Air Cargo

Air Cargo Industry Honors Excellence at 42nd Annual Awards Ceremony

The air cargo sector celebrated innovation and operational achievement at the 2026 Air Cargo News Awards, held at London's Royal Lancaster Hotel. More than 200 industry professionals attended the event, which recognized winners across 10 categories.

SATS won the Hactl-sponsored Pharma award, with LATAM Cargo and Qatar Airways Cargo highly commended. The Air Cargo Charter Project of the Year was sponsored by Network Airline Services. IAG Cargo's Jazzmin Gallimore-Cox received the Awery Aviation Software-sponsored Young Airfreight Professional of the Year award, with coaching support from neAira Executive Performance & SHK Solutions.

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited earned Ground Handler of the Year, while dnata was highly commended. SAL Logistics Services won the WEXCO Cargo GSSA-sponsored Digital Innovation category, with Cathay Cargo highly commended. Qatar Airways Cargo took the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport-sponsored Product Innovation honor, with Hactl highly commended.

FlyUs Aviation Group secured the Etihad Cargo-sponsored GSSA of the Year award. Hong Kong International Airport was named Cargo Hub of the Year, sponsored by Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services. Eltete TPM received recognition in the dnata-sponsored Environmental category. LATAM Cargo won the FlyUs Aviation Group-sponsored Cargo Airline of the Year award, with Cathay Cargo highly commended.