Korean Air Cargo launches operation to Guadalajara 
Korean Air started a charter operation to Guadalajara (Mexico) on 21 August. Guadalajara is the city with the second highest population in the Central American country, which is also known for its growing high-tech industry. This new service, which deploys B747-400F equipment,... more
Nothing doing without «tractomulas» 
Cargo transport in Colombia is carried out largely on the backs of the super-heavy trucks called tractomulas. Their position in a fragmented forwarding market is a stumbling block on the way to renewing Colombia’s vehicle fleet and increasing competition in the logistics... more
Air Canada opens new global operations centre
Air Canada announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art global operations centre (OC) in Brampton, Ontario (Canada) on 20 August. The facility is expected to significantly improve operational capabilities and efficiencies. The new, 7,500 sqm centre is the result of a... more
XPO Logistics finalizes acquisition of 3PD
The US logistics service provider XPO Logistics, based in Greenwich CT, has completed its purchase of 3PD Holding (3PD) in a transaction valued at around USD 365 million. XPO financed the acquisition and related fees and expenses with the net proceeds of its recent USD 220.5... more
New US stations for IAG small freight collection
On 20 August, IAG Cargo, the single business created following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, announced that its small freight collection service - Cargo Connector - is now available to freight forwarders operating in the catchment areas of Atlanta... more
An eye on the global network
Since its merger with Continental in 2010 United Airlines has kept an eye on around 5,600 flights every day from its network operations centre in Chicago. This may be the last form of flight management before cargo and passenger aeroplanes fly by remote control. more
BNSF plans to improve and expand rail capacity
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), a North American freight transport company, plans to invest an estimated USD 115 million on maintenance and rail capacity expansion projects in the US state of Montana this year. BNSF will construct three new unit train staging tracks about three... more
Aeromexico receives first B787 Dreamliner
Boeing, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) and Aeromexico celebrated the first delivery of a B787 Dreamliner for use by the Mexico City-based carrier. The airplane, delivered from Boeing's Everett WA (USA), delivery centre on 15 August, took off for Mexico City a day... more
Air Panama gets first B737-300QC
Air Panama, a Central American regional carrier that serves 28 destinations inside Panama and one in Costa Rica, has taken delivery of its first B737-300QC. According to the carrier's CEO, the "Quick Change" aircraft that can be switched between cargo and passenger... more
PIT compares 6x2 and 6x4 tractors
PIT group in Canada, a non-profit engineering and research centre for the North American trucking industry, has announced performance test results showing that 6x2 tractors consume less fuel than similar 6x4 tractors. PIT traction performance evaluations also revealed that 6x2... more