Mammoth Freighters inks agreement with Aspire MRO for 777 conversions & maintenance

Mammoth Freighters has recently announced that the company has signed a multi-year contract with Aspire MRO (“Aspire”) to perform Passenger-to-Freighter conversions and maintenance-related work for the Mammoth 777- 200LRMF and 777–300ERMF freighter programs. Located at the Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, Aspire’s state-of-the-art facility encompasses 840,000 square feet and provides a total of six widebody production bays, with 777 specific tooling and work platforms.

“We are excited to partner with Aspire for the touch labor and maintenance requirements on our 777 freighter conversion programs. Their experienced leadership team and skilled workforce, combined with an impressive facility will be a win-win situation for both companies,” stated Mammoth’s Senior Vice President of Operations, David Steinmetz. “Mammoth continues to create a centralized US base of operations, so Aspire is a natural fit for us.”

Mammoth has already secured additional facilities at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport which are being used to accommodate the company’s warehousing, main cargo door assembly, logistics, and kitting requirements.

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Sarah Kreienbühl to lead HR operations at K+N

Sarah Kreienbühl will become a member of the Management Board of Kuehne+Nagel International AG and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) on April 1, 2023, succeeding Lothar Harings, who will retire in June 2023.

Harings, member of the Management Board and CHRO at Kuehne+Nagel, will retire at his own request upon reaching the age of 63 on June 30, 2023, according to an official statement.

Kreienbühl holds many years of management experience at executive level in various industries, and since 2018 as a member of the General Management at Migros, Switzerland’s largest private employer with around 100,000 employees, the statement added.

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Qatar Airways Cargo: trailblazing the next generation of air cargo biz

The world as we know it is changing! The pandemic has challenged long-serving, traditional structures and work processes. Digitalisation is finally taking off within the air cargo industry, and the past two years have shown that resilience, courage, and embracing change yield the best results. These elements have led to the emergence of the Next Generation approach which induces a corporate mindset shift.

Thanks to its many dedicated employees across the world, Qatar Airways Cargo demonstrated agility, innovation, and flexibility in the face of this extraordinary period in which the air cargo industry, as a whole, experienced major upheaval. It is this positive disruption within a crisis that Qatar Airways Cargo intends to apply to all aspects of its business.

In line with this, Qatar Airways Cargo will be unveiling digital enhancements and new products in the course of this year. The Next Generation launch is accompanied by a strong new logo in the airline’s corporate colours. Alongside the already familiar WeQare logo denoting Qatar Airways Cargo’s sustainability initiatives, the Next Generation logo represents the company’s core focus: an unparalleled air cargo mindset. Qatar Airways Cargo is crossing thresholds into a new way of doing business, hence the emphasised X in the word NeXt. This cross also acts as an arrow pointing to the future and to an even higher level of quality and service. With the shift to Next Generation, every Qatar Airways Cargo product has been allocated its own identifying colour. These colours are incorporated into the logo whenever a particular product is featured.

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Lufthansa Cargo to expand intra-European route network with new A321 freighters

Lufthansa Cargo will begin offering more capacity in its medium-haul network on specially converted Airbus A321 freighters in October 2022. In March 2022, the first freight flight of its sort took launched from Frankfurt to Dublin. Because of the good market reaction and ongoing high demand from the eCommerce and Same-Day sectors, the second aircraft of this kind will join the scheduled operation in October.

The second A321F, registered D-AEUA, is now being converted in Singapore. The twin-engine, technologically sophisticated narrow-body aircraft is both powerful and fuel-efficient. It has the same design as the first A321 freighter (D-AEUC, ‘Hello Europe’) and can carry 28 tonnes of cargo on 14 pallets and container slots on the main deck and 10 on the lower deck. Lufthansa Cargo can continue to expand its footprint in the fast-growing eCommerce industry by providing well-known quality service and products.

