Amazon expands aircraft fleet with 15 B737-800 freighters
Amazon is to lease 15 Boeing 737-800 freighters to add to the five it already leases from GE Capital Aviation Services as part of a plan to have 70 aircraft flying by 2021.
Amazon is to lease 15 Boeing 737-800 freighters to add to the five it already leases from GE Capital Aviation Services as part of a plan to have 70 aircraft flying by 2021.
The International Air Cargo Association is establishing a new working group to define and deliver a sustainability programme for the air cargo industry.
DHL has taken delivery of its first new Boeing 777 Freighter – the first of four due to go into service this year replacing older less fuel-efficient B747-400 freighters.
John Stubbings has been elected national chair of the British International Freight Association for a two-year period.
Work has started on Kuehne + Nagel’s new airfreight hub at BruCargo in Belgium.
DHL Global Forwarding has launched an online service comparing quotations and making bookings for air and ocean freight, including door-to-door shipments.
A plant to create hydrogen for aviation fuel could be tripled in size under plans now being considered by Nouryon and Gasunie.
IAG Cargo’s first quarter revenue was down 2.5 per cent on last year at €275m, reflecting a decline in the international air freight market.
Panalpina is to acquire CargoMaster in Colombia and its subsidiary Laseair, in Ecuador which specialise in the air freight export of perishables such as flowers and fruits.
DSV and Panalpina have agreed to merge to create £13.6 billion business named DSV Panalpina employing 60,000 people in 90 countries.