When airfreight was already vital 
With the transport of 30,000 l of aviation fuel from the British base in Dinjan, Assam, to Kunming, “the Hump”, the largest airlift of the Second World War, took off exactly 80 years ago, on 8 April 1942. The airlift served to supply Chiang Kai-shek’s national Chinese troops... more
Hupac steps up its Barcelona services
Intermodal solutions for the Spanish market: The Swiss Intermodal operator Hupac is augmenting its offering on its Spanish network with more departures from and to Barcelona. As of 25 April 2022, Hupac will be offering five roundtrips per week between Barcelona El Morrot and... more
Dnata to expand cargo operations into Germany
Dnata is planning to expand its European footprint with the acquisition of Germany-based Wisskirchen Handling Services (Wisskirchen). Subject to government approval, Dnata’s entry into the German market will further develop its position as a leading global cargo services... more
Swiss celebrates 20th anniversary
Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. In the 20 years since its foundation, Swiss has performed 2.8 million flights of an aggregate distance of 3.8 billion km, or 95,000 times around the world. These flights have transported 5.6... more
UECC adds second service
Operator UECC is starting a new North Sea service especially for automotive cargo connecting the ports of Zeebrugge, Esbjerg, Gothenburg and Drammen on a weekly basis. This new offering is being introduced on the back of several new contracts with some of the major European... more
Unilode reaches impressive milestone
Unilode Aviation Solutions, which specialises in outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services has reached a significant milestone. An unrivalled 100,000 digital ULDs are now on stream in its container and pallet fleet, supporting Unilode’s 40 ULD... more
Hoyer Group chooses Torben Reher
Torben Reher took over the position of chief financial officer (CFO) of Hoyer Group, a logistics company headquartered in Hamburg, on 1 April 2022. Reher replaces Gerd Peters, who has stepped down after more than 13 years with the company. Reher will join chief executive officer... more
Austrian rail carrier wins sustainability award
Over the last year, RCG has been in close dialogue with its key client OMV in order to advance common goals for sustainability and climate protection. In practical terms, RCG supported OMV with reports on all its climate and energy figures for its CDP score, in which RCG... more
Fresh technology in Ostend
TGW is building a fulfilment centre for Up Fresh in the port city of Ostend by November 2023. The shipper is a Belgian food wholesaler and supplies more than 2,700 points of sale with meat, cheese, salads as well as convenience products. The heart of the system is a shuttle... more
First mid-air collision 100 years ago
An airmail aircraft was involved in the first mid-air collision, which occurred on 7 April 1922 over Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine in northern France, 27 km north of Beauvais. Five days after the British Daimler Airways had started scheduled operations with DH.34, the aircraft,... more