FedEx: first-ever panda roundtrip deliveries
FedEx Corporation transported six giant pandas between the USA and China on two separate flights this week. The roundtrip journey departed Atlanta, GA, arrived in Chengdu, where it delivered four pandas and then returned to Washington, DC with two pandas. Richard W. Smith,... mehr
New services anchoring in Alaska
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has welcomed several new cargo carriers. Awesome Cargo Airlines from Mexico now operates the Incheon - ANC - Mexico City route, China’s Central Airlines connects Haikou -ANC - Ontario, and ASL Air Cargo from Ireland has launched the Jinan -... mehr
Renewing a longstanding partnership
Cargolux, Europe’s biggest all-cargo airline, and Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management services, have announced the renewal of their longstanding partnership. Cargolux first awarded the management of its ULD fleet to Unilode in... mehr
Partners in line with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030
Saudia Cargo has signed a pivotal MOU with Cluster2 Airports Company to establish a strategic partnership which aims to strengthen logistics operations by focusing on several key areas, such as implementing new destination launches and expanded freight capacities introduced by... mehr
Embraer’s e-freighter now certified
Embraer’s passenger-to-freighter conversion and the cargo loading system, developed by US Cargo Systems, received FAA certification in September 2024. In July, the e-freighter was certified by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (Anac) and Easa certification is due... mehr
European Cargo opens base in Wales
From today, 16 October 2024, the British airfreight carrier European Cargo is launching a new base in Wales. There will initially be three weekly A340F flights linking Cardiff airport (CWL) with China, building to four, with the ambition of this frequency increasing in the... mehr
GCIA: groundbreaking phase 1
The Gary / Chicago international airport held a ceremonial groundbreaking to commemorate the initial phase of a long-term expansion of the airport’s increasingly critical air cargo sector, which has quickly expanded since beginning operations in late 2020. The groundbreaking... mehr
Sonoco Thermosafe and Saudia Cargo join forces
Saudia Cargo has embarked on a strategic global partnership with Sonoco Thermosafe, a specialist for temperature-controlled packaging solutions. This collaboration marks the introduction of Sonoco Thermosafe’s innovative Pegasus ULD shipping container into the Saudia Arabian... mehr
Avianca Cargo: "Ecuador is a key market"
Participating in the Expoflor Ecuador trade fare last week, Avianca Cargo reaffirmed its commitment to the floriculture sector. Ecuador’s cargo transport has grown by about 20% over the last four years, with 90% of the cargo from this destination being flowers that are exported... mehr
Ein weiteres Tor nach Asien
Luftfracht-Buchungsplattform aus Berlin gewinnt Philippine Airlines als Kunden. Philippine Airlines (PAL) wird in Kürze ihre Kapazitäten auf dem digitalen Buchungsmarkt durch eine neue Partnerschaft mit Cargo One ausbauen. Die nationale Fluggesellschaft der Philippinen erweitert... mehr