On long‑haul freighters, dense palletised shipments of lithium‑ion batteries have become a primary driver of in‑flight fire risk, turning containment from a contingency into a standard line of defense in cargo hold planning.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport is targeting a 20–30% throughput improvement by fusing MMAG Aviation Consortium Berhad’s ground-handling and terminal capacity with BluOrbit’s digital cargo-management stack to reduce dwell times, automate documentation and enable near real-time tracking across South-East Asian flight corridors.
IAG Cargo will act as the Ground Handling Agent for Qatar Airways Cargo at Dublin International Airport (DUB), consolidating processing of all cargo from 17 weekly belly‑hold flights between Dublin and Doha through IAG Cargo’s Dublin facility and taking responsibility for ramp-to-warehouse activities, acceptance, build-up, and transfer coordination.
IAG Cargo has launched a global Aircraft on Ground (AOG) service that prioritizes the urgent movement of aircraft parts, combining a 24/7 specialist response with a network spanning more than 250 destinations and strategic presence near major manufacturing and maintenance hubs in Europe and North America.
The Supreme Court’s decision to void the IEEPA tariffs has left customs entries and potential refund claims for thousands of shipments in legal limbo while the 180-day protest clocks kept ticking and the Court of International Trade (CIT) determines next steps.
Effective 01 March 2026, HAE Group will assign Conan Busby to lead the UK GSSA commercial remit, taking direct responsibility for airline representation across accounts including DHL, Oman Air, Egyptair and TAAG Angola Airlines, a move that immediately affects cargo sales strategies, capacity allocation and commercial agreements with UK freight forwarders and integrators.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) has expanded its temperature-controlled storage and added onsite bonded warehouse capacity, directly supporting Scottish salmon exporters, pharmaceutical shipments and life-science consignments—a capability showcased to the Indian Consul General, Mr Siddharth Malik, during a focused tour of the airport’s cargo operations.
Since January 2026, GEODIS has routed nearly 300 full truckloads per year onto a combined rail‑road corridor: pickup by truck in Neuville‑en‑Ferrain, drayage to the multimodal hub in Dourges, long‑haul by rail to Avignon, and final delivery by truck to the NAOS logistics warehouse in Port Saint Louis.
Freightos Limited confirmed that Zvi Schreiber will step down from its Board of Directors, effective 28 February 2026, while the Board remains fully constituted under applicable governance requirements and the search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer continues.
Etihad Cargo recorded AED 4.5 billion (US$1.2 billion) in cargo revenue for 2025, while cargo volumes rose by 9% to more than 700,000 tonnes, supported by increased belly capacity from passenger fleet growth and a strategic joint venture with SF Express that now underpins over 100 monthly cargo services between mainland China and the Middle East.
The inaugural transport logistic Middle East will run from 28–30 September 2026 at Riyadh Front 2, colocated with air cargo Middle East and project cargo Middle East, licensed by Messe München and organised by dmg events.
DHL Express and LODD Autonomous have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assess how the unmanned Hili aircraft—a VTOL platform with a maximum payload of 250 kg, the capacity to carry two Euro pallets, and an advertised range of 700 km with a +30 minute reserve—can be integrated into DHL’s UAE last- and middle-mile network.
