands of workers seeking compensatory treatment after years of sacrifice. One by[…]