Newsletter - 22nd August 2020

Daily News Updates / 22nd August 2020

Airlines
Air Canada Cargo signs up to combat illegal wildlife trafficking Air Canada Cargo has become the latest airline to sign up to the United for Wildlife (UFW) Buckingham Palace Declaration that aims to combat the illegal trade in wildlife. By... READ MORE

Freight Forwarders
Price per kg dropping by 9% worldwide – volumes on the rise Since air cargo developments started to completely go “off the charts” in March 2020, every month the question arises whether the next month will be a bit more normal, whateve... READ MORE

Airlines
SpiceJet set to expand international cargo operations with A340 freighter SpiceJet is set to enter the widebody all-cargo market with the introduction of an A340 freighter. Up until now, the airline’s freighter fleet has consisted entirely of B737s... READ MORE

Airlines
SKY GATES adds new Russian airfreight service As a result of successful technical landings over the last weeks, the Russian cargo airline SKY GATES CARGO AIRLINES is launching new scheduled airfreight services to and from Mos... READ MORE

Airlines
United Cargo operates over 5,000 cargo-only flights since mid-March United Airlines Cargo has flown its 5,000th cargo-only passenger aircraft flight since it began operating them in March. During that time, the carrier has transported almost 17... READ MORE

Airlines
Mas Air Cargo set for European expansion Mexican freighter operator Mas Air Cargo has revealed plans to expand operations to Europe. The airline recently received its third-country operators certification from the Eur... READ MORE

Freight Forwarders
DACHSER expands weekly charter to the US Dachser USA has announced a new dedicated weekly Frankfurt-Chicago-Frankfurt flight service, which launched on July 26th in response to ongoing demand for increased air freight ca... READ MORE

Airlines
SAS Cargo partners with Novo Nordisk to secure transport of medicines SAS Cargo has announced that they have signed an agreement with Novo Nordisk to secure capacity to transport life-saving medicines during these highly challenging and unpredictabl... READ MORE

Airlines
Korean doubles down on cargo amid challenging passenger market Korean Air’s second quarter operating profit on the back of strong cargo performance offered a dash of positive news to a sector reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. With... READ MORE

Airports
Leipzig/Halle Airport: double-digit growth for air freight in July Europe’s fifth-largest cargo hub, Leipzig/Halle Airport, is continuing to register above-average growth, in contrast to the general negative trend for air freight volumes in Ger... READ MORE

Airlines
Lufthansa Cargo opens Pharma Facilities in Munich and Chicago Worldwide storage capacity for temperature-sensitive freight is being massively expanded After a construction period of only five months, the new "Lufthansa Cargo Pharma Hub Mu... READ MORE

Airlines
Boeing 777 Freighter Joins the Volga-Dnepr Group A Boeing 777 Freighter joined the Volga-Dnepr Group fleet of 24 Boeing freighters yesterday, departing Paine Field in Everett, Washington. The fuel efficient twin-engine freighter... READ MORE