Karawane aus Seattle... 
...und demnächst Dreamliner aus Charleston. Mit fabrikneuen Flugzeugen aus den USA unternimmt der National Carrier des Irak grosse Anstrengungen, um internationalen Standards zu entsprechen – ein wichtiger Schritt, um von der Schwarzen Liste der EU zu kommen. mehr
Hong Kong airport expands services to mainland 
Fred Lam, CEO of the Airport Authority of Hong Kong (AAHK), introduced the novel sea-air intermodal cargo transhipment initiative to John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong special administrative region (HKSAR), and a group of legislative council members. Under this... mehr
Pharma offer diversified
Qatar Airways Cargo has relaunched and expanded its services offer to the pharma industry which was first introduced in 2014. Instead of two sub-categories, the carrier's portfolio now includes five sets of services – pharma critical advanced, pharma critical passive, pharma... mehr
Cargo Ai: cargo capacities stable in March 2023
Q1/2023 closed on a positive note showing signs of stability in terms of global capacity, tonnages as well as air freight yields, as may be seen in the report which compares month-on-month (MOM) data from March 2023 vis-à-vis February 2023, based on the total capacity on... mehr
Three more 737-800 BCFs for Westjet Cargo
Westjet Cargo and the GTA Group inaugurated the launch of three 737-800 Boeing converted freighters in Toronto recently. More celebrations will take place in Halifax and Vancouver this month. The event marked the start of a dedicated cargo service designed to fulfill the... mehr
Take-over and extension on Portuguese ground
Menzies Aviation has signed a subscription agreement with TAP Air Portugal and Groundforce to acquire a controlling stake of 50.1% in Groundforce. The airline’s aviation services arm processed over 165,000 t of cargo in 2022 (+18% compared to 2019) at five airports on the... mehr
CPB seizes more than 100 airsoft rifles
CBP officers at the Louisville Port of Entry seized more than 100 airsoft rifles during Operation Safety Tip from 20-24 March 2023. They focused on suspect shipments of airsoft toys without orange safety tips attempting entry into USA. The officers’ primary focus was on... mehr
Tower Cold Chain inks deal with Saudia Cargo
Saudia Cargo has added Tower Cold Chain to its approved roster of temperature-controlled containers for shipping pharmaceutical, biotech and life science products, in a new global rental agreement. A key benefit of Tower Cold Chain’s technology is its reliability in... mehr
Dreimalpensa
Eilige Grosstransporte mit An-124-100. Als eine petrochemische Anlage in Saudi-Arabien einen technischen Ausfall meldete, musste der mit dem Transport der Ersatzteile betraute Logistikspezialist schnell mehrere Flüge arrangieren. Drei von vier liefen innerhalb einer Woche über... mehr
Challenge Group: e-commerce with China booming
China and e-commerce go hand in hand, and Liège has quickly become a preferred European air cargo gateway. “Challenge Group’s activity out of China is currently based on e-commerce demand which already makes up 30% of our business at Liège airport and posted a 10% year-on-year... mehr