‘Hotbirds’ fly clean with Beluga 
A special aircraft landed at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida last weekend, when the Airbus BelugaST (A300-600ST) delivered the Airbus-built Hotbird 13G satellite for Eutelsat. This happened a few hours after the successful launch of its twin, Hotbird 13F.... plus
Wabtec wins major services contract
Manufacturer Wabtec has signed a services contract with leasing company Akiem to provide maintenance of critical equipment for locomotive fleets in Europe. The agreement, which is to run for the next five years, covers brake components, pantographs and Heating, Ventilation... plus
Forty conversion orders for Mammoth Freighters
Mammoth Freighters has named Avia AM Leasing (Avia AM) as the launch customer for its new 777-300ERMF freighter conversion with the signing of a conversion sales agreement for six 777-300ERMF freighters. Including this order, Mammoth now has firm orders for twenty-three 777... plus
Anthony Ciobanu joins Chapman Freeborn
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Anthony Ciobanu as business development executive at its new office in Perth, Western Australia. Ciobanu brings 15 years of aviation industry experience to his new role. He... plus
Avianca Cargo makes a first in the Americas
Avianca Cargo has now met all the necessary requirements to receive the Ceiv Fresh certification from Iata. This certification, which was officially presented during an event at Avianca Cargo’s facilities in Miami, qualifies the carrier Colombian carrier as the first airline in... plus
Augmenting inter-American connections
CMA CGM is launching two new services in November. An option called Brazex, and a dedicated service named Manaus Shuttle, will connect the US Gulf Coast, Latin America and the Caribbean, complementing the Brazex 1 and Brazex 2 rotations with two dedicated loops for southern and... plus
Large e-truck order from USA
German e-mobility specialist Quantron has signed a framework agreement with TMP Logistics Group for an order of up to 500 Class 8 trucks with FCEV drive system. The vehicles, which will be operated via Quantron-as-a-Service (QaaS), are scheduled for delivery by 2024. There... plus
Beware of piracy - in retreat
90 piracy and armed robbery attacks on merchant ships were recorded worldwide from January to September this year. According to the most recent quarterly report on piracy published by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), this... plus
Norfolk Southern combines departments
Norfolk Southern Corporation has created a combined transportation and network operations organisation with Paul B. Duncan (left) at its head. Promoted to senior vice president transportation and network operations, Duncan will lead the team responsible for designing network... plus
Grants for short line railroads in South Dakota
The US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded grants for two short line railroads in South Dakota. The Ringneck & Western (RWRR), an affiliate of Watco, will receive up to USD 1,799,009 to construct two transload tracks to transport lumber and aggregate; and... plus