More capacity and new cargo platform 
Cebu Pacific has signed a firm order with Airbus for 16 long-range A330neo. The order firms up the wide-body portion of a previously announced MoU, which also includes commitments for ten A321XLR and five A320neo single-aisle aircraft. It concerns a higher-capacity version of... mehr
Ghana to re-launch national airline
The Republic of Ghana intends to re-launch an airline starting with aircraft built in North America. During this week's Dubai Air Show in UAE, aviation minister Joseph Kofi Adda says that the carrier, to be based in Accra, would establish the capital city as a strategic hub that... mehr
Second Luxembourg-Jakarta service
Cargolux, whose fly-in this afternoon, 21.11.2019, will mark the official opening of the BUD Cargo City in the Hungarian capital, has launched a second weekly frequency to Jakarta. This additional flight complements the original weekly flight launched in June. Success... mehr
Key topics discussed in Dubai
The effect of automation, artificial intelligence and digitalisation were the key topics at this week's Cargo Connect conference at the Dubai Airshow 2019 (UAE). Portfolio director Rachel Sturgess: "The conference provided real opportunities for industry networking, with... mehr
Jettainer and Trilatec expand partnership
Trilatec, the developer of the "squAIR-timber system" - stable skids made of recycled cardboard fibre composite materials, and the ULD management provider Jettainer are expanding their existing partnership and have now entered into an exclusive distribution agreement.... mehr
Data to make aviation sustainable
Boeing and Etihad Airways have announced that one of the UAE's flag carrier's B787 Dreamliners will become a "Greenliner", serving as a flying laboratory for testing procedures and initiatives that could further reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Also in... mehr
Turkish Cargo keeps braving the trend
According to the September data of WACD, an international air cargo information provider, the global air cargo brand Turkish Cargo, as the only carrier of the top ten airlines, grew significantly by achieving a tonnage increase of 8.8% in a sector where the global air cargo... mehr
CSafe announces "new era for passive packaging"
CSafe Global, a provider of both active and passive temperature-controlled packaging solutions for the transport of life-enhancing biopharmaceuticals, is launching its new "AcuTemp Plus Series". With vacuum insulated panels (VIP) and single temperature phase change... mehr
New military transport aircraft
Boeing (49%) and Embraer (51%) have announced the joint venture Boeing Embraer – Defence to develop new markets for the C-390 millennium multi-mission airlift and air mobility aircraft that can perform cargo transport (seven 463L pallets) and airdrop and humanitarian missions.... mehr
Lufthansa Cargo broadens digital booking options
With "smartBooking", Lufthansa Cargo now offers a new digital interface. The application programming interface (API) provides customers and partners with a binding offer that can be booked online immediately. It contains the available routings, capacities and prices... mehr