Similar to the first A321F, the second aircraft will also be based at the Frankfurt hub and operated by Lufthansa CityLine under the wet lease agreement. Both A321Fs will operate under Lufthansa Cargo flight numbers. As a Group company, Lufthansa CityLine has worked intensively in recent months on the technical and operational preparation of the first two converted aircraft of this type in Germany. The new destinations in the intra-European network include Birmingham (BHX), London (LHR) and Madrid (MAD). The existing destinations Istanbul (IST), Tel Aviv (TLV), Malta (MLA), Tunis (TUN), Dublin (DUB), Manchester (MAN) and Cairo (CAI) will continue to be served, while Istanbul and Tel Aviv will see additional frequencies.

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Management changes at Kuehne+Nagel Germany

Holger Ketz will join Kuehne+Nagel’s global Air Logistics management team in Schindellegi (Switzerland) as Global Head of Network and Carrier Management on January 1, 2023. As part of the strategic development of the Air Logistics business, the newly created role will bundle the global management of the company’s own controlled capacities (network and gateways) as well as the cooperation with carriers worldwide.

With Tobias Jerschke, Kuehne+Nagel appoints an experienced successor to Holger Ketz as Managing Director of Kuehne+Nagel Germany, based in Bremen. Tobias Jerschke currently serves as Managing Director of Kuehne+Nagel for Belgium and Luxembourg.

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Draganfly deploys medical response drones for Ukrainian soldiers

Draganfly, an industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer, announces the delivery of next-generation Medical Response Drones to Coldchain Delivery Systems, LLC (Coldchain Delivery Systems) for the provision of Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) with its highly specialized next generation Medical Response Drones.

The Draganfly team developed unique hardware and software updates for the current batch of Medical Response Drones. These updates include an automatic payload drop function that uses proximity sensors for safe cargo release from several feet above the ground, significantly increased communication range, and enhanced first-person viewing capabilities that allow for day or night operations.

“Draganfly is excited to provide our next generation Medical Response Drones to be utilized by RSU in Ukraine. We have seen first-hand how delivering critical medical supplies and equipment in hard-hit areas of the country makes a difference in their ongoing efforts during this conflict,” said Cameron Chell, President and CEO of Draganfly.

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SEKO Logistics makes two key appointments to global airfreight team

SEKO Logistics signalled the next phase of international airfreight growth with two global appointments to leverage opportunities from client demand for critical products, expansion of cross-border e-commerce, and new business from acquired companies.

Christopher Gregg joins SEKO as senior vice president global airfreight from his previous role as vice president airfreight, North America, at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. “His experience spans airfreight management roles with C.H. Robinson, Kuehne + Nagel, and Expeditors International. At SEKO, he is based in Atlanta, in recognition of the city’s role as a global airfreight hub, and its strategic importance to SEKO going forward,” reads the release.

Shawn Richard, appointed as SEKO’s first VP of global airfreight in 2018, has also been promoted to senior vice president International Service Centers (ISCs) and will remain based in New York. Richard joined SEKO four years ago, having formerly worked with DHL Global Forwarding, Geodis, and Delta Airlines.

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Cathay Pacific extends carbon-offset programme to air freight services

Cathay Pacific announced the extension of its carbon-offset programme Fly Greener to its air cargo services.

Fly Greener is powered by an integrated carbon emissions calculator, as part of the airline’s commitment to tackling climate change by achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The new carbon emissions calculator works out the carbon emissions of shipments and the cost to offset them in just a couple of simple steps.

“Customers can then make a contribution to purchase carbon offsets that come from carefully selected carbon-offset projects. All selected projects are certified under the Gold Standard to ensure their carbon reductions are verified and come with societal and developmental benefits,” reads the release.

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WIZ Freight flags off R&D Centre in Chennai for enhancing cross-border shipping technology

WIZ Freight, a full-stack digital cross-border supply chain start-up, has set up the biggest of its kind Tech and R&D Centre in Chennai for logistics tech. The Tech and R&D Centre was today inaugurated and dedicated to the supply chain industry by Ramkumar Ramachandran, Co-Founder & Chairman and Ramkumar Govindarajan, Co-Founder & CEO, WIZ Freight.

This will be the largest R&D centre in Asia dedicated to cross-border shipping technology. The Centre will develop cutting-edge tech solutions for the cross-border shipping industry using Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), web & mobile applications and big data capabilities to improve critical functions like ETA prediction, routing, end to end visibility, digitisation of shipping documentation, warehousing management and business insights.

