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... plus
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... plus
Hercules avale un «Tigre» 
Rapatriement. Le premier F-5 quitte la Suisse. Il est connu que les USA sont le plus grand exportateur de biens d’armement, par exemple de leur jet de combat Stealth F-35. Mais les Américains achètent aussi des jets à l’étranger, toutefois pas de la façon que l’on pourrait... plus
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... plus
US forwarder augments hub network
Road One Intermodal Logistics is building a new distribution and transload facility in Summerville, South Carolina, USA, near the port of Charleston. The site will become operational in two phases, with a 35,750 sqm facility and 52 sqm of trailer and container parking to be... plus
Two promotions at Hok
Hok, a global design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm, has promoted Kirtan Patel and Albert Kaneshiro to regional leaders of aviation + transport for its Northeast and Southwest practices, respectively. Based in New York, Patel brings more than two decades of... plus
L’Asie garde le cap, Tanger est 19e
Ports à conteneurs 2023. L’année dernière, les 20 plus grands ports à conteneurs du monde ont transbordé 387,5 M. de TEU, soit 1,24% de plus qu’en 2022. Selon les analystes d’Upply, cette croissance est clairement due aux ports asiatiques, présents 15 fois dans le Top 20, et... plus
Leadership transition at Forward Air
Forward Air Corporation, an asset-light provider of transport services in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, has appointed Jamie G. Pierson as interim chief financial officer, effective 20 May 2024. He succeeds Rebecca