Qantas Freight launches Darwin to Hong Kong cargo service

July 31, 2018: Qantas Freight supports producers in Northern Australia to respond to growing demand from Asia by launching a new weekly direct cargo service from Darwin to Hong Kong. The new service that will be operated with a Boeing 767-300F will provide capacity to carry up to 50 tonnes of fresh produce such as chilled meat, seafood, dairy, fruit and

Emirates SkyCargo partners with Gargash to transport Alfa Romeos

July 31, 2018: Emirates SkyCargo has transported two Alfa Romeos from Dubai to London for the prestigious Gumball 3000 motor rally, onboard its Boeing 777 freighter. The freight division of Emirates transported this automotive shipment, an Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio and an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, in partnership with Gargash, one of the larg

Antonov Airlines’ AN-225 in 160 tonne cargo transport from Chile to Bolivia

July 31, 2018: Antonov Airlines had been recently called upon by Hansa Meyer Global Transport GmbH & Co to transport Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) Modules, each weighing 160 tonnes, from Chile to Bolivia.

Hong Kong athletes flying high with Cathay Pacific

July 31, 2017: Cathay Pacific is now the official airline partner of the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China from 2018 to 2022, providing support for home-grown athletes to participate in a series of high-profile events, including next month’s Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways to increase frequency to Toronto from October 2018

July 31, 2017: Etihad Airways will increase its flights frequency to Toronto, Canada’s largest city, from three to five weekly services.The service, that will be effective October 28 this year, will be operated with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, featuring 40 seats in Business Class and 340 in Economy Class.

First Boeing Apache, Chinook helicopters for India complete inaugural flights

July 30, 2017: Boeing and India recently took a significant step towards modernizing the Indian Air Force’s helicopter fleet by completing the first flights of Apache and Chinook helicopters destined for delivery in 2019. India ultimately will receive 22 AH-64E Apache attack, and 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook transport, helicopters.

Boeing inks deal with Sabena Technics for AOG security monitoring

July 27, 2018: Boeing, through its subsidiary Aviall, has signed an exclusive agreement with Sabena technics to distribute its Vigiplane security monitoring system for aircraft on the ground. Under this agreement, Aviall will provide exclusive supply chain distribution support for Vigiplane in North America.“We are excited to partner with Sabena techni

DHL, Ethiopian Airlines join hands to bolster Africa’s logistics landscape

July 27, 2018:  DHL Global Forwarding and Ethiopian Airlines have joined hands to form a joint venture company – DHL-Ethiopian Airlines Logistics Services, to build the Leading Cargo Logistics provider JV company in Africa, that will be based in Ethiopia.Ethiopian Airlines, which assumes a majority stake in this joint venture, will provide regulatory

FedEx Express expands into SBD International Airport

July 27, 2018: San Bernardino International Airport Authority and FedEx Express have agreed to begin regularly-scheduled air cargo flights into SBD International Airport.

Qatar Airways to launch direct flights to Gothenburg, Sweden

July 27, 2018: Doha-based airline Qatar Airways will launch direct five-times weekly flights to Gothenburg, Sweden starting December 12, making it the airline’s second Swedish gateway after Stockholm. The service will be served with a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class.Not just passenger servi

DHL Freight wins contract with the BMW Group

July 27, 2018: BMW Group has renewed its contract with DHL Freight. Hence, the logistics giant will continue to manage the vehicle manufacturer's overland transport in 17 countries covered by the companies' previous contract.The contract now also includes supply chain management of the BMW Group in seven additional areas.

Panalpina ropes in Christian Wurst as regional CEO for Europe

July 27, 2018: Christian Wurst will join Panalpina as the regional CEO for Europe by February 2019. Based in Frankfurt, he will be responsible for the Europe region. He has more than 20 years of international experience in the freight forwarding and logistics industry and a broad knowledge of European markets and cultures.