WIZ Freight Tech and R&D Centre, set up an initial capital expenditure of $3.76 million, will facilitate tech-enabled innovation in the shipping industry to reduce shipping costs, offer accurate end-to-end visibility, and enable better upstream and downstream supply chain planning & execution and minimise carbon footprint. The company has also committed to spending over $37.6 million over the next 3 years on R&D. The R&D centre will employ a team of 300 members in the field of data science, analytics, software and logistics.

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Natilus selects Pratt & Whitney Canada as engines supplier for its autonomous cargo aircraft

Natilus, a U.S. company producing the world’s first purposefully designed and manufactured autonomous aircraft for air freight transport, has announced that it has selected Pratt & Whitney Canada to supply the engines for the first of the Natilus family fleet: the N3.8T. The company is initially producing the N3.8T as a prototype and as a long-term short-haul air cargo feeder. The first N3.8T aircraft is under production and is scheduled to fly in 2024.

“Natilus has designed and developed a blended-wing autonomous aircraft that can offer services at a fraction of the cost of today’s transport while reducing negative impact on our environment. We wanted to select an engine supplier that shares our vision of innovation, safety, and efficiency. Pratt & Whitney Canada is recognized and respected for their worldwide support of customers, while the PT6A engine is the benchmark in reliability and has an unmatched history of performance with low TBO (Time between Overhauls),” said Aleksey Matyushev, Natilus Co-founder and CEO.

“Pratt & Whitney has a long-standing commitment to supporting innovation for sustainable aviation, and so we are pleased that Natilus has recognized the capabilities of the PT6 engine family to increase efficiencies in the air cargo transport industry while reducing carbon emissions,” said Nicholas Kanellias, vice president, General Aviation, Pratt & Whitney Canada. “The selection of the PT6A-67D to power Natilus’ innovative cargo aircraft further asserts the dependability, versatility, and flexibility of the PT6 turboprop engine family, the world’s most popular engine in its class.”

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Reliable Robotics gets FAA acceptance for G-1 issue paper

Reliable Robotics, a leader in autonomous aircraft systems, on Tuesday announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has accepted the certification basis of its advanced navigation and autoflight system.

The final G-1 issue paper defines the certification basis for the company’s Supplemental Type Certification (STC) on the Cessna 208 Caravan — a popular cargo aircraft. This STC will enhance safety by enabling continuous autopilot engagement through all phases of aircraft operation, including taxi, take-off, cruise, landing, braking and rollout, with a single pilot on board for abnormal procedures.

“We are very appreciative of the FAA’s noteworthy attention to detail and ongoing support,” said Mark Mondt, Director of Certification at Reliable Robotics. “This certification basis is the culmination of years of work with the FAA and represents a key step towards bringing advanced navigation and autoflight systems to normal category aircraft. We look forward to continuing our work together as we move into the next phase of the certification process.”

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IonQ, Airbus to collaborate on aircraft loading project with Quantum Computing

IonQ, an industry leader in quantum computing, today announced a collaboration with Airbus to explore the potential application and benefits of quantum computing for aerospace services and passenger experiences.

The Quantum Aircraft Loading Optimization & Quantum Machine Learning project will be a 12-month project that culminates in the development of a prototype aircraft-loading quantum application, hands-on collaboration, coaching sessions for Airbus developers, and engineers, and an exploration of future integrations of quantum computers for Airbus and its customers.

In response to the ongoing supply chain crisis, aerospace companies are investing in the latest technologies to understand areas for improved efficiencies — cargo loading being one of them. Airbus’ partnership with IonQ is the first step toward developing smarter algorithms based on quantum computers that can potentially lead to cost savings due to a more optimized distribution of cargo on flights. Looking long-term, Airbus hopes to use quantum algorithms to improve other areas of air travel, including reduced fuel consumption, better aerodynamics, and optimized trajectories.

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Chapman Freeborn's GSA ops get software boost

e-Cargoware — a UK-based SaaS company — announced that Gatwick-headquartered Chapman Freeborn has gone live with e-Cargoware’s GSA software solution — FR8Manage.

With the move, Chapman Freeborn aspires to further expand its GSA operations. Chapman Freeborn has also opted for e-Cargoware’s powerful online booking platform, FR8Booking and smart email-to-quote solution, FR8Quote.

