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Yearly Archives: 2022

World’s biggest airfreight handler sold to SATS

SATS is to acquire Worldwide Flight Services, the world's largest air cargo handler from existing owner, Cerberus Capital Management for €2.25 billion.The companies said...

Shipping line MSC to set up airfreight arm

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has become the latest global container shipping company to develop an air freight arm. MSC, which by some counts in the...

WFS sets the dogs on rogue battery shippers

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Diagnose are pioneering detection of undeclared lithium batteries using dogs. It follows a six-month trial in France.     Currently, there are...

Emirates goes live on WebCargo

Emirates SkyCargo capacity is available for ebookings on the WebCargo platform on 27 September. It is part of a phased introduction, with the UK...

DHL opens Jo’burg hub

DHL Global Forwarding has inaugurated a new transhipment hub and head office in Johannesburg, South Africa. The primarily solar-powered complex is in the Sky...

IAG adopts Envirotainer’s Releye

IAG Cargo has approved Envirotainer’s the Releye RLP & RAP containers for pharmaceutical goods. The units allow customers to track their shipments and view...

AfA provides security input

The Airforwarders Association (AfA) is to advise the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the US on the commercial concerns and requirements of freight forwarders...

Blue Sky thinking for Etihad

Etihad Cargo has become the first Middle Eastern carrier to participate in The International Air Cargo Association's (TIACA) BlueSky multi-sector sustainability verification programme. The scheme,...

New president for AA Cargo

American Airlines Cargo has appointed Greg Schwendinger as president. It follows the departure of Jessica Tyler in May who moved to another leadership role...

Hactl gains IATA training cert

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has become the first cargo terminal operator in Hong Kong to achieve IATA’s new Competency-Based Training and...

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