Air Cargo

AA Cargo Launches Nonstop Service Between L.A., New Zealand

July 7, 2016

American Airlines Cargo has launched daily nonstop flights between its gateway hub at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Auckland, New Zealand.

India Acts to Make Foreign Direct Investment Easier

June 24, 2016

Air Cargo World

In an attempt to attract more foreign funds to boost the nation's businesses, India's government this week relaxed the rules regulating the amount of foreign direct investment allowed across a wide spectrum of Indian business sectors, including the aviation industry.

Iran Re-Integrates Into Global Airfreight Forwarding

June 21, 2016

Air Cargo World

In another sign that Iran may soon play a larger role in world airfreight as it re-emerges from U.N. sanctions, the WACO network of independent freight management companies has added Iran-based Amadrah International Freight Forwarding to its roster.

Air Canada Cargo Uses RFID Technology to Monitor Shipments

June 9, 2016

RFID Journal

Air Canada Cargo is in the process of deploying an ultrahigh-frequency RFID solution to manage shipments as they move through its five hubs, or when they enter or leave one of the larger cargo-transfer stations it operates around the world.

Southeast Asian E-Commerce Market Zooms, But Region's Airfreight Capability Lags

June 3, 2016

Air Cargo World

Although a new study by Google and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek projects the Southeast Asian e-commerce market to reach $200bn by 2025, the region's air cargo capabilities remain underdeveloped, according to Cainiao, the logistics unit of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

Cathy Pacific, Lufthansa Cargo Ink Joint Business Agreement

May 27, 2016

Lufthansa Cargo

The cargo division of Cathay Pacific Airways has entered into a joint business agreement with Lufthansa Cargo.

IAG Cargo Expands Operations In Middle East

May 26, 2016

IAG Cargo

IAG Cargo has announced plans to enhance his operations in the Middle East.

Marginal Decline in Confidence Noted in Logistics Industry

May 24, 2016

Transport Intelligence

The Stifel Logistics Confidence Index saw a marginal month-on-month decline in its May results, as an improvement in air freight confidence was negated by a slightly greater decline in sea freight.

How Radically New Materials Will Impact Transportation

May 20, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Up in the sky - it's a solar-powered plane! But what does it mean for the sustainability of the commercial transportation sector?

Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific to Integrate Cargo Operations

May 18, 2016

Air Cargo World

Two of the world's top three international cargo carriers have joined forces.

Air Cargo

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