About the development, Chapman Freeborn’s Group Chief Information Officer, Laurent Jossa, said, “We are very pleased to work with e-Cargoware. We chose FR8Manage — GSA to expand our GSA operations due to it being so user-friendly and intuitive”.

Laurent went on to add, “We went live with the system on August 1 this year and are very pleased with the application and the support we have received from Amit Singh, Implementation Director at e-Cargoware and his team.”

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GSP marks SC Aviation week with new cargo facility expansion

The Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District (GSP) marked South Carolina Aviation Week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate their new cargo facility expansion on August 17, 2022. The ceremony featured remarks from GSP leadership, South Carolina legislators, and representatives from the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission.

“We continue to see record-breaking volumes of cargo come through our world-class facility,” said GSP President and CEO Dave Edwards. “This expansion will position us to continue to be a major player in the international supply chain. It’s incredibly gratifying to be a part of the aviation industry’s meaningful impacts on South Carolina.”

S.C. Aviation Week or South Carolina Aviation Week is a statewide celebration of the economic and educational impact of airports and the aviation industry. Occurring August 14–20, 2022, and centered around National Aviation Day and Wilbur Wright’s birthday on August 19, Aviation Week is planned in partnership with South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA) and South Carolina Aeronautics Commission.

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Hamburg's first start-up for digitisation rakes in positive interim results

Hamburg-based DAKOSY — a software start-up specialising in digitisation — is ringing in its 40th anniversary this year. Founded in 1982, DAKOSY provides IT solutions for customs clearance, international freight forwarding and supply chain management.

Following its initial success in the port industry, DAKOSY made a successful foray into air cargo logistics. The software provider followed the example of its Port Community System at the Port of Hamburg, and began to build a digital cargo community platform at Frankfurt Airport in 2009.

Ulrich Wrage, DAKOSY’s CEO, pointed out the gains in efficiency that have been achieved since then citing an data point, “When all parties involved use our platform for their imports, airfreight shipments can be handled at the airport and delivered to customers up to 50 percent faster than in 2009.”

The Cargo Community System allows full integration of a wide range of requirements — from slot booking and door control to automation of customs processes.

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Caribbean Airlines Cargo is now live on CargoAi

 Caribbean Airlines Cargo has partnered with the air cargo digital solution platform, CargoAi, and is offering the capacity to and from the Caribbean. “CargoAi is delighted to announce that Caribbean Airlines Cargo successfully went live on the www.CargoAi.co platform on 08 June 2022. Caribbean Airlines has placed a strong focus on improved customer service both on the passenger as well as on the cargo side, and user experience is what CargoAi excels in,” explains Matthieu Petot, CEO of CargoAi.

Marklan Moseley, General Manager, Cargo, and New Business, Caribbean Airlines said, “We see three major benefits in offering our capacity on CargoAi. First and foremost, our customers have access to a customized, easy-to-use e-booking system, allowing them to streamline their shipping processes more efficiently. Secondly, our capacity offers now reach a great many more potential and new customers around the world, and thirdly, these increased sales activities will ultimately boost our commercial cargo operations, enabling us to further enhance our service offers. A win-win all around.”

CargoAi users now have access to more connections between the Caribbean region and North America, fully in line with the current user growth that the platform is currently witnessing.

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In a first, Synhelion produces solar syngas on industrial scale

Synhelion has become the first company in the world to succeed in producing syngas on an industrial scale using only solar heat as an energy source.

The Swiss solar fuel pioneer successfully demonstrated this on the multi-focus solar tower of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Jülich, North Rhine- Westphalia. The firm stated that with this move, “the last decisive technical milestone for the industrial production of carbon-neutral jet fuels has thus been reached.”

Synhelion has developed a solar thermal process for the production of synthetic fuels that does not require electricity.

The unique technology uses high-temperature solar heat to produce syngas, which is then used in standard industrial processes to synthesise liquid fuels, such as kerosene, gasoline, or diesel, that are compatible with conventional jet engines and internal combustion engines. Such sun-to-liquid fuel closes the CO2 cycle, as it releases only as much CO2 during its combustion as was previously used for its production.

