Achievement and postponement 
Alitalia has received the Iata CEIV Pharma certification. The three-year certification was also issued to the airline’s ground handling in Rome FCO (Italy), which oversees the loading and unloading of medicines from aircraft, carried out for both Alitalia and other airlines at... mehr
Emirates paves way for Peru maindeck service
At the beginning of this month, 50 Peruvian companies travelled to the Expo Peru Dubai in the UAE and established important contacts. Now, the impending launch of a freight service between Dubai and Lima has been announced. Edgar Vásquez Vela, Peru’s minister for foreign trade... mehr
Turkish Cargo broadens "pharma corridor"
Turkish Cargo continues to bring health to the world by carrying pharmaceuticals between destinations certified by global aviation authorities through a "pharma corridor" between 400+ stations. Turkish Airlines’ chief cargo officer Turhan Özen: "We perform the... mehr
Singapore cargo community seeks "fresh" certificate
Changi Airport Group, together with the civil aviation authority of Singapore, Enterprise Singapore and Workforce Singapore, will be supporting the air cargo community – with Dnata and Singapore Airlines as pioneer members – to gain certification of the Iata centre of excellence... mehr
Formula-E cars flying from Europe to Riyadh
Saudia Cargo has for the second year in a row transported the World Championship Formula-E cars, which took place last week-end at the historical Diriyah, carrying 67 cars in four shipments totalling 375 t. Formula-E cars departed from Milan, Italy, and Doncaster, UK, to... mehr
Legal immigrants from Latin America to the USA
Three Bengal tigers arrived at Miami airport in the USA yesterday, 25 November 2019, before completing the final leg of their journey by road to their forever home Big Cat Rescue in Tampa (FL). After banning the use of animals in circuses in 2017, the government of Guatemala... mehr
More Australian perishables flying into the Philippines
Australian fresh fruit producers can take advantage of 33 weekly flights and newly approved local cold treatment facilities to boost exports to the Philippines. If suppliers do not have an accredited facility, they can work with the facilities on the revised list to have their... mehr
New central Asian air cargo carrier
Kyrgyz Airlines Plus, a private cargo company founded by Almaz Matmusaev and Jenish Orozbaev (CEO) and owned by several citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic, has appeared on the Kyrgyz air market. Earlier this month, an A300B4 landed at Manas airport, serving the Kyrgyz capital city... mehr
LM-100J gains FAA type certificate update
The Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter, the modernised version of the Lockheed Martin L-100 freighter (Lockheed Model 382), received its type design update certification from the federal aviation administration (FAA) on 15 November 2019. Rod McLean, VP and general... mehr
NCA to suspend RTW service
Since this summer schedule, Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has reinstated the use of all eight B747–8F under the direct operation of NCA. As part of the carrier's fundamental corporate policy to maintain a safe and reliable operation, NCA will optimise the flight network to... mehr