Canada’s Holt Renfrew partners with DHL for air freight

July 26, 2018: Holt Renfrew, Canada’s specialty retailer of luxury brands, has inked multi-year deal with DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, for its air freight and customs brokerage services.DHL Supply Chain, the Americas' leader in contract logistics within the Group, will also be part of

South Korea's Jeju Air receives its first Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft

July 26, 2018: Jeju Air has received its first of the three ordered Next-Generation 737-800 Boeing airplane during a ceremony at the Seattle Delivery Center.Based in Jeju Island, South Korea, the all-

CEVA appoints Terry Carter as SVP Transportation Contract Logistics

July 26, 2018: Terry Carter has been appointed as Senior Vice President Transportation for Contract Logistics at supply chain giant CEVA Logistics. Based in the US, Carter is charged with driving op

Mali to get its largest logistics facility in partnership with Dubai’s DP World

July 26, 2018: Dubai-based port operator DP World has signed a 20-year concession with an automatic 20-year extension with the Republic of Mali to build and operate a 1000-hectare modern logistics hub outside of Bamako, the capital and largest city of Mali.The multimodal logistics platform, Mali Logistics Hub (MLH), will be located on the main road corri

Cathay Pacific concludes trials for next-generation track and trace

July 26, 2018: Cathay Pacific has undertaken a proof of technology trial of Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) beacons in the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal, the airline’s cargo hub in Hong Kong.The trial, in harness with Unilode Aviation Solutions and OnAsset Intelligence, focused on the practicality of using these wireless devices in the multi-storey, concret

New FedEx flight connects Vietnamese capital Hanoi to APAC hub in Guangzhou

July 25, 2018: One of the largest express services providers FedEx Express (FedEx) is starting new services into and out of the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, with the introduction of a new flight connecting the city to the FedEx APAC Hub in Guangzhou, China.A dedicated B-757 freighter will operate four times a week to and from Hanoi and will improve transit

Germany tops World Bank’s LPI ranking for a third consecutive time in 2018

July 25, 2018: Germany has retained its top position in the recently released rankings of the 2018 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) by World Bank.It comes as no surprise to us as Germany, as known to all of us, ranks fair enough in all the six criteria’s of LPI rankings. The World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) published biennially analyse

United Cargo inks lease agreement with ThermoSafe for its cool-chain containers

July 25, 2018: Cold-chain solutions provider ThermoSafe, a subsidiary of Sonoco has entered into lease agreement with United Cargo for the leasing of the PharmaPort 360 temperature controlled bulk shipping container.This agreement enables pharmaceutical shippers to lease PharmaPort 360 containers directly from the airline.

Royal Cargo responds to Philippines’ growing food sector with new facility in Bulacan

July 25, 2018: Leading end-to-end logistics solutions provider Royal Cargo has inaugurated its 2 billion state-of-the-art facility - Cargo City North Hub in Bulacan, Philippines.This new facility, which is by far the company’s largest and most-modern distribution hub, is built to serve the Philippines’ food and beverage industry as well as other indu

Siemens secures large service contract for the two major Dubai airports

July 25, 2018: Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) has inked six years service contract for the baggage and material handling systems at the two international airports in Dubai.

Swiss WorldCargo gains CEIV certification for its airline business

July 24, 2018: Swiss WorldCargo has been awarded IATA’s Center for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification encompassing the entire airline and organisation. Swiss WorldCargo’s Zurich hub has already received the distinction of being CEIV certified in 2016, and is also recognised as GDP compliant by Swiss authorities Swissmedic.The air carg

RIOgaleão Cargo increases 41 percent in Export-Import segments in the first semester of 2018

July 24, 2018: Tom Jobim International Airport’s cargo terminal RIOgaleão Cargo has handled more than 46.5 thousand tonnes of cargo in its import and export terminals during the first half of 2018.  That represents a growth of 41 percent year-on-year.The total weight registered for imports, from January to June, was of 19.1 thousand tonnes, a 30 perc

AirBridgeCargo launches freighters services to Ho Chi Minh City

July 24, 2018: All cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched freighter services to Ho Chi Minh City, one of the busiest cities of Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City becomes ABC’s 12th online destination in Asia.

