The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports a 3.3 per cent increase in cargo volumes (freight tonne kilometres or FTKs) in April compared to April last year.

May 29, 2015: KF Aerospace announced today new route structures and a number of key strategic partners as it re-enters the Domestic and International air cargo services.

ABU DHABI's Etihad Cargo, the cargo division of Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been recognised as Cargo Airline of the Year by Air Cargo Week at a gala evening in Munich.

VIETNAM has failed to set up a comprehensive logistics chain to take full advantage of having the world's third fastest expanding air freight market that is forecast to grow 11.5 per cent a year over the next decade, said a high official.

SWISS Post, Swiss WorldCargo and California drone maker Matternet have launched a project to test drones this summer to carry small packages the last mile in mountainous Switzerland, reports Lloyd's Loading List.

FRAPORT's largest cargo hub, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Germany, saw cargo volume, including both air freight and airmail, decline 6.1 per cent year on year in March to 189,546 tonnes.

THAILAND's air cargo community has been motivated by an e-freight workshop in Bangkok to speed up adoption of the e-Air Waybill (e-AWB) initiative developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in collaboration with the global air freight industry to more accurately and efficiently process the required documentation.

BELGIUM's Ostend Airport in considering legal action against the newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws for alleging it was involved in arms shipments to Libya, reports London's Loadstar,

IAG Cargo will deploy a Boeing 787 and Airbus 380 across new routes to Hyderabad, Chengdu, Philadelphia and Johannesburg in the New Year, boosting the carrier's ability to transport lucrative temperature sensitive goods.

IAG Cargo has unveiled new routes for its next-generation aircraft, the B787 and A380. Offering increased cargo capacity and cold-chain services, the aircraft will be deployed across a number of key routes in the IAG Cargo network throughout 2014.

From December 24, Thai Airways will launch additional flights from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to the capital of Thailand. The current four weekly flights will be supplemented by another two.

Etihad Airways, the national flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has launched a direct flight between Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City and Abu Dhabi, on expectation of tapping the revenue potential for the airline’s highly successful freight division, Etihad Cargo, reported Vietnam News Briefs.

China Southern Airlines has launched a new freighter route to Los Angeles. The flight takes off from Guangzhou every Saturday and stops over at Hangzhou before flying to Los Angeles.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume rose for the sixth straight month in August on a year-on-year basis, jumping 9.5 percent to 47,598 tons.

Airbus has secured commitments for more than 40 of its A320 family of aircraft from two new Chinese airlines - one based in Qinqdao City, Shandong Province, and the other in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.