Second B737-800 BCF for Bluebird Nordic
Avia AM Leasing, a global aviation holding company specialising in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, has announced the delivery of a second B737-800 Boeing converted freighter to Bluebird Nordic – a rapidly growing Iceland-based cargo airline, offering ACMI and... mehr
Grenzenloses Vertrauen
Qatar Airways platziert grösste Frachter-Einzelbestellung jemals bei Boeing. mehr
All good things come in fours
It was the fourth offer of the Kuwaiti company Agility that finally led to the breakthrough. Among the biggest providers of fuelling, ground handling and maintenance services, operating in around 37 countries globally, London-listed John Menzies has now approved the takeover... mehr
Qatar Airways welcomes Envirotainer’s Releye RAP
Qatar Airways Cargo has approved Envirotainer’s latest innovation, the Releye RAP container. Officially launched on 9 February 2022, and able to accommodate five pallets, the Releye RAP is the largest and most technically advanced product in Envirotainer’s new generation... mehr
Re-imagining mid-mile cargo transport
MightyFly, an autonomous air cargo carrier, has performed successful autonomous flights of its MF-100 autonomous aircraft in the Bay Area. The MF-100 autonomous aircraft has a cargo capacity of 45 kg and a flight range of 1,126 km. The flights included successful autonomous... mehr
A bumpy start in Hong Kong
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has released the traffic figures of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for January 2022. During the month, HKIA handled 391,000 t of cargo, representing a year-on-year decrease of 4.7%. Flight movements saw year-on-year growth of 5.5%... mehr
Converting signatures in Singapore
Airbus projects that by 2040, there will be a need for some 2,440 freighters in Asia-Pacific, of which 880 will be newly built. On the conversion side, during Singapore Airshow last week, CDB Aviation committed to twelve conversions with Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), expanding its... mehr
Atlas Air expands partnerships
Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and Cainiao Network (“Cainiao”), the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, are expanding their strategic partnership by adding a new Boeing 747-8 freighter under a long-term agreement to increase capacity on routes between China... mehr
Digitally embracing air cargo from Dakar
Africa-based carrier Air Senegal will deploy the Smartkargo solution across all functional areas of its cargo business serving 19 destinations, including New York, Washington and Paris. The US technology aims to digitally transform the West African carrier's operations and... mehr
Happy Valentine's Day for Latam Cargo
Latam Cargo carried over 15,500 t of fresh flowers from Colombia and Ecuador during the 2022 Valentine’s Day season, 16% more than in 2021. To achieve this result, the carrier doubled its regular offer to face the high demand created between 17 January and 6 February. Over... mehr