A 15th member for Oneworld 
The airline alliance Oneworld has welcomed Fiji Airways as its 15th full member airline. The flag carrier of Fiji and the South Pacific has been Oneworld’s connect partner for the past five years. During this time, Fiji Airways has developed cooperative links with all... more
Sentenced to four years
Damian Williams, the US attorney for the southern district of New York, announced that Lars Winkelbauer, former COO of Polar, has been sentenced to four years in prison by US district judge Jesse M. Furman in connection with a massive scheme to defraud Polar Air Cargo Worldwide,... more
Emergency houses for Brazil
As part of its "solidarity plane" programme, Latam has transported the first shipment of 100 out of 200 modular houses donated by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to support the emergency caused by the floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. This initial 16 t... more
For the energy turnaround 
An experienced heavylift specialist is ready for the projects of the future. It was 20 years ago that deugro founded deugro Denmark, thus taking an important step towards becoming one of the leading project forwarders for wind power and renewable energies. Since then the firm,... more
More belly capacity to North America
Starting today, 3 June 2024, Lufthansa Cargo customers can book their freight from Frankfurt to the Mexican city of Monterrey. The full route goes from Frankfurt to Mexico City (NLU), then onwards to Monterrey International Airport (MTY), and back to Frankfurt. A B777F will... more
KN enlarges hub in El Paso
Kuehne + Nagel (KN) is consolidating four of its hubs under one roof to create a new facility in El Paso, Texas, in response to growing demand for cross-border operations and nearshoring. On an area of over 33,700 sqm, the site features office space and vertical racked... more
From Canada to Casablanca
Last week, Pratt & Whitney Canada, an RTX company, hosted the ceremonial inauguration of its new manufacturing facility (12,000 sqm) – Pratt & Whitney Maroc (PWM) – that will produce detailed static and structural machined parts for the company’s aircraft engines. The... more
A first in South America
Avianca Cargo has integrated its core system, iCargo, with DB Schenker's digital infrastructure, which makes it the first cargo airline in South America to link up its system with the global logistics service provider. This integration will provide DB Schenker with real-time... more
Hercules swallows tigers
Repatriation commenced – first F-5 leaves Switzerland. It’s a well-known fact that the USA is the world’s largest arms exporter, which includes sales of its state-of-the-art F-35 stealth fighter jet, for example. It’s less well-known that the Americans also buy military jets... more
First CES for air cargo
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, has been awarded a five-year-contract from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to operate a new centralised examination station (CES) at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport (JFK). CBP is of the world's largest law... more