B747 freighter operator Cargolux has launched twice-weekly scheduled services to Chongqing in central China.

Franz Heuckeroth van Hessen, director cargo and sales at Cologne-Bonn International airport, is more than happy with the gateway’s latest freight throughput figures.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has reported disappointing results for its 2011-12 financial year – the 12 months ending 31 March – with net profit down by 69 percent year-on-year to S$336 million (US$268.5 million).

Global handler Swissport is to buy Flightcare Spain and Flightcare Belgium from FCC Versia, expanding the Zurich-based company’s cargo handling operation into Spain and adding ground handling to its current freight operation at Brussels airport.

IAG Cargo, the freight operation that incorporates the UK’s British Airways World Cargo and Spain’s Iberia Cargo, has reported making 291 million euros (US$376.6 million) in flown revenue plus fuel surcharges in the first quarter of this year.

ANA moved 514,200 tons of cargo on international services during its 2011-12 financial year, the period ending 31 March. This was up by 4.1 percent on the previous year.

Air freight throughput at Zurich airport rose by 1.2 percent year-on-year in April, to 24,182 tons. Cargo moved by road feeder services totalled 10,205 tons for the month – down by 9.6 percent.

Turkish forwarder Planet Air Cargo intends to establish a new office in China with its US partner, according to general manager Aziz Sam.

Hawaiian Airlines is to launch three times a week services between Honolulu International airport and New Chitose airport on the Japanese island of Hokkaido in November. Subject to Japanese government approval, Sapporo would represent the carrier’s fourth destination in the country.

Integrator FedEx corp has acquired French business-to-business express transportation company TATEX, subject to regulatory approvals.

Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific has had a tough time over the last couple of years and the challenges that it faces are showing little signs of abating.

Germany’s Leipzig/Halle International airport has grown strongly in recent years and its cargo performance in the first few months  of 2012 continued the upward trend.

At its recent annual general meeting, global logistics services provider Kuehne + Nagel confirmed that it will continue to “pursue ambitious goals” this year, along with “intensified cost and margin management”.

United Continental flew 206.5 million cargo ton-miles in April, down by 12.8 percent on the same month of 2011. The January - April figures of 838.4 million cargo ton-miles was down by 9.2 percent year-on-year.

The Air France-KLM headquarters at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol moved to the TransPort building on the east side of the airport last week. With this change, the commercial and central services of AF-KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo at Schiphol have come together.

Atals Air Worldwide Holdings has entered into a contract with Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, to provide a B747-400 Freighter service for Etihad Cargo.

Panalpina suffered a loss of CHF40 million (US$43.7 million) in the first quarter of this year, largely it noted as result of making a provision for EU and Swiss antitrust fines of CHF59 million ($64.5 million).

Polet Airlines launched a new track and trace system on 1 May, in conjunction with Luxembourg-based air cargo systems ?provider CHAMP, to provide real-time status of shipments moving on the carrier’s IL-96-400T aircraft.

The latest B787 ‘Dreamliner’ to arrive at All Nippon Airways was partly powered by biofuel on its delivery flight from Seattle to Tokyo – the first time the aircraft type has used alternative fuel.