Vaccines from Belgium distributed in South Korea 
Last week, UPS transported the first Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to South Korea. A fleet of trucks lined up at Seoul Incheon airport to handle the shipments after landing.The vaccines, which require ultra-cold chain storage, were packed in Belgium for their journey, and... mehr
Hong Kong airport as double hub
Last weekend Hong Kong airport cooperated with government departments and business partners to handle the first batch of Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccines flown from Frankfurt to Hong Kong. The hub also transhipped a batch to Macao across the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.The Cathay... mehr
Still committed to protecting wildlife
On 2 March 2021, San Francisco airport (SFO) welcomed the return of Emirates with the arrival of its first nonstop flight from Dubai in eleven months. The Middle Eastern airline started SFO operations in 2008 and made it its first A380 West Coast destination that same year.... mehr
100 years ago: flying mammoth falls
Exactly 100 years ago, on 4 March 1921, a remarkable aircraft first rose 20 m above Lake Maggiore in Ticino, Switzerland, only to crash shortly thereafter. With his Ca.60 Transaero, whose prototype was irretrievably lost after the second flight, Italian aviation pioneer... mehr
TSA "qualifies" dual-view air cargo scanner
The HI-SCAN 145180-2is pro of Smiths Detection, an American specialist for threat detection and security screening technologies, has been added to the “qualified” section of the transportation security administration’s (TSA) air cargo screening technology List (ACSTL) under... mehr
Drones assist in vaccine logistics
Zipline is cooperating with UPS and the UPS Foundation to assist the government of Ghana in the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines across the West African country. Supported by the coordination of UPS Healthcare with vaccine manufacturers, UPS deliveries of initial vaccines... mehr
Latam Group reveals big cargo plan(e)s
Latam Airlines Group announced a significant expansion of its cargo operations with the conversion of up to eight Boeing 767-300ER aircraft into Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF), representing a freighter capacity growth of up to 80%. This plan seeks to increase the service... mehr
Carriers to pay damages
United Airlines has agreed to pay over USD 49 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to fraud on postal service contracts for the transportation of international mail. The sum includes USD 17,271,415 in criminal penalties and disgorgement to resolve a... mehr
Canadian airport prepares for more cargo
Edmonton International Airport (EIA), which handled 46,000 t of cargo in 2020 (+7.5%), will receive a major upgrade of its cargo operations area, improving transportation capacity for exports and imports to the Canadian province of Alberta. The Canadian government has... mehr
Asian airlines finally growing again
Preliminary January 2021 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines showed that while airline operations remain depressed, air cargo demand keeps improving as world trade starts to gain renewed momentum. Growth in the e-commerce sector supported air... mehr