SIA Cargo adopts Envirotainer's "Releye" 
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has approved Envirotainer's temperature-controlled "Releye" RLP container for use on board its freighter and passenger aircraft. These containers, which are powered by rechargeable batteries and can maintain the shipment’s integrity for over... more
Arranging UK aid flights to Haiti
Air Charter Service (ACS) chartered a Boeing B787-9 to transport 20 t of humanitarian aid donated by the British government for those affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The charter, operated by IAG cargo, flew from London’s Heathrow last Tuesday, 24 August 2021, to... more
News from the "world's drone delivery capital"
Next month will mark the second anniversary of Wing, an Alphabet company created in 2012, in Logan, Australia. Between bushfires of 2019 and the most recent lockdowns, the 300,000 neighbours of Brisbane have received over 50,000 deliveries directly to their homes by Wing... more
Statues of Manchester City legends arrive
Manchester City has teamed up with its partner Etihad Airways in the transportation of two sizeable player statues. Representing club legends Vincent Kompany (2008-2019) and David Silva (2010-2020), they have travelled 9,300 km from the USA to England ahead of their installation... more
Introducing Saab 340B+ freighters
C&L Aviation Services has completed a cargo conversion on a Saab 340B+ at the company’s Maine-based MRO facility. According to the C&L Aviation Group company, this is the first B+ model in the world to be converted for cargo operations. The operator, which has taken... more
GDP certification for Thai Cargo
Varangkana Luerojvong, head of the aviation business unit at Thai Airways International, the airline's warehouse at Bangkok airport has been assessed and awarded Good Distribution Practices (GDP) certification in accordance with WHO standards. She added that the assessment was... more
More capacity for new Malaysian carrier
Gecas will lease two 737-800 Boeing converted freighters to M Jets International’s start-up Kargo Xpress. Malaysia’s newest freight carrier began scheduled flights in June with one B737-400F. The added capacity will enable the operator to provide fast, timely and efficient... more
Growing in Central America and Australia
John Menzies has agreed to acquire 51% of Interexpresso Costa Rica which will see the company's footprint expand in Central America. Interexpresso's core business relates to cargo handling and aviation security services (cargo document handling, cargo security screening and... more
On your marks in Costa Rica 
The first customer has been named, just two months after Boeing announced plans to have B737-800 passenger units converted into freighters by a new partner in Central America (see the ITJ Daily of 17 May 2021). The client is a well-known old partner. more
Strike becomes Air Vistara's GSA in USA
Air Vistara and Strike Aviation USA have signed a general sales agency agreement covering the Indian carrier's impending flights between New York EWR to New Delhi. Having been granted the required traffic rights, Air Vistara will operate B787-900s with 22 t of cargo capacity... more