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Skye Air partners with Flipkart Health to deliver medicines in West Bengal

Skye Air Mobility partnered with Flipkart Health, a medical branch of Flipkart Internet, to deliver pharmaceuticals by drone. The collaboration began with the launch of BVLOS flights from the Flipkart Health warehouse in Baruipur, West Bengal, to several Health Buddy OTC sites in Kolkata and suburbs.

This initiative will see up to 20 (twenty) flights each day, each delivering a payload of up to 5 kgs of medications from the Warehouse to Health Buddy OTC locations around the region. The flight’s maximum aerial distance will be 16 kilometers. The testing will continue until September 8, 2022.

Ankit Kumar, CEO, Skye Air Mobility, said, “On India’s 75th Independence Day, here we celebrate the adoption of drone delivery technology to reach and benefit the masses. We are extremely proud on our collaboration with Flipkart Health to enable faster delivery of medicines to the citizens of West Bengal. Drones are faster, sustainable, more accessible, cost-effective to operate and capable of doing multiple deliveries in a day. With the ongoing BVLOS trials, we anticipate to gather more data on route, flight, cost-economic viability in order to develop models for commercial flights to begin in the next few months.”

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OS Hub gears up to become 'central hub of info' for supply chains

In June this year, Open Supply Hub (OS Hub) launched its beta phase with an aim to enable more transparency in supply chains the world over.

Starting off as Open Apparel Registry (OAR) in 2019, the non-profit had solely focused on the apparel sector. As it transitions to OS Hub later this year, the non-profit aims to expand its core focus to permeate into and include more industries. Boasting of clients like Amazon and Target OS Hub targets tackling problematic areas rife within global supply chains, including issues of human rights and environmental issues and aspiring to become a “central source of truth” in terms of supply chain data for companies across the globe.

The STAT Trade Times caught up with Katie Shaw, OS Hub’s Chief Programme Officer, on what lies ahead for OS Hub and the state of global supply chains today.

How does the lack of open and standardised data in the global supply chain contribute to issues such as forced and child labour, increased GHG emissions and deforestation?

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WFS to increase cargo capacity at Heathrow to 350,000 sq ft by Oct

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its facility footprint at London’s Heathrow Airport after a 30 percent growth in volumes in the past year.

WFS has signed a five-year lease on Building 578 in the airport’s cargo area, boosting its warehouse and office space by a further 27,000 sq. ft. The additional building, due to commence operations in October, features eight landside doors for cargo deliveries and collections, and a 20-foot truck dock. As well as caster deck storage for loaded pallets and containers, WFS also plans to install a 7,000 sq. ft. area for ambient shipments and dedicated storage for temperature-controlled cargoes requiring a 2–8°C environment.

Once the new facility opens, WFS will increase its total cargo handling space at the airport to nearly 350,000 sq. ft. This latest expansion is designed to support existing airline customers — including new contracts gained in the past 12 months with Sri Lankan Airlines, Gulf Air and All Nippon Airways. The additional building will also provide growth capacity.

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Azul awards ULD management agreement to Unilode

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras has awarded a full-service ULD (unit load device) management agreement to Unilode Aviation Solutions, the market leader in outsourced ULD management, repair, and digital services.

Azul serves over 150 destinations worldwide and operates a fleet of more than 160 aircraft. Under the terms of the four-year agreement, Unilode will supply digital containers and pallets in a hybrid ULD management model, where the containers are dedicated to the airline’s use and the pallets are provided from Unilode’s shared asset pool for the highest efficiency and sustainability benefits.

Izabel Reis, Managing Director of Azul Cargo, said “We are pleased to partner with Unilode for the full-service management and repair of our ULD fleet with significant digitalisation, sustainability, and operational benefits. Unilode’s customer success-oriented approach gives us confidence that we will be able to focus on our core business of flying passengers and cargo whilst having peace of mind that we will have the right containers and pallets at the right time and in the right place. We have an ambitious growth plan for the next few years with over 90 aircraft on order and look forward to growing our operations with Unilode as our strategic partner for digital ULD management.”

