Rockford: a boost for air cargo business
Chicago Rockford airport (RFD), one of the fastest growing cargo airports in USA, has announced that Menzies Aviation will expand its cargo operations to RFD. The company, which provides aviation services at airports in 58 countries, will occupy Building 3 of the... mehr
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Uzsama, Uzbekistan's State Assets Management Agency, and Uzbekistan Airways have appointed the British aviation services group ACC Aviation on an exclusive basis for the remarketing and disposal of various aircraft. Founded in 2002 as an aircraft leasing specialist, the... mehr
Darpa: two teams for Liberty Lifter programme
Two teams - General Atomics working with Maritime Applied Physics Corporation and Aurora Flight Sciences working with Gibbs & Cox and Recon Craft - will develop designs for Darpa’s Liberty Lifter seaplane wing-in-ground effect full-scale demonstrator. The Liberty Lifter... mehr
AA Cargo partnering with Bionatur Plastics
American Airlines Cargo has announced its transition to Bionatur Plastics, launched by M&G Packaging, for use in its cargo operations. The carrier has already begun replacing its current plastic products with the Bionatur brand in most major hubs, an adoption that has... mehr
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Zwei Flugzeuge fliegen hoch hinaus. Mitte Januar war das grösste Flugzeug der Welt wieder in der Luft – und zwar so hoch und so lange wie noch nie. Einen Meilenstein hat auch die Forschung mit Wasserstoff als Treibstoff für die Luftfahrt erreicht – mit dem bisher grössten... mehr
Cargologic revolutionises operations with Champ
Cargologic is continuing its long-standing partnership with Champ Cargosystems and enhancing its services through the implementation of Cargospot Mobile after moving to Cargospot Handling, a SaaS-based system for its cargo management services. Cargospot Mobile puts its... mehr
Menzies Aviation expands footprint to Jamaica
Aviation services provider Menzies Aviation has acquired a majority stake in Jamaican-based Ajas Limited, a privately owned ground and cargo handling company. Ajas Limited, which has been operating in Jamaica for over 82 years and employs almost 600 staff, provides ramp,... mehr
A good cargo year for Iberia Airport Services
Last year, Iberia Airport Services (Ibas), Iberia's handling division, which serves more than 150 airlines at 29 Spanish airports, handled more than 362,847 t of freight, 7% more than in 2021 (-9.6% vs 2019). In 2022, Ibas added nine new companies to its client portfolio,... mehr
Busy - busier - Miami
Miami International Airport (MIA) handled 2.2 million t of international freight and 500,000 t of domestic shipments in 2022, thus matching the record of 2.7 million t of freight it had set in 2021. According to Airports Council International, MIA is the #1 US airport for... mehr
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Im Gespräch mit Yossi Shoukroun, CEO Challenge Group. Seit 2020 gibt es erst die Challenge Group – doch einzelne Bestandteile der Gruppe, die sich an die gesamte Luftfracht-Lieferkette richtet, reichen bis in die 1970er-Jahre zurück. Letztes Jahr kam mit Challenge Airlines MT... mehr