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Logistics UK calls for greater European alignment
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (222+ words) Air Cargo Week Logistics UK calls for greater European alignment If logistics businesses are to fulfil the industry's potential to drive growth through increased trade with Europe, the European Partnership Bill announced in today's King's Speech will put the sector…...
Cargojet probes Europe with demand-led Cargo Land by LGG launch
22+ hour, 34+ min ago (644+ words) Cargojet is not entering Europe in the traditional sense. Instead, the Canadian cargo carrier is testing the market with a flexible, customer-triggered transatlantic service designed to scale only when demand is proven. The carrier has launched a once-weekly Canada'LGG'service, positioning…...
ACS promotes Nick Harris
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (430+ words) Air Cargo Week ACS promotes Nick Harris - Air Charter Service (ACS) has promoted long-standing executive Nick Harris to Airline Liaison Director for the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, aiming to deepen partnerships with airlines across the region. - Harris, who has…...
Carrying legacy across the skies
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (557+ words) Air Cargo Week Carrying legacy across the skies - United Cargo completed the repatriation of a historic Hawaiian feathered cape (ahu ula) from the Smithsonian in Washington, D. C. to Kona, Hawaii, a culturally significant artefact linked to Chief Keaoua Kekuaokalani and the…...
Technology and the Human Touch
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (395+ words) Digital solutions can accelerate responsiveness and data management, but without skilled personnel interpreting and executing the outputs, the potential of these tools remains limited. Adaptability and judgement are required when every shipment has its own set of parameters, from packaging…...
Raising the bar for animal welfare standards
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (622+ words) Air Cargo Week Raising the bar for animal welfare standards - The 2026 update to International Air Transport Association's Live Animals Regulations introduces stricter standards for training, documentation, container performance and welfare controls across the live animal airfreight sector, increasing compliance expectations…...
Air Central sets sights on US cargo market with July launch
1+ week, 1+ day ago (333+ words) Air Central is getting its chance to test itself on one of the most competitive cargo corridors in the world. The Chinese freighter operator has been handed temporary approval by the U. S. Department of Transportation to begin scheduled all-cargo services into…...
Swissport marks 30 years with record growth and cargo expansion
1+ week, 1+ day ago (370+ words) Across its global network of 312 airports in 49 countries, Swissport handled 4 million flights, served 243 million passengers, and processed 5. 2 million tonnes of cargo through 126 warehouses. Its Aspire Pre-Flight Hospitality brand, operating 110 lounges worldwide, welcomed 6. 4 million guests'the highest in its history. "As we…...
Trade policy deadline hits mid-peak-season planning
1+ week, 1+ day ago (494+ words) The Peterson Institute for International Economics notes that, with midterm elections approaching in November, both chambers have already passed bills disapproving the IEEPA tariffs. That political context makes an extension a hard sell. For airfreight operators across the Americas, the…...
Swissport expands cargo and ground handling partnership with China Eastern in Melbourne
1+ week, 2+ day ago (14+ words) Air Cargo Week...