Schiphol’s slot dilemma – and no end in sight

Leading airports focus strategically and economically on growth rather than contraction. An exception is Schiphol. There, the municipality of Amsterdam demands that the number...

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Equity firm Antin acquires Swiftair

Antin’s Mid Cap Fund I has secured a majority stake in Madrid-based Swiftair Group. The airline’s founder, Salvador Moreno,...

Wonderful, wonderful Aviation Connect/ACHL…

The air cargo handling world, along with ULD experts, ramp and GSE specialists, those steering the RFS segment, pharma...

Drones threaten European aviation

First Poland, then Denmark, Romania, Norway, Sweden, and now Germany. An increasing number of unidentified drones are violating the...

Spotlight on… Anna-Maria Kirchner, Head of Global Sales, Finnair...

Each week, CargoForwarder Global turns its ‘Spotlight On…’ a different area of the air cargo industry, inviting a representative...
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Avianca adds an A330F to its fleet and widens its reach

The Colombian carrier is growing its freighter fleet by adding an A330P2F to its current fleet of six A330-200F. The aircraft can accommodate 60+...

Food waste exacerbates global warming

The sixth International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) was observed on 29SEP25. The date was chosen on 19DEC19, when the...
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Baku on its way to a dual hub system

About a 90-minute drive south of Baku, a major cargo airport is currently being built on a 750-hectare site. According to plans, it will...

Soundbites from the 10th Caspian Air Cargo Summit 2025

The 10th Caspian Air Cargo Summit, hosted by Silk Way West Airlines at the futuristic Baku Convention Center, cemented Azerbaijan’s position as a fast-evolving...
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No hands! The rise of the Robo Truck

Scrolling on LinkedIn this week, it was the post of a video originally attributed to @niccruzpatane/X, of a driverless truck, that made me stop...

Spotlight on… Fowler Wang, Founder, Summit Asia Events

Each week, CargoForwarder Global turns its ‘Spotlight On…’ a specific segment of the air cargo industry and brings it to life through the voice...
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BUD Cargo’s gateway role is booming

Traffic figures and freight tonnage at Budapest Airport have been rising for years. In fiscal 2025, cargo handling is set to reach a new...

DOT crashes Delta – Aeromexico JV

The U.S. Department of Transport has ordered Delta Air Linesto null its joint venture accord with Aeromexico come 01JAN2026. The decision ends a 20-months...

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LATAM Cargo ups flights to Europe

Five years ago, LATAM Cargo operated five weekly cargo flights between South America and Europe. The airline then increased its rotations to 12/7 and...

Ostend Airport joins forces with Chunnel

Ostend-Bruges International Airport and Chunnel operator, LeShuttle Freight, have set up a strategic partnership to streamline UK-bound air cargo flows from the coastal airport....

ONE Record: Building momentum for 2026

01JAN26 marks the official industry deadline when IATA’s ONE Record is due to become the preferred standard for digital data exchange in air cargo....

Menzies World Cargo expands in Scandinavia

The manager of global transportation and cargo ground handling has launched operations at Oslo Gardermoen Airport. The step follows Menzies’ acquisition of Spirit Cargo...

Baden-Württemberg becomes a SAF pioneer

An “Alliance for New Flying” was founded last week at Stuttgart Airport, located in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. The aim is to...

Spotlight on… Carina Tüllmann, Chief Commercial Officer, Open Logistics Foundation

Every week, CargoForwarder Global highlights a different part of the air cargo industry in its ‘Spotlight On…’ series, through the eyes of someone working...

Spotlight on… Air Waybill (AWB), accompanying each and every air cargo shipment

CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ shows a different section of the air cargo industry each week – normally bringing it to life through its people....

From De Minimis to De Misery…

They’ve been coming in thick and fast: the number of European postal services that have announced a stop or temporary suspension on parcels and...

Trump’s tariff stampede backfires on U.S. aviation industry

The Trump administration’s zig-zagging tariff policy will most likely be the focus of future economics lectures at U.S. Universities, when it comes to looking...