Icelandair Renews and Expands with ACL Airshop
Icelandair has renewed and expanded its partnership with ACL Airshop, signing a five‑year agreement to manage its unit load device (ULD) fleet. The contract adds dedicated fleet management for scheduled flights, short‑term ULDs for charters, global MRO services, consumables, logistics coordination, and advanced tracking software. ACL will also supply and maintain horse‑stall ULDs to support Icelandair’s specialized cargo operations. Executives highlighted the digital oversight and global support as key to enhancing cargo efficiency.
CH Robinson Says Air Cargo Capacity Lower than Schedules Indicate
CH Robinson warns that usable air‑cargo capacity is tighter than scheduled figures suggest, as longer routings, fuel‑saving measures and selective cancellations bite into lift, especially on Europe‑bound services from Asia impacted by Middle‑East airspace closures. Global air‑cargo capacity is down...
ACS Helps Get Huskies to Alaska Sled Race
Air Charter Service (ACS) arranged a nonstop charter flight from Oslo to Anchorage, transporting 36 husky dogs and their handlers for the Iditarod sled race. The company selected a Boeing 757‑200F to keep the payload under two tons and avoid...
Alaska Airlines Selects Kales in the UK, Ireland and Italy
Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier Hawaiian Airlines have appointed Kales Airline Services to provide ground‑side sales agency (GSSA) services in the UK, Ireland and Italy. Kales will deliver online agency support in the UK and Italy and offline assistance...
Global Airfreight Tonnage Drops 4% in March
WorldACD data show global air‑freight tonnage slipped 4% year‑on‑year in March, reversing the double‑digit gains recorded in January and February. The Middle East and South Asia (MESA) region bore the brunt, with a 21% volume drop, while Africa, Europe and...
Jazeera Airways Adds Air-Land Cargo Operation to Navigate Airspace Closures
Kuwait‑based low‑cost carrier Jazeera Airways has launched an air‑land cargo service from Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and Qaisumah‑Hafar Al‑Batin to bypass the closure of Kuwait International Airport amid the US‑Iran conflict. The cargo is processed by...
Avianca Cargo Adds Quito-Miami Flights Using Amazon Capacity
Avianca Cargo has added a new Quito‑Miami service, operating five flights per week. The flights use lift capacity provided by Amazon Air Cargo, extending the partnership that began in 2025 with Bogotá‑Miami. The route is aimed at meeting rising demand...
Lufthansa Cargo Warns of Potential Delays as Pilots Strike
Lufthansa Cargo warned customers on April 13 that a two‑day pilots strike could delay shipments across its network. The strike, involving pilots from Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa Airlines and CityLine, is slated to end at midnight on April 14. While flights...
March Sees Airfreight Rates Surge with More Increases to Come
Airfreight rates surged in March, with the TAC Index showing a 9.4% rise over four weeks and a 10% year‑on‑year increase. Rates on the Hong Kong‑Europe lane jumped 13.2% YoY to $4.97 per kilogram, while Hong Kong‑North America slipped 3.4%...
MASkargo Resumes Freighter Operations to Ho Chi Minh City
MASkargo has restarted its scheduled freighter service between Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Ho Chi Minh City, re‑establishing a key Southeast Asian trade lane. The airline operates three Airbus A330‑200F aircraft, each capable of carrying 61 tonnes of cargo. The resumption comes as MASkargo expands...
Air Europa Cargo Renews with WFS in Madrid and Barcelona
Air Europa Cargo has signed a five‑year renewal with ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) for its cargo operations at Madrid and Barcelona airports. The agreement builds on a partnership that began in Madrid in 2018 and in Barcelona in...
Rates Remain Elevated and Return to Normal Not Expected Soon
Airfreight rates climbed again as jet‑fuel prices stay high and supply bottlenecks persist, prompting the TAC Baltic Air Freight Index (BAI00) to jump 5.1% week‑on‑week and sit 15.8% above last year. The most active China‑Europe and China‑US lanes posted roughly...
Cathay Cargo Upgrades Booking Systems for Customer Modifications
Cathay Cargo has launched a Manage Booking upgrade that lets freight forwarders modify cargo bookings online. The new tools enable changes to shipper or consignee details, flight dates and shipment size, and provide a real‑time dashboard with cost‑impact visibility. Automated...
Air Bonanza Leases Three Freighters
Air Bonanza Express, a Kenyan charter carrier, has leased two Ilyushin IL‑76 and one Boeing 757‑200F freighters to boost its intra‑Africa and Africa‑Asia services. One IL‑76 will handle oversized cargo on a new Mumbai‑Africa corridor, while the second will connect key East...
Delta Cargo Partners with CargoAi to Expand Digital Booking Capabilities
Delta Cargo announced a partnership with digital freight platform CargoAi to add e‑booking and enhanced rate visibility for freight forwarders worldwide. The integration follows Delta’s recent migration to IBS Software’s iCargo suite, which replaced a 30‑year‑old legacy system across its...
