Tag: Air Cargo News
Is Cargo In JFK’s Future?
Call me a dreamer, but I believe that we can do a lot better job at making JFK a world class airport. Like an aging movie star, the airport still has the...
DHL Takes the Complexity Out of Customs With Customs Connection
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, announced the launch of its new Customs Connection platform in the United States. Customs Connection replaces the previous DHL platform...
World’s Biggest Equine Airlift for FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018
The largest commercial airlift of horses ever undertaken in the history of horse sport has begun ahead of the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018, which get underway in North Carolina (USA) on 11...
American Airlines Cargo Notches Record-setting Quarter
Driven by nearly 350 million pounds of freight, up from 318 million the same time last year, American Airlines Cargo achieved record-setting growth in the second quarter, while also posting a record month in...
The Awakening of A Sleeping Giant
It’s only a beginning but an important beginning. New York City is finally making an investment into our ancient transport infrastructure with the announcement of Freight NYC. An investment that is modest compared with...
DHL Express Strengthens Unmatched Intercontinental Network with Order of 14 New Boeing 777 Freighters
At the Farnborough International Airshow, DHL Express announced today that the world’s leading international express service provider has placed an order for 14 Boeing 777 Freighters, which also includes options and purchase rights for...
Southwest Airlines Cargo Begins Shipping Internationally
Cargo is entering its next era as it officially began its international shipping program on Sunday. With this milestone, the carrier now offers the ability to ship between the United States and Mexico City. Later this summer,...
Eric Born Steps Down As Swissport International Group President & CEO at the End of 2018
Eric Born has informed the board of directors of his decision to step down as the Group President & CEO of Swissport International AG at the end of December 2018. Mr. Born has been...
Cerberus Capital Management to Acquire Worldwide Flight Services
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (“Cerberus”) announced that one of its affiliates has entered into an agreement to acquire Worldwide Flight Services (“WFS”) from Platinum Equity.
Headquartered in Paris, WFS is the world’s largest air cargo...
American Airlines Cargo Transports Masterpieces from Spain to San Antonio
American Airlines Cargo proudly transported priceless Spanish art from locations around the globe to San Antonio for the city’s tricentennial celebration. The works by El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, Picasso and other masters will be...
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