Egyptair turns to Boeing conversions 
Egyptair has signed a contract for an B737-800 freighter conversion (capacity 23.9 t) with Aeronautical Engineers (AEI). The aircraft is scheduled to commence modification by the authorised AEI Conversion Centre, Commercial Jet, in Miami, FL in October 2022. Once completed, this... more
Three musketeers in the skies
Air France-KLM Group and the CMA CGM Group have signed an initially ten-year strategic partnership in the air cargo market. Subject to approval by the relevant regulators and consultation of employee representatives, this exclusive partnership will see both parties combine their... more
Mali remains Isago certfied
Assistance Aéroportuaire du Mali (Asam) was first certified by Isago (Iata ground operations safety audit) in December 2016. The Malian ground handling company has regularly renewed this certification since then. The ground handling services offered by Asam at Bamako's... more
Customised B2B solutions with Cargo Ai
After a series of tests with digital freight forwarders and TMS systems worldwide, Cargo Ai is officially launching its API Suite services, allowing air freight players to plug in to the API Suite and retrieve real-time schedules, availability, rates and tracking information.... more
Long awaited fruit returns to Japan
At the request of Cyprus-based Unifrutti Corporation, which cultivates, transports, processes and distributes fruit entirely in-house, Nippon Express Italia has provided across-the-board support for the transport of blood oranges from Sicily to Japan. This rare fruit variety had... more
Emery Air implements Champ’s Cargospot Handling
Ground handling agent Emery Air has implemented Champ’s Cargospot Handling solution to support its operations at Chicago-Rockford International Airport. The software is a sophisticated and comprehensive cargo operations and terminal management solution for ground handlers... more
Textron: first Cessna Skycourier to Fedex Express
Textron Aviation has delivered the first Cessna Skycourier twin utility turboprop to Fedex Express. This is the first of 50 freighters that the global logistics firm has ordered as Cessna Skycourier’s launch customer. The clean-sheet aircraft achieved Federal aviation... more
ECS Group supports Air Premia
Established in 2017, South Korea's Air Premia has restructured its air cargo business and chosen Seoul-based Globe Air Cargo Korea, ECS Group's newest subsidiary, as its cargo GSA. The agreement includes cargo sales, reservations and the handling of scheduled and full charter... more
LH Cargo partners with VIE Pharma
The Vienna Airport Pharma Handling Centre (VPHC) is now also handling pharma freight for Lufthansa Cargo. As part of a cooperation between the Lufthansa Group's cargo subsidiary and Vienna Airport, all pharma cargo transported on board Austrian Airlines aircraft to or from... more
Strong recovery for Emirates Skycargo
As the 2021-22 results show, Emirates Skycargo contributed to 40% of the airline’s total transport revenue in the second year of the pandemic. By 30 June 2021, the carrier had restored services to over 90% of its pre-pandemic network. In June 2021, it invested to scale up its... more