Swiss WorldCargo, the air cargo division of SWISS, will operate cargo-only flights on some aircraft
Swiss WorldCargo is a belly carrier, transporting high-value and care-intensive goods on the existing SWISS passenger network. In these unprecedented times, the carrier is committed to continue maintaining global supply chains and delivering goods on behalf of its customers.
Aviation has a systemic importance for Switzerland - The Confederation must ensure liquidity.
The spread of coronavirus poses an unprecedented challenge to the air transport. AEROSUISSE demands that the Confederation intervene to ensure the liquidity of the entire sector. This is the only way to to ensure that Switzerland and its economy have the necessary connection to the international networks as soon as the coronavirus crisis ends.
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The 13th member of Swiss Supply Chain Hall of Fame, Walter Mittelholzer was a co-founder of Swissair and thus also pioneer of Swiss air freight. His official admission of to the Swiss Supply Chain Hall of Fame will take place on 27.5.2020 at the Museum of Transport in Luzern.
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IG Air Cargo Switzerland has received the final Foreign Trade Statistics 2018 from the Swiss Federal Customs Administration. The EZV Cargo statistics cover a 10 years period to give an overview of the industry key indicators with focus on Airfreight. The file is available at this link: https://igaircargo.ch/index.php/statistics/64-2019-foreign-trade-statistics-for-air-cargo-ezv-2009-2018
As of June 1st 2019, IG AirCargo Switzerland has renewed it website, with a fresh look, new features, a responsive design and a security certificate. There are sections dedicated to the projects of IG Air Cargo, solutions to support digitization, downloads, statistics, information, news event and more. Members can now edit their own company profile, add information and promote their services to the public and the other members.