Oslo welcomes third weekly ABC flight 
From today (28 May 2019), Airbridgecargo Airlines (ABC) is adding a third weekly cargo departure from Avinor Oslo airport. The new departure will be tailor-made for the export of seafood from Norway to Seoul and South Korea via Moscow. In 2018, ABC lifted Norwegian seafood... mehr
Air Tanzania to return to Jo'burg and Mumbai
Air Tanzania is to resume service to Johannesburg and Mumbai. To connect the East African market with these continental trade centres, the flag carrier of Tanzania will use its new longhaul aircraft, the B787-8. The carrier will start four weekly flights between its hub Dar... mehr
Mexicans anticipate flight tracking regulation
Estafeta, a Mexican logistics service provider that operates a fleet of six B737F, has chosen an ADB-B solution from GKN Fokker Services. The deadline of the new "automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast" mandate, a surveillance technology in which an aircraft... mehr
Virgin Atlantic Cargo returning to Mumbai
Starting in exactly five months (27 October 2019), Virgin Atlantic's relaunched flights between London Heathrow and Mumbai, a thriving cargo route for customers in India, the UK and the USA, will complement the airline’s long-established route between London and Delhi. Operated... mehr
Freshest news from Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific has become the world's first airline to be awarded CEIV Fresh, the International Air Transport Association's accreditation for perishable product handling. In harness with aviation industry stakeholders and regulators, Iata created the Centre of Excellence for... mehr
Latam Cargo carries big cats to South Africa
Melena and Tika, a male and a female lion aged 6 and 18 years respectively, were the first of five big cats transported by Latam Cargo from Santiago del Estero (Argentina) to Johannesburg (South Africa). The move is intended to protect the animals' lives and ensure their welfare... mehr
Two "Aces" in USA – one too many perhaps?
Ace Belgium Freighters, a new Liege-based airline that secured its AOC only one month ago, seems to have encountered opposition in its bid to start commercial cargo flights to the USA, where the department of transportation (DoT) records show that a near-namesake carrier, Alaska... mehr
A European success story
Ahead of this weekend's European Parliament elections, Airbus is spreading the message that a strong and confident European Union is vital to Europe’s economic future amid populist nationalism, fragile growth and simmering trade tensions. It is certainly the lesson of Airbus’s... mehr
12,000th delivered Airbus is "made in Canada"
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus recently celebrated the delivery of its 12,000th aircraft. The A220-100, assembled in Mirabel (Canada), was handed over to US-based Delta Air Lines. The carrier, which received its twelfth A220 since October 2018, has a firm order for 90... mehr
ABC flies increasing numbers of bigger shipments
Airbridge Cargo Airlines (ABC), a provider of specialty air cargo services, has seen demand for its "abc XL" product for oversized and heavy cargoes continue to grow in the first four months of 2019. Volumes were up 3% year-on-year to more than 11,000 t, 2,000 t of... mehr