For e-commerce goods from Japan 
ANA Holdings and Overseas Courier Service (OCS), an express air cargo forwarder with a global network of 400 stations that utilises ANA's air network and offers B2B and B2C door-to-door access, have launched a new service called "iEC". Leveraging this cargo and... mehr
Kuwait Airways extends GSSA partnership
After an already long-lasting partnership in Austria and the Netherlands, ATC Aviation Services is now representing Kuwait Airways as cargo GSSA in Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland and Slovenia. With 54 offices in 33 countries, the GSSA will be responsible for... mehr
Another MRO hub for Mammoth's B777 freighters
Signing a strategic investment in a world class widebody maintenance and modification facility to support its Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes, Mammoth Freighters is embarking on a long-term partnership with GDC Technics. Located in... mehr
Aeroflot to fly more Russian mail
Aeroflot and Russian Post have expanded their cooperation to increase mail volumes transported by air. A memorandum to seal the deal was signed during the Eastern Economic Forum held in Vladivostok earlier this month. The companies aim to boost economic efficiency of... mehr
Billund airport signs with Champ
Billund airport in southern Denmark has signed up for Champ's "Cargospot" handling solution, to further digitalise and accelerate its operations. The solution will be used by the airport's handling agent Cargo Centre Billund (CCB), as a step to promote paperless... mehr
Air Malta banks on cargo business
Air Malta has extended its total cargo management (TCM) agreement with Network Airline Services (NAS) for a further two years in order to strengthen its strategic position and retain its global cargo footprint and presence through the GSA's network. Providing TCM services... mehr
Geodis adds air route between Europe and Asia
Geodis is extending its "AirDirect" service by adding a twice weekly flight routed London Stansted (STN)/Amsterdam (AMS)/ Hong Kong (HKG)/STN/AMS. The global transport and logistics provider will in part use its new A330-300 full freighter aircraft to operate this... mehr
Drones could save lives
5,000–10,000 people in Finland die from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year. Drones equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of emergency situations could save lives. A trial run is now underway in Helsinki to test the delivery of an AED.... mehr
First flight to Libya seven years later
Medavia - Mediterranean Aviation from Malta, a joint venture of the Spanish airline Air Nostrum and the Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company, is the first European Union airline to resume scheduled flights to and from Libya. A B737-300 chartered by Greece's Lumiwings, with... mehr
US cargo airlines continue upswing
Totalling 1,709,000 t, US airlines carried 4% more cargo by weight in July 2021 (preliminary figures) than in July 2020 and 4.2% more than in June 2021. The rise was fuelled by gains of 1.1% in domestic cargo (1,249,000 t) and 12.9% in international cargo (461,0000 t),... mehr