ECS Group acquires Brazilian GSSA BCS Air

July 23, 2018: Leading general sales and service agent (GSSA) services provider ECS Group has collaborated with Brazilian GSSA BCS Air, to provide major airlines in Latin America and the US with a full range of high quality cargo outsourcing solutions.BCS Air is Brazil’s leading and well-established General Sales and Services Agent with more than 20 ye

Delta to create new transborder JV with Canada’s WestJet

July 23, 2018: Delta Air Lines has signed a definitive agreement to create a comprehensive transborder joint venture arrangement with Canada’s WestJet that will offer customers an extensive route network within the US and Canada.“Delta’s future is global and together with WestJet, we can augment the two airlines’ capabilities and bring together o

GE aids ECA-backed financing for Atlas Air

July 23, 2018: GE facilitates an alternative financingpackage for Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a leadingglobal provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services. Thedeal reached a milestone as funding under the framework facility hit the $100MMmark.  The finance solution is funded byA

Silk Way West Airlines in strategic co-operation with JAL Cargo

July 23, 2018: Baku-based Silk Way West Airlines and JAL Cargo have agreed to start a co-operation regarding cargo services, which does include the use of Silk Way West Airlines’ capacities by JAL Cargo.As JAL Cargo has stopped their own full freighter operations, the use of Silk Way West Airlines’ capacities on scheduled routes out of Europe via Bak

Airbus BelugaXL completes maiden flight

July 20, 2018: The first of five BelugaXL aircraft to fly has landed at Toulouse-Blagnac, France at 14:41 hrs local time after successfully completing its first flight lasting four hours and 11 minutes.The crew in the cockpit on board this flight comprised: Captain Christophe Cail, Co-Pilot Bernardo Saez-Benito Hernandez and Test-Flight Engineer Jean Mic

AEI gains order from Aeronaves TSM for more CRJ200 freighter conversions

July 20, 2018: One of the leading companies in the P2F conversion sector, Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves TSM (TSM) with

LOT Cargo signs up for CHAMP’s Cargospot Quotes and DataAnalytics solutions

July 20, 2018: To support its rapid expansion in terms of cargo, LOT Cargo has selected IT solutions provider CHAMP’s two new products, Cargospot Quotes and DataAnalytics.Based in Warsaw and Budapest, LOT Cargo has purchased eleven (and 4 ordered) 787 Dreamliner aircraft to service its new transatlantic routes. Hence, these new products are being imple

Cargo handler Hactl first with new IATA handling audit system

July 20, 2018: Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is the first cargo terminal operator (CTO) in the world to complete a pilot for IATA’s new Smart Facility Operational Capacity Audit

Airbus, International SOS team up on drone cargo delivery systems

July 20, 2018: European aviation major Airbus and International SOS, the world’s leading medical and security risk services company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly study the viability of using aircraft or unmanned systems to deliver medical cargo and supplies. As part of the agreement,

ACS helps relocate six black rhinos to Zakouma National Park, Chad

July 20, 2018: In May, Air Charter Service has transported six wild black rhinos to Zakouma National Park in Chad to reintroduce the species to the country, nearly 50 years after they were wiped out by poaching.The rhinos were held temporarily in ‘bomas’ (enclosures) in South Africa, attended to by expert teams and given time to acclimatise to prepar

Turkish Cargo partners with CSafe Global for its CSafe RAP active container solution

July 20, 2018: Turkish Cargo, one of the leading cargo carriers, has recently partnered with temperature controlled solutions provider CSafe Global. The carrier has approved the recently launched CSafe RAP for in-flight use on its fleet.The CSafe RAP is the latest innovation in a full line of temperature control solutions, offering unmatched operational

June cargo volume for Cathay Pacific increases by 5.8 percent y/y

July 19, 2018: Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon have transported 180,354 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 5.8 percent compared to the same month last year, according to the traffic figures released by Cathay Pacific Group.Capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs), was up by 2.0 percent while cargo and mail revenu

Boeing receives a major order from Vietjet for 100 B737 MAX aircraft

July 19, 2018: At the Farnborough International Airshow 2018 (FIA 2018), Vietnam-based carrier Vietjet has signed contract with Boeing for 100 B737 MAX aircraft worth a total of $12.7 billion.This new order will go toward serving the carrier’s development of airline alliances across the Asia Pacific region and worldwide and further enhance the airline

Volga-Dnepr Group launches global AOG service as demand from aerospace sector soars

July 19, 2018: Volga-Dnepr Group has launched a new AOG service to manage the delivery of urgent spare parts to aircraft stranded around the world.In order to complete either air charter or scheduled cargo operations, the Group will deploy its unique fleet of Boeing 747, Boeing 737, An-124-100 and IL-76TD-90VD freighters.

Volga and CargoLogicAir sign agreement with Liege to strengthen their position in Europe

July 18, 2018: Volga-Dnepr Group and CargoLogicAir have signed a memorandum of understanding with Liege Airport for strategic partnership to strengthen their European operations. With the MoU, signed at the Farnborough International Airshow, Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG), one of the leading group of air freight carriers, and its strategic partner CargoLogicAir (CLA), aim to strengthen their positions in the European market through d

Ekol Logistics to move into the new Cargo City of Budapest Airport

July 18, 2018: The air cargo unit of Ekol Logistics Kft. will move into the new Cargo City of Budapest Airport, as both the companies have signed a lease agreement. Cargo City will have an area of approximately 20, 000 square meters of warehouse and office space, with tenants, including Turkey-based integrated logistics company Ekol Logistics, scheduled to move in by the end of 2019.

Cargo volume up for Port of Long Beach in June, decreases for Port of Los Angeles

July 18, 2018: Port of Long Beach sees increase in the cargo volume handled in month of June whereas Port of Los Angeles sees 1.1 percent year-on-year decline in cargo traffic.On one hand, Port of Long Beach has set records last month in terms of cargo volume surging past the previous mark and distinguishing June 2018 as the Port’s best month ever. Tra

Rickenbacker’s upgraded animal transport facility benefits livestock industry logistics

July 18, 2018: Rickenbacker International Airport, airport in Ohio dedicated to cargo, has invested $423,000 to renovate its animal transport facility.Some of the major changes introduced through the renovation project that was started at the beginning of the year are twelve new animal stalls have been added to provide space for livestock to rest before

Delta, Korean Air launch cargo JV for trans-Pacific routes

July 18, 2018: US carrier Delta Air Lines Cargo and Asian carrier Korean Air Cargo have expanded their Venture partnership to include cargo services for the trans-Pacific market.This comes after the recent implementation of the

Airbus appoints Ashish Saraf to head its helicopters business in India

July 18, 2018: Ashish Saraf, who had been serving as vice president – Industry Development, Strategic Partnerships and Offsets, since 2015 at Airbus India, focusing on ‘Make in India’ initiatives, is now the head of the helicopter division of Airbus India to lead its initiatives across the civil, defence and parapublic rotorcraft markets.Saraf, who

GECAS orders 35 B737-800 converted freighters at FIA 2018

July 18, 2018: Boeing’s freighter order numbers have reached a peak with another order from GECAS. Aircraft lessor GECAS has inked agreement with Boeing for 35 additional 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA 2018), to serve the growing express air cargo market.The deal, which includes 20 firm orders and

Boeing wins American aircraft lessor ALC order for 75 MAX 8s and three 787-9s

July 18, 2018: Boeing has won major order from American aircraft lessor Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for up to 78 Boeing jets, including 75 737 MAX 8s and three 787-9 Dreamliners. The order, valued at $9.6 billion at current list prices, expands

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo rolls out digital solutions for pharma customers

July 18, 2018: Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) now makes its digital platform myCargo app available to track pharmaceuticals. Earlier, the app was used only to track general cargo. “Our customers can now get quotations, information about the latest and best deals, and do their booking via myCargo,” stated Enrica Calonghi, Global head of Pha

American fulfills demand for US grown fresh asparagus in Europe and Asia

July 18, 2018: American Airlines has helped growers in Mexico and Peru supply the majority of the early season asparagus for Europe and Asia. The cargo division of the airline has moved nearly 12 million pounds of fresh asparagus around the world on its widebody aircraft in the first six months of 2018 from a number of key US hubs.

Volga-Dnepr Group & CargoLogicHolding sign up for 29 B777Fs and five B747-8Fs

July 17, 2018: Volga-Dnepr Group and CargoLogicHolding have signed a letter of intent with Boeing to acquire 29 Boeing 777 Freighters and have confirmed an order for five Boeing 747-8 Freighters, the purchase of a crew pairing solution, and an agreement to work together on future freighter projects.Volga-Dnepr said it wanted to add more 747-8 Freighters