Supporting South Korea's small and medium exporters 
The global express transportation company Fedex Express, a subsidiary of Fedex Corp., has signed an alliance programme with Incheon Main Customs to provide discounted international shipping rates for small and medium-sized enterprises. This alliance programme addresses 130... more
A clean solution
Qatar Airways has signed a formal partnership agreement with Airlink, which supports over 130 aid organisations by harnessing the power of the aviation industry, to transport 200 t of humanitarian aid free-of-charge until 2022. Under the new agreement, Airlink, its non-profit... more
More converted B767 freighters and a perfect flight
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured a contract with DHL International to convert an additional three B767-300 passenger aircraft to cargo aircraft, with the potential for a fourth unit. Valued at tens of millions of USD, this contract marks a milestone for IAI’s... more
Another Latin American carrier seeks protection
After this week's grounding of Liat, owned by seven Caribbean governments, and preceded by Avianca (see ITJ 21-22/2020, p. 41) as well as Latam, Grupo Aeromexico announced on 30 June 2020 that it and certain of its affiliates have filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions in the USA... more
Trucking CDM platform welcomes Malaysia Airlines
From today, 1 July 2020, Malaysia Airlines joins the Trucking CDM platform, developed by Cargohub, for its Amsterdam operation. The aim is to provide transparency and predictability in the transport chain for air cargo industry stakeholders. Increasing the service level for... more
Chinese air purification units flown to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian XLP member Glaube Logistics completed a recent air charter from Chengdu to Riyadh. The cargo consisted of 3,600 pieces of air purification units, weighing a total of 110 t, and the plane used was a B747-8F. The initial challenge for Glaube Logistics was to... more
New EU regulations for Switzerland
New EU regulations for civil aviation come into effect in Switzerland today, 1 July 2020, as the mixed EU/Switzerland air transport committee agreed last month. The regulations, which, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, temporarily ease financial requirements for certain actors... more
Flourishing Central Asian air cargo plans
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, the president of Turkmenistan, signed a resolution authorising the Türkmenhowaýollary Agency to conclude a contract with Aircraft Finance Germany for the purchase of B777-200F, the all-cargo version of the B777-200LR, of which Turkmenistan Airlines has... more
Emirates continues to adapt passenger aircraft
Emirates has introduced additional cargo capacity by using B777-300ER passenger aircraft with seats removed from the economy class cabin. Emirates Engineering was given the task of implementing this response to the strong air cargo market demand for the rapid, reliable and... more
Third BAe 146-300QT freighter for British airline
Jota Aviation recently released its third BAe 146-300QT freighter aircraft into service. Since it was acquired in April 2018, the aircraft had been in long-term storage at the airline's London Southend base. With the recent uptake in demand for cargo flights as a result of... more