A reliable partner 
Reliable Robotics, a manufacturer of autonomous aircraft systems, has received military airworthiness approval to begin flight testing and operational missions of its remotely piloted Cessna 208 Caravan for the US Air Force. The approval strengthens the partnership with the... more
Lubbers joins the pipeline
Chicago-based AIT Worldwide Logistics, a global supply chain solutions provider, has completed its acquisition of Lubbers Logistics Group, a European logistics company founded in the Netherlands 95 years ago. Lubbers specialises in high-value, complex and time-sensitive... more
Atlantic partners 
The ECS Group and Royal Air Maroc Cargo are a team. Routes linking the Americas and Africa don’t often play a key role in the international airfreight industry. October last year thus saw a crucial move when Royal Air Maroc (RAM), one of Africa’s largest air cargo providers,... more
Delta Cargo delivers e-commerce solution
Delta Cargo has launched its newest product, Deliver Direct, developed in collaboration with Smart Kargo. It is a door-to-door delivery service for the US market, offering a competitive and flexible solution for e-commerce retailers seeking to optimise their... more
YVR: 160,000 t more cargo
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has welcomed the Canadian government’s announcement of 11 January, which confirms new federal funding through Transport Canada’s national trade corridor fund (NTCF) for cargo development at YVR. The CAD 75 million investment, which will... more
GW: eleventh hub in USA
Gebrüder Weiss is taking over the Salt Lake City (Utah)-based forwarding company Cargo-Link, thus adding the eleventh hub to its US network. Cargo-Link operates a 2,000 sqm logistics hub on a site close to the city’s international airport. With this acquisition, the German... more
Not identical twins
New alliance to be launched in 2025 – the Gemini Cooperation. Maersk is leaving 2M, and Hapag-Lloyd freeing itself from The Alliance, in order for the two new partners to set up an alliance in 2025. By then the other major carriers will surely also have come together in new... more
A promotion for Michael Castagnetto
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, a global provider of logistics solutions, services, and technology, has promoted Michael Castagnetto to president of North American Surface Transportation (“Nast”), effective immediately. He succeeds Mac Pinkerton, who is assuming another role within the... more
From LAX on PAX and freighter flights to Mexico
The Calgary-based Canadian carrier Westjet Cargo has appointed Awesome Cargo as GSA for its commercial business out of Los Angeles (LAX). The US GSA sales entity of the Mexican company Aerocharter GSA will market cargo capacities on the airline’s flights operating from the USA... more
Zack Oakley takes the helm
The Greater Rockford Airport Authority (GRAA) has appointed Zachary Oakley as new executive director of the Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD), as of 1 January 2024. Oakley has worked full time with the airport since 2006, starting as an operations and facilities... more