AMI’s has reported “dramatic growth” in traffic for the first half of 2016. AMI, billed as the world’s largest trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler, said that traffic at its Durban office grew by 59 percent for the year to date, compared to the same period in 2015. While the wholesaler’s first-quarter growth of 7.4 percent[…]

Air France-KLM Cargo has opened a new cargo handling facility at New York’s JFK Airport. The European carrier’s new facility is a significant upgrade, and is able to accommodate both general cargo and specialty shipments, such as live animals and express cargo that require timely movement. The new facility features 72-cubic-meter-capacity cool chain enclosures, capable[…]

The Kuehne + Nagel Group reported that gross profits were up by by 8 percent to US$3.3 billion in the first six months of 2016, even as net sales decreased. The logistics provider’s operating result (EBITDA) grew by 10 percent to $554.9 million, while earnings before tax and interest (EBIT) were up $45.6 million over[…]

As the thaw continues between the United States and Cuba, the U.S. Department of Transportation has granted FedEx the rights to operate a five-times-weekly freighter service between Miami and the city of Matanzas. While eight other airlines were granted rights to fly passenger routes between the U.S. and Cuba routes earlier this month, FedEx is[…]

Azerbaijani freight carrier Silk Way Airlines took advantage of this year’s Farnborough Air Show to announce an agreement with the Russian leasing company Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC) and United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to lease an An-124-100. The heavy-lift freighter was previously operated by Russia’s Polet Airlines, which had its operators’ certificate revoked in October 2015.[…]