To boost electronic air waybill (eAWB) adoption the carrier has decided to introduce a 12 euro per paper air waybill fee for tradelines on which they are available. E-AWB penetration edged up 0.6 percentage points to 53.2% in January 2018, according to the latest statistics from IATA. January's figure compares with 52.6% in December 2017.…
Freight travelling through Heathrow reached record levels for the start of the year, as over 133,000 tonnes made its way through the airport in January, with export volumes growing by 10.6%. The top destinations for cargo growth were the US (1,214t), Spain (1,070t) and China (966t). Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said: “Heathrow is off to…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released full-year 2017 data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) grew by 9.0%. This was more than double the 3.6% annual growth recorded in 2016. Air cargo's strong performance in 2017 was sealed by a solid result in December. Year-on-year demand…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 5.9% in October 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. This was a slowdown from the 9.2% annual growth recorded in September 2017 but still exceeded the average annual growth rate of…
When it comes to international shipping, there are many choices as to how to move goods. The main decision to make is what kind of transport to use. Deciding between ocean freight and air freight is an important choice. Here, we give you the reasons why its a good idea to choose air freight. …
As part of celebrations for golden week, also called National Day, a major holiday is coming up in China from Saturday 1st October for a week, officially ending on the 7th but with effects lasting until the 10th. It has been celebrated in mainland China and Hong Kong since 2000. The holiday was implemented by…
It has been decided that plans for a 6th terminal will be halted to keep costs down whilst the 3rd runway is being built. Heathrow published its half yearly report last month, which made no mention of the proposed plans. Instead it stated that further investment in terminals 2 and 5 will go ahead…
Manufactured by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and following on from a successful run of ground evaluations, the AG600 is expected to take off from land for the first time this month. With a maximum take off weight of 53.5 tonnes, the amphibious plane is similar in size to a boeing 737. It…
The latest figures from Drewry's Sea and Air Shipper Insight report show that average ‘all-in’ air freight rates across 21 major east-west trade lanes increased by 7.9% year on year in March to reach $2.84 per kg. Prices were also up on February levels when airlines achieved an average price across the trade lanes of…
Following on from our drone article last month, it has recently been announced that a drone the size of a Boeing 777 airliner could soon be launched by a start up firm in California. A prototype will be tested this summer after which all being well a full scale version will be launched in 2020.…
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