Building a dedicated agro airport in Nigeria 
Kayode Fayemi, governor of the mainly agrarian landlocked Nigerian state Ekiti, has handed over the site of the "Ekiti Agro-Allied Cargo Airport" to the main contractor, CCECC Nigeria, to commence the construction of its 3.2 km runway. Describing this as a... mehr
Covid test kits from China to Austria
To meet the high demand for rapid Covid-19 tests and fill the gap of lost bellyhold capacity, Gebrüder Weiss has built an air bridge consisting of five charter flights between China and Austria. Using a chartered A330 specially converted for transport, the Austrian logistics... mehr
Using Amazon-owned widebody cargo aircraft
Deepening their partnership forged in 2019, Cargojet has entered into a new air transportation services Agreement with Amazon Canada fulfilment services. As part of this arrangement, which has a four-year term with three successive two-year renewal options, Cargojet... mehr
Civilian mission to Brazil
The German Air Force has brought 80 ventilators from stocks of the federal ministry of health to Manaus. The transport, which was commissioned by the German foreign office, began at Cologne-Wahn air base, which has direct access to Cologne-Bonn Airport. There, an A310MRTT... mehr
«Eine exzellente Neuigkeit» 
Besonders die Möglichkeit des physischen Kontakts mit den eigenen Teams und den Kunden fehlt Adrien Thominet seit Beginn der Pandemie. Denn für die Perspektive eines nachhaltigen Aufschwungs nach der Krise brauche es die Menschen, die die Maschinen und die Industrie insgesamt... mehr
50 million vaccines to 50 countries
Right before tomorrow's World Health Day (7 April), Emirates Skycargo has become the first airline cargo carrier in the world to have transported over 50 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines (more than 220 t) on its flights. The carrier has also transported over 100 t of syringes... mehr
Hong Kong focuses on e-commerce
Hong Kong Air Cargo (2020: 238,000 t of cargo, +8.1%) has begun its partnership with Alibaba's logistics platform Cainiao Smart Logistics Network. Jeffrey Zhang, director, commercial: "It has always been our goal to establish Hong Kong as an express e-commerce hub and... mehr
Turkish carrier adds widebody capacity
MNG Airlines has entered into a contract with Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus, for the passenger-to-freighter conversion of two A330-300. The first aircraft was inducted for conversion on 1 April, while conversion for the second... mehr
ABC kissed by reindeer
No April fool's trick: Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) has delivered four reindeer from Moscow to Frankfurt. The project was accomplished in partnership with Astra Brokers for Moscow Zoo. Under the regular animals' exchange programme the reindeer were safely delivered to... mehr
"Authorised receiver" starts handling UIA in Milan
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a 18 months cargo handling contract in Milan. Starting today, 1 April 2021, WFS will handle cargo onboard three weekly B737 flights (daily from June) connecting Milan MXP with Kiev. This is the... mehr