»Boeing delivers 75th 747 to Lufthansa2014-05-07

Boeing and Lufthansa celebrated the delivery of the German airline's 75th 747 on Wednesday.

»Envirotainer signs strategic multimillion dollar contract with OnAsset2014-05-07

OnAsset Intelligence and Envirotainer have executed a multimillion dollar contract to equip Envirotainer¡¯s leading air cargo containers, RKN e1 and RAP e2, with OnAsset¡¯s SENTRY FlightSafe® real-time data collection and GPS tracking technology.

»Boeing, Ryanair announce order for five Next-Generation 737s2014-05-07

Boeing and Ryanair have finalized an order for five additional Next-Generation 737s, valued at $452 million at list prices. Today's announcement brings the total number of unfilled Next-Generation 737 orders for the Ireland-based ultra-low-cost carrier to 180 airplanes.

»IATA, EASA reach agreement on information sharing2014-05-07

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an agreement on sharing of safety information and joint analysis of safety trends. These analyses primarily will be based on the information derived from the Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) program, and the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).

»Cargo growth in Q1 for Chopin Airport2014-05-07

Chopin Airport air cargo figures for the first quarter of 2014 were 27.5% up on the corresponding period last year, with a total of 14,300 tonnes handled from January to March.

»Cargo growth in Q1 for Chopin Airport2014-05-07

Chopin Airport air cargo figures for the first quarter of 2014 were 27.5% up on the corresponding period last year, with a total of 14,300 tonnes handled from January to March.

»New IAG Cargo freighter service between Hong Kong and London takes off2014-05-07

IAG Cargo¡¯s new five per week freighter service between Hong Kong and London Stansted started. The service, operated on behalf of IAG Cargo by Qatar Airways, will be on a Boeing 777F and will benefit customers through the high capacity lift and flexibility associated with freighters.

»DIA continues to see strong growth in 20142014-05-07

Denver International Airport (DIA) set a record in March for the total number of international passengers in one month, as overall passenger traffic also continued to climb in 2014.

»Emirates receives validation for EU-initiated security standards2014-05-07

Emirates has successfully completed the validation process for the European Union-initiated ACC3 security regulation, becoming the region¡¯s first air carrier to do so. ACC3 is short for ¡®Air Cargo or Mail Carrier operating into the Union from a Third Country Airport.¡¯ The validation ensures Emirates SkyCargo¡¯s uninterrupted services into the EU.

»Estonian Air starts operations between Växjö and Amsterdam with eight2014-05-07

Estonian Air has now launched a new route between Växjö and Amsterdam. Estonian Air serves the route daily with the exception of Saturdays but offers eight flights a week.

»$10 million boost with Atlanta cargo funding2014-05-06

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has received approval from the Atlanta City Council to establish a five-year, $2 million a year, air service incentive programme to stimulate international air cargo growth.

»UK loses £56 million2014-05-06

The Let Britain Fly campaign has criticised the UK government for failing to respond to its own Airports Commission interim report, which was published in December 2013, and potentially boost the economy by £56 million ($94 million).

»Turkey grows, Western and central Europe stumbles2014-05-06

Western and central European countries have tremendous competitive challenges and the Middle East and Turkish carriers are poised to benefit, the joint Pegasus Cargo, Yeditepe University International Air Cargo Logistics Conference heard this week.

»American boasts profit jump2014-05-06

American Airlines Group, the merged entity of American Airlines and US Airways, has announced first quarter profits of $480 million, under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

»Cargolux regains profit with 14% revenue jump2014-05-06

Cargolux Airlines International achieved a net profit for 2013 with revenue rising 14 per cent, the tonnage capacity sold up 16.7 per cent and freight tonne-kilometres rising 18 per cent to 5.7 million.

»Amsterdam Schiphol quarterly air cargo up 7.3pc2014-05-05

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has posted a 7.3 per cent first quarter year-on-year increase in air cargo to 392,990 tonnes, the second best quarter in three years, beaten only by the last three months of 2013.

»AirBridgeCargo adds Munich to its growing list of European destinations2014-05-05

Effective from May 9th, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, the largest Russian scheduled cargo airline and part of Volga Dnepr Group, is expanding its services in Central Europe by introducing direct services to and from Munich with a Boeing 747 freighter.

»Increasing composite application to raise HR-related MRO expenses2014-05-05

Spurred by high fuel costs and the need to cut weight, the aviation industry has seen the use of composites reach an all-time high.

»Virgin Atlantic takes home ¡®Cargo Airline of the Year¡¯ award2014-05-05

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has been named ¡®Cargo Airline of the Year¡¯ in the prestigious annual awards organised by Air Cargo News, based on votes from its 54,000 readers globally.

»Virgin Atlantic takes home ¡®Cargo Airline of the Year¡¯ award2014-05-05

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has been named ¡®Cargo Airline of the Year¡¯ in the prestigious annual awards organised by Air Cargo News, based on votes from its 54,000 readers globally.