A330-300 E Class cargo conversion ready to go 
Vallair, the mature asset specialist, has unveiled the first ever E Class widebody freighter conversion capability at its brand-new hangar in Châteauroux, France. In partnership with Regio Lease & Deucalion Aviation, Vallair and UUDS Group, which is part 21 certified,... mehr
Menzies Aviation grows in Indonesia & China
Global aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation has won three contracts in South East Asia and China with Rimbun Air, My Indo and Raya Air. A new three-year contract with the fast-growing Indonesian cargo and regional passenger airline Rimbun Air will see Menzies... mehr
Third financing round for French airship solution
Flying Whales, the company behind the industrial programme "LCA60T", created with the aim to develop a heavy-lift airship solution, has received EUR 122 million in funding from the French government, the Principauté de Monaco and its historical shareholders including... mehr
Air France to ban transport of monkeys
Following more than a decade of intense campaigning by Peta USA, international Peta entities, other animal protection groups, and grassroots activists around the world, Air France has announced that it will end its transport of monkeys to laboratories as soon as its current... mehr
Noch ein «Phönix» aus der Asche 
Iran stellt «neues» Transportflugzeug vor. Der Iran hat am 19. Mai ein Flugzeug «eigener Bauart» präsentiert, das der AN-140 erstaunlich ähnelt. Benannt ist es – übrigens wie die Nurflügel-Aufklärungsdrohne Shahed 171 – nach einem Fabelwesen der persischen Mythologie und soll... mehr
First flight into Asia for DHL Air UK
DHL Express has introduced a new Hong Kong – Nagoya/Chubu – Cincinnati - East Midlands route. Operating its inaugural flight to Asia, DHL Air UK commenced the service on 26 June 2022. Currently travelling three times a week, the dedicated B777F will double its frequency... mehr
Trading air cargo capacity online
Air charter broker Avico has started listing freighter capacity with the online marketplace Airblox, a fintech platform which enables brokers, freight forwarders and airlines to trade cargo capacity in the form of standardised electronic block space agreements (EBSAs). A... mehr
Korean Air Cargo renews Ceiv Pharma certification
Korean Air has once again received Iata’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharma (Ceiv Pharma) certification. With over fifty years of experience and expertise in cargo transport, Korean Air provides customised cold chain services for a wide array of products... mehr
Latam resumes flights to the Falkland Islands
Tomorrow, 2 July 2022, the South American airline Latam will resume its scheduled service from Punta Arenas (Chile) to Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands, which was suspended in March 2020. The once-weekly A320 has an underfloor cargo capacity of approximately 2 t and makes... mehr
Frankfurt-Hahn airport finds buyer
Jan Markus Plathner, the insolvency administrator for the companies of the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group, has announced that the transaction process for the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group and its assets has now been successfully concluded. The purchaser is Frankfurt-based Swift... mehr