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AerCap Holdings Q2 net income up 36% on higher lease rents

Dublin-based AerCap Holdings, the global leader in aviation leasing, reported a net income of $340 million, an increase of 36 percent, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

AerCap executed 184 transactions in Q22022 including 125 lease agreements, 16 purchases and 43 sales, according to a statement announcing the results.

Total revenue increased 36 percent to $1.7 billion for Q22022 and 49 percent to $3.5 billion for H12022 on higher basic lease rents (68 percent for Q2 and 71 percent for H1).

“AerCap generated strong results in the second quarter with a significant increase in activity across all of our businesses,” says Aengus Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, AerCap. “The ongoing recovery in air travel continued to strengthen across all major regions, and was manifested in high levels of cash collections and greater utilisation of our fleet during the quarter. The strength in passenger demand, coupled with supply constraints across the industry, is resulting in a favourable leasing environment.”

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Windracers secures additional funding from UKRI's Future Flight

London — headquartered Windracers has received a third round of funding from UKRI’s Future Flight challenge to perform more rigorous testing of their middle mile logistics drones and high-reliability autopilot technology.

Future Flight is advancing the development of new technology, societal understanding, and sophisticated aviation solutions in order to bring about the third aviation revolution. The Future Flight challenge’s Phase 3 projects, which vary from hydrogen-powered planes to airspace management systems, will get £73 million in funding to develop and showcase integrated aviation systems and new vehicle technologies.

Windracers has completed a number of testing in collaboration with Royal Mail as part of the UKRI-funded Sustainable Aviation Test Environment (SATE) project, including test flights on the Shetland and Orkney Islands. Windracers will be able to expand its experiments in Scotland and work with the Civil Aviation Authority to create a safe and strong regulatory framework for autonomous flying with the new financing.

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SEKO Logistics acquires e-commerce fulfilment expert Pixior

SEKO Logistics announced the acquisition of Pixior, a leading 3PL and fulfilment services provider based in Commerce, CA.

“With seven locations along the West Coast and one location in Connecticut, Pixior has become the region’s premier provider of e-commerce fulfilment and retail services, with an emphasis on serving high-end fashion brands,” reads the release.

The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Following the sale, Yassine Amallal remains as CEO of the business unit, which will ultimately be renamed SEKO Ecommerce Fulfillment.

The acquisition of Pixior brings key e-commerce capabilities in-house to SEKO in the critical West Coast market. “These capabilities include high-touch value-added fulfilment services that provide a customized brand experience to client customers,” it says.

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Hermes continues leadership team expansion with new Senior Product Manager

Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has appointed Terry McGregor as Senior Product Manager as part of a wider strategy to grow the company’s senior leadership team and strengthen technical expertise at the top level.

Heading up HLT’s international team of cargo and product experts in the UK and India, McGregor will lead operations with existing and prospective customers, as well as spearheading the development of an innovative suite of products to further digitalise and streamline air cargo management operations.

“HLT has created an ambitious product innovation roadmap and I am looking forward to the challenge of helping to plan and execute this, to ensure HLT achieves its vision and strategic goals,” said McGregor.

“Using my experience, I hope to guide the product team to build on the success of HLT’s existing cargo management products, bringing further efficiencies to our clients and the industry through collaborations with key technology partners.”

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E-commerce strongest demand driver for freighter conversions

 The P2F conversion market is at a crossroads. Accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is an increased demand for freighter conversions while experts are cautious due to a potential oversupply. The industry is looking forward to seeing how this will turn out as the passenger belly capacity is coming back and the increased e-commerce movements is forecasted to push the demand up.

The recent ‘Freighter Conversions Market 2022’ report by 360 Market Updates reads, “The global freighter conversions market size is projected $400.1 million in 2022 and is forecasted to the size of $841 million by 2028, with unexpected a CAGR of 13 percent.”

The aerospace consulting firm AeroDynamic Advisory in March 2022 analysis projected that the volumes of converted freighters will grow from ~70 aircraft per year pre-Covid to over 180 per year by 2025, and ~160/year on average for the entire decade.

It also reads, “This rapid increase in output is enabled by a significant amount of new capacity for conversions being added to the market — our firm estimates that nearly 30 new conversion lines will be opened by 2025 compared to 2020.”

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