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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TIACA honoring past and future with initiatives

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) launched a tsunami of press releases last week, in the wake of its...

LH Cargo has grown its market position in 2025

Driven by positive annual figures, the Frankfurt-based cargo airline managed to join the club of the leading top five...

Turkish Airlines reinforces top global player status

Turkish Airlines closed the 2025 financial year with an operating profit of USD 2.2 billion. Its traffic and sales...

Spotlight on… Teresa Galán Barrios, Cadet Pilot, Aerodynamics Academy

Each week, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ brings a different segment of the air cargo industry to the fore, to...
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Air traffic in Venezuela picks up again

The contrast could hardly be greater. While the airspace over the Middle East is currently largely closed due to the war in Iran, it...

Wildcats rescued from war zone

An example from the Ukrainian region near Kharkiv, which was attacked by Russian troops, shows the disastrous consequences that wars can have not only...
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Air traffic in the Middle East comes to a standstill

Following the coordinated Israeli-U.S. air strikes on Iran, international airlines reacted within minutes by scrapping air services to the region or canceling overflights on...

Exclusive – cargo.one acquires Cargofive

Through the takeover (100%) of Cargofive, cargo.one is creating a provider of an integrated air and ocean rate infrastructure, facilitating booking processes for forwarding...
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Automating Air Cargo: Robo-Ops – Part 3

In Parts 1 and 2 of our 3-part series on air cargo automation, Manuel Wehner (MW), Project Manager and Research Associate at the Fraunhofer...

Profit Through Process: Scaling Sustainability via Supply Chain Efficiency

According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report, an estimated 1.05 billion tons of food – about 19% of global...

Spotlight on… Diarto Aalders, Senior Lecturer Aviation Operations, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ looks at a different aspect of the air cargo industry each week, to illustrate the huge variety of careers available....

Exclusive – FRA and BLR ink strategic partnership

Frankfurt Airport and Bangalore Airport signed a memorandum of understanding today (25FEB2026) at the Air Cargo India trade show, which runs until 27FEB in...
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Lufthansa and Air India deepen ties

The Star Alliance Partner airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding as starting point for a comprehensive Joint Business Agreement. This will include the airlines...

Cuba’s airports go dark

No kerosene, no flights, no tourists, and no air freight transport. The Caribbean Island is largely cut off from international air traffic. Lighting at...

Built to Compete: Why Smart Money is moving to agile cargo management providers.

How does selling cargo IT for the big incumbents differ from working with a team like Awery, for instance? It’s a question that deserves...

Automating Air Cargo: Robo-Ops – Part 2

In Part 1 of our 3-part series on air cargo automation, Manuel Wehner (MW), Project Manager and Research Associate at the Fraunhofer Institute for...

Costa Rica – Green Strategy pays off

The difference could hardly be greater. While north of the Rio Grande under Trump, the decarbonization of the economy and industry was put on...

Spotlight on… Eugenio Donati, Co-Founder, AeroVect

Every Sunday evening, CargoForwarder Global publishes a ‘Spotlight On…’ a particular contributor to air cargo, to illustrate the many different careers and roles this...

FedEx sues Trump over tariff refund

The U.S. integrator becomes the first plaintiff from the transport and logistics industry to sue the Trump administration over tariff refunds, demanding return of...

Hapag-Lloyd acquires ZIM

The world’s fifth-largest container shipping company is taking over the tenth-largest box carrier. Hapag-Lloyd CEO, Rolf Habben Jansen, announced this acquisition on Monday evening...

Blended wing aircraft on the advance

The latest news from California is likely to have been noted with interest by Airbus, Boeing, and China's state-owned company Comac. Two newcomers are...