AEI to convert for Pacific carrier 
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) from Miami (FL, USA) has entered an agreement to provide Nauru Airlines with a 10-pallet position B737-300SF freighter conversion. The flag carrier airline of the Republic of Nauru which has its operational basis in Brisbane, Australia, will use... mehr
Saudia Cargo still shipping through three gates
Saudi Airlines Cargo says is has taken proactive steps to ensure the continuity of all cargo and supply operations and the arrival of necessary goods and products including medical equipment, medicine and foodstuffs. The steps come in line with the official decisions, which... mehr
No-deal Brexit prepared for virus pandemic
Restrictions imposed across the globe to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic are inevitably impacting on the Scottish salmon farming sector. Flight restrictions and the cancellation of routes mean that the ability to supply Scottish salmon to some major markets is being hampered.... mehr
Kale taps into African market
Mumbai (India)-based IT logistics provider Kale Logistics Solutions has collaborated with Siginon Aviation, an Isago-certified and award winning GHA in Kenya, to provide a comprehensive air cargo management system for their operations at Nairobi and Eldoret airports. Siginon... mehr
Linz to become Turkish Cargo's 90th destination
Served twice weekly with A330F and B777F from 2 April 2020, the Upper Austrian capital Linz (LNZ) has been announced as the 90th direct cargo destination of Turkish Cargo. Further increasing its list with the aim to operate flights to 120 destinations in 2023, Turkish Cargo... mehr
Fake handbags and Covid-19 test kits intercepted
US customs and border Protection (CBP) officers seized a shipment of 32 counterfeit designer brand handbags on 10 March 2020 that arrived in Philadelphia in an express delivery parcel from Turkey. This is the second significant shipment of this kind recently seized at PHL... mehr
United Cargo schedules 40 weekly charters
United Cargo has begun flying a portion of its Boeing 777 and 787 fleet as dedicated cargo charter aircraft to transfer freight to and from USA and key international business locations. The first of these freight-only flights departed on 19 March 2020 from its Chicago hub to... mehr
Record pharma handling in times of sanitary crisis
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) new pharma centre at Paris CDG has handled its biggest single shipment so far: 34 temperature-controlled containers for customers Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) and Kuehne + Nagel. Maintained within a +2-8 degrees Celsius temperature... mehr
Flying back to the start of the jet age
Lufthansa Cargo, which reports a turnover of EUR 2.5 billion (-7.4%) and a stable freight performance of 8.9 billion rtk in 2019, has announced it is making every effort to maintain the flight operations of its cargo aircraft in the current crisis. All available freighters... mehr
Savino Del Bene secures Italian air cargo export to New York
Today, 23 March 2020, and for the first time in two years, Savino Del Bene is organising a freighter service from Rome to New York for Italian products. "This is our response to the cargo space shortage towards the United States due to passenger flights cancellations, as... mehr