Spain’s Air Europa has signed cargo handling contract extensions with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Madrid and Barcelona. The country’s third largest airline, Air Europa has been a WFS customer in Madrid since 2018, and signed its first agreement with the world’s...
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Ethiopian leads in Africa in passenger and freight traffic during the COVID Crisis
According to the African Airlines Association’s (AFRAA) report, Ethiopian has been ranked first by passenger and cargo traffic in 2020. Ethiopian carried 500 thousand tons of freight and 5.5 million passengers through its main hub, Addis Ababa Bole International...
Cathay Pacific Cargo rolls out Ultra Track worldwide
Cathay Pacific Cargo is introducing Ultra Track, its multi-dimensional tracking product, to its network, with a phased introduction at 29 ports across the globe. Cathay Pacific Cargo’s Ultra Track uses the Descartes Core Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)TM Network, Tags and...
ATSG accelerates A321 strategy, acquires feedstock for conversion and lease
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has announced that its Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) leasing business has committed to purchase its first two Airbus A321-200 passenger aircraft, one this year and a second in the first quarter of 2022. The A321-200PCF has the...
DRONAMICS and Hellmann plan pan-European transports with cargo drones
DRONAMICS, the middle-mile cargo drone developer and operator, and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics have announced a partnership to develop and offer a new transport service for the cross-border transportation of time-critical goods. As part of the cooperation, Hellmann...
IAG Cargo partners with Kuehne+Nagel and Neste on SAF
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group completed its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) charter chain of 16 flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta last week. Working with their partner Kuehne+Nagel, IAG Cargo sourced 1.2million litres of Neste MY...
DHL and iAero Airways add 737-800F wet lease aircraft
iAero Airways, the largest charter airline in the US, and one of the companies within the iAero Group aviation investment platform, has expanded its service to operate a total of six DHL cargo aircraft. The latest aircraft to be added, a Boeing 737-800F, will operate...
Aliscargo Airlines launches services
Aliscargo Airlines, the first Italian airline entirely dedicated to the intercontinental transport of goods, begins its business by placing two Boeing 777-200ER on the flight line. The first routes will connect, with more weekly frequencies, Italy with Asia-Pacific...
CargoAir completes first flight of AEI 737-800SF
CargoAir, has successfully completed its first ferry flight of the Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) B737-800SF freighter. The aircraft (MSN 30664) is now registered as LZ-CGA under the Bulgarian Civil Aviation Administration. This is the first B737-800SF freighter...
Air Canada Cargo launches routes for its converted freighter aircraft
Air Canada and Air Canada Cargo have announced the initial list of planned routes for the Boeing 767-300ER freighters scheduled to enter service this fall. Air Canada is in the process of fully converting several of its Boeing 767 aircraft into dedicated freighters in...
UK industry ‘call for action’ to secure a vibrant future for UK air freight
A ‘call for action’ setting out 11 key recommendations for the UK to facilitate the sustainable growth of its economically-vital air freight industry has been presented to the UK Government by Aberdeen Standard Investment’s AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property...
Finnair Cargo chooses CargoAi to e-market its worldwide offering
Finnair Cargo and CargoAi have announced a new partnership. The largest air cargo carrier in the Nordic and Baltic region, Finnair Cargo’s worldwide cargo offering is now live on CargoAi. Digital booking services - e-quotes and e-booking - are available to forwarders...