Crossing the Channel and the Atlantic 
Customers of Lufthansa Cargo's special speed company Time Matters now have access to more than 30 additional direct flights per week between Paris CDG and ten US stations (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Washington).... mehr
Developing an electrical airship platform
Skyborne Technology (STI), Research in Flight (RIF) as prime contractor and Auburn University from Alabama (USA) are now prototyping an electric extended range airship with modular payload under the 1st phase of the Air Force "Afwerx" contract aerial transport platform... mehr
New nonstop connections for Alaska
Alaska Air Cargo is increasing its year-round nonstop service to Anchorage (ANC) – adding routes to Chicago and Las Vegas, and expanding services to Phoenix and Maui from seasonal to year-round. Three new cities will also get summer-season nonstop routes: Denver, starting today,... mehr
Korean Air's longest flight ever
Thanks to Covid-19, Korean Air flew its longest non-stop flight since its establishment in 1969 using one of the 16 passenger planes it has converted into freighter aircraft by removing passenger seats. Flight KE8047, one of 8,300 cargo-only flights Korean Air operated... mehr
Cargo softens first non-profitable year
With a loss of AED 22.1 billion (USD 6.0 billion), 2020-21 was Emirates Group's first non-profitable year in over three decades. With the strong demand in air freight throughout the year, Emirates Skycargo reported a revenue of AED 17.1 billion (USD 4.7 billion), an increase... mehr
Pfizer partners with Zipline
USA-based drone services provider Zipline is partnering with Pfizer to test and develop an end-to-end distribution solution for Covid-19 vaccines. As part of the collaboration, a system has been developed that can be used to safely distribute any vaccine. Zipline’s on-demand... mehr
Anspannung aller Kräfte 
Im Mai wurde in Indien mit mehr als 28 Mio. gemeldeten Fällen einer neuartigen Corona-Variante (Sars-Cov2) ein trauriger Rekord erreicht. Die Entlastung des indischen Gesundheitssystems aus dem Ausland ist auch eine logistische Herausforderung. Das ITJ sprach dazu mit Mukesh... mehr
Air Canada Cargo: maindeck cargo routes
From autumn, Air Canada's first B767 freighter, a converted 767-300ER, will operate on routes linking Toronto to Miami, Quito, Lima, Mexico City and Guadalajara, the first time the carrier will serve the Mexican destination. As more freighters enter service, more flights in... mehr
Finnair Cargo chooses CargoAi platform
The worldwide offering of Finnair Cargo is now live on CargoAi. Digital booking services - e-quotes and e-booking - of the Nordic and Baltic region’s largest air cargo carrier are available to forwarders directly via the SaaS platform. CargoAi CEO Matthieu Petot: "We’re... mehr
Asunción and Miami airports become "sisters"
The Miami-Dade aviation department and Paraguay’s civil aviation authority have signed a sister airports agreement between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), establishing their commitment to assist each other in... mehr