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Delta twice-daily to Detroit

Delta is to offer a twice daily service next summer between Heathrow and Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport and a daily service to and from Portland International Airport, up from three or four times weekly. [+]

Delta and Aeromexico in talent swap

Delta Air Lines has appointed Rafael Figueroa as managing director – cargo operations and customer experience, a role previously held by Julian Soell. He will move from Aeromexico Cargo to Delta Cargo as part of an international talent exchange program between the two carriers. Figueroa most recently served as Vice ... [+]

Virgin wins pharma licence

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has been granted a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) for its global headquarters operations and its new Pharma Zone at Heathrow Airport. It confirms the airline’s compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and its ability to maintain the quality and integrity of medicinal products for human use. WDA is ... [+]

New Delta website banishes air cargo blues

Delta Cargo has made a number of enhancements to its website following the relaunch of the business. Shipments can now be booked, checked-in, managed and tracked entirely online. DeltaCargo.com now offers dynamic air waybill stock, so customers with an account number will receive a range of air waybills in real-time ... [+]

Delta to track cargo movement in real time

Delta says it will soon become the first US passenger airline to provide, real-time tracking for cargo unit load devices (ULDs). The technology will replace manual tracking for all shipping containers, while real-time tracking information will also allow Delta’s cargo control center to more accurately monitor and reroute shipments that ... [+]

Code Pink for Delta

US airline Delta Cargo has launched a GPS-linked Equation Critical international service for urgent international shipments moving on the next available flight, using distinctive pink packaging. There is no need to pre-book and cargo can be tendered up to 90 minutes before flight departure. Delta’s Cargo Control Center monitors shipments ... [+]

Delta extends pharma network

Delta Cargo has added four destinations to its Pharma 4 program - Bogota, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Sydney, Sao Paolo, Frankfurt and Seoul. It brings the total stations around the wporld to 49, in addition to nine approved facilities across Europe that the airline operates in conjunction with its partners. ... [+]

Virgin and Delta in the pharma zone

  Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have opened a new Pharma Zone at their joint facility at London Heathrow. Located at the Cargo Point facility, it is a fully segregated area dedicated to handling and storing pharmaceutical shipments within a strictly regulated temperature environment with dedicated active container storage. Delta Cargo ... [+]

Don’t go a-lootin’ when this lady’s in town

Delta Cargo employee – and Georgia Army National Guard member - Ashley Ivory has been providing security and assisting law enforcement in Orlando after Irma struck Florida. "It's a humbling experience to serve my country and our people in times of need, all the while upholding Delta's values of servant ... [+]

More cool stuff from Delta

Cool new box Delta Cargo has gained approval to carry the Envirotainer RAP e2 active container on domestic and international widebody aircraft. The new unit does not require dry for cooling and also provides significantly more capacity than other models. Delta said the RAP e2 was ideal for shipments requiring strict ... [+]

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