Air Logistics Group has been appointed as the exclusive GSSA in Europe, the US and Canada, for Wings On-Board Courier Network, the largest global on-board courier provider. Under the agreement Air Logistics Group will provide full sales and customer service support for Wings On-Board. “We are delighted to establish our partnership with Air Logistics Group,” comments Tal Haimovich, CEO Wings-On Board: “We were looking for a GSSA which has a well establish global network and is passionate about … [Read more...] about Air Logistics Group appointed GSSA by Wings On-Board
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Global FTKs grew by 2.7% in January, but momentum flat: ICAO
According to the latest update from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) freight traffic - expressed in freight-tonne-kilometres (FTKs) - grew by +2.7 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in January 2016, +1.9 percentage points higher than the growth in December 2015. This is the highest growth observed since May 2015. Major freight markets continued to grow modestly, with Asia/Pacific growing by +1.3 per cent. Africa and Latin America/Caribbean contracted by - 1.4 per cent and - 3.6 … [Read more...] about Global FTKs grew by 2.7% in January, but momentum flat: ICAO
Chinese New Year confirms air cargo slide in Asia Pacific: WorldACD
Air cargo’s difficult start to 2016 was extended into February with worldwide volumes declining by 3.8 per cent year-on-year (YoY), the largest YoY volume drop in three years, according to the latest analysis by WorldACD Market Data. The origins Asia Pacific and North America were the main culprits with January/February together seeing these destinations posting YoY volume decreases of more than 7.0 per cent. Africa, Europe and Middle East & South Asia each posted around 5.0 per cent … [Read more...] about Chinese New Year confirms air cargo slide in Asia Pacific: WorldACD
Air cargo in the ‘new mediocre’ of global economic growth
The global economy is growing, but growing at a lower rate than anticipated, said George Anjaparidze, senior economist, IATA who went on to cite International Monetary Fund (IMF) CEO Christine Lagarde who recently warned that the world was on the threat of entering a new phase of mediocre growth becoming the new reality. “And that’s exactly what we’re seeing,” added Anjaparidze. The advanced economies are still growing, but very slowly he noted with emerging economies growing far below their … [Read more...] about Air cargo in the ‘new mediocre’ of global economic growth
WCS faces up to industry challenges
“The air cargo industry has had a rollercoaster ride over the last decade. But the continued success of the World Cargo Symposium, culminating in a record attendance of over 1,100 delegates in Berlin this year, shows the commitment of the industry to share best practice and generate action plans to tackle the industry’s greatest challenges,” said Glyn Hughes, IATA’s global head of cargo. Discussions over four days at the WCS focused on the challenge of potentially disruptive new technologies … [Read more...] about WCS faces up to industry challenges
Cargo iQ phoenix rises from Cargo 2000
Hitting the ‘reset button’ nearly 20 years after the unfortunately-named cargo quality initiative - Cargo 2000 - was first created, the IATA-supported interest group with the mission of creating and implementing quality standards for the worldwide air cargo industry was officially renamed Cargo iQ at the World Cargo Symposium in Berlin. The rebrand, aside from moving away from the negative imagery of a name that suggests a 16 year lag in reaching its intended goals, is part of a much larger … [Read more...] about Cargo iQ phoenix rises from Cargo 2000
