Newsletter - 06th July 2018

Daily News Updates / 06th July 2018

Airlines
Transatlantic air cargo a win-win situation Rapid rise in cross-border e-commerce transactions, increasing demand from the automotive sector, new-found markets in Africa and capacity additions by airlines -- it is beginning ... READ MORE

Airlines
Emirates Launches Second Daily Flight on Dubai-Prague Route Emirates has launched a second daily flight between Dubai and Prague, to meet the increasing demand for travel on the route. Emirates has been serving the Czech market since 201... READ MORE

Associations
Air Freight Growth Continues to Grow Modestly in May, Up 4.2% The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 4.2% in May 2... READ MORE

Airlines
Swiss WorldCargo and Lufthansa Cargo receive DHL Care Award Quality, expertise and innovation in transporting temperature-sensitive cargo recognized. Swiss WorldCargo and Lufthansa Cargo were awarded with the DHL Care Award, which recogn... READ MORE

Airports
Record levels of cargo at East Midlands airport East Midlands Airport enjoyed a record year for cargo and facilitated almost £10bn worth of goods from countries outside the EU. The value of non-EU goods handled at the airpor... READ MORE

Airlines
ACT Airlines extends lease of B747F ACT Airlines has extended the lease of a Boeing B747-400F aircraft from the Libra Group's Lease Corporation International (LCI) on a long-term basis. ACT Airlines is a Turkey-base... READ MORE

Airlines
Boeing and Embraer are taking on Airbus and Bombardier with a new $4.8 billion joint venture Boeing and Brazilian planemaker Embraer announced on Thursday that they have agreed to create a new joint venture. The new JV will consist of Embraer's commercial aircraft and ser... READ MORE

Airlines
Virgin Atlantic awards handling contract to Menzies in Australia Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a three-year cargo handling contract to Menzies Aviation in Australia – switching from dnata – who has been their handler Down Under for the l... READ MORE

Airlines
Network Airline Management Expands Managed Fleet Network Airline Management (NAM)—a division of the Network Aviation Group—and Astral Aviation have expanded their managed fleet adding a B747-400BCF. The B747-400BCF is wet ... READ MORE