The European Commission is upgrading its air cargo security legislation. A brief outline was presented on 4 December at an event organised by Airlines for Europe (A4E) in
Brussels.
The association was incepted in 2016 and gathers members from full-service

The Dutch independent, third-party logistics provider, Best Global Logistics, has adopted Riege Software’s latest innovation: the Direct Airline Booking API, enabling direct bookings with
the pilot partners Air France, KLM, and Martinair Cargo.

Just in time for the launch of the UN climate summit in Madrid on 2 December, the Antalya, Turkey-based carrier SunExpress (code: SXS) has launched a much-applauded ecological initiative,
that can be a role model for the aviation industry.
The

Air cargo contributes relatively largely to the economy and prosperity of the Netherlands, two separate studies have revealed. The conclusions were communicated by the minister for
Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen in a letter to the Parliament.

Ground handler Swissport’s brick and mortar strategy continues unabated. After inaugurating a state-of-the-art Pharma Center at Brussels Airport (CFG, 29th Oct), the Zurich-based handling
heavyweight, together with investor Fraport AG and the Goldbeck construction company, laid the foundation stone for

Reports from Hong Kong suggest that the very existence of the city’s third largest carrier, Hong Kong Airlines, is under threat, while flag carrier Cathay Pacific has announced capacity
cutbacks to cope with declining demand as a result of the

Vladimir Zubkov, Secretary General of TIACA, and Steven Small, Managing Director of Routes signed a TIACA/Routes/ASM Cooperation Agreement in Budapest, Hungary, on 20NOV19, thus taking a
step closer to bringing a more permanent cargo focus into air service discussions which