The German Aviation Association (BDL) has warned of a rapid shift of air cargo out of the country in favor of foreign hubs. According to the organization, costs and administrative barriers are making cargo handling in Germany increasingly unprofitable. At a meeting of the Aircargo Club Deutschland (ACD) in Frankfurt, BDL Managing Director Joachim Lang noted: “Handling air cargo in Germany is becoming too expensive.”
Aviator Airport Alliance, the largest independent provider of ground handling services in Northern Europe, has extended its agreement with Finnish airline Finnair. Under the contract, its subsidiary, Aviator Airport Services Finland, will continue to provide de-icing and winter handling services at Helsinki Airport (HEL) during the 2025–2028 seasons. Aviator is part of the Avia Solutions Group, the world’s largest provider of ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) services.
A meeting between the management of JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) and the American company Dynamic Aviation was held in Astana to discuss prospects for cooperation in developing air cargo transportation. The initiative is being implemented as part of KTZ’s program to create a national cargo air carrier for Kazakhstan.
DHL Express officially opened its new international hub at Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The €80 million project, completed in less than two years, is the company’s largest investment in the region. The new facility can handle over 20,000 shipments per hour—seven times its previous capacity—and will accommodate the growing volume of international express deliveries and strengthen Barcelona’s position in DHL’s global network.
Air cargo carrier Turkish Cargo has introduced a new product, TK AERO, focused on the transportation of sensitive and time-critical cargo for the aviation industry. The service includes two lines: SPARE, for the flexible and reliable transportation of aircraft parts with no weight or size restrictions, such as landing gear, wings, and avionics, and ADVANCED, for particularly large and fragile components, including engines and helicopter parts.
Starting October 2, 2025, Latam Cargo Group will launch a direct cargo service between Brussels and São José dos Campos (SJK, Brazil). Initially, flights will operate once a week, increasing to twice a week during the winter. The new service will reduce delivery times and transportation costs for European customers.
International logistics operator cargo-partner, part of the NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS group, has announced the expansion of its air transportation network from the UK, adding 12 new routes to Asia, North America and Africa. Now the UK market will have direct access to key destinations such as Johannesburg, Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Doha, Boston, Tokyo (Narita and Haneda), Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Taipei. With a guaranteed quota of seats with partner airlines, customers will be able to enjoy greater flexibility and control over their international shipments.
BCT Aviation Maintenance has secured two new line maintenance agreements at East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is seeing an increase in cargo traffic.
Japanese cargo carrier Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) resumed flights to Frankfurt on September 4, 2025, after a break in 2010. The flights will be operated on Boeing B747-8Fs with stopovers in Anchorage and Amsterdam, as well as on the Tokyo-Anchorage-Frankfurt route. Frankfurt, along with Amsterdam, will now become one of the company’s key European hubs.
Aviator Airport Alliance, part of the Avia Solutions Group and operating at 15 airports in Northern Europe, has extended its contract with Wizz Air for another three years. As part of the agreement, the company will continue to provide passenger handling, ramp handling and de-icing services at three airports – Copenhagen, Gothenburg and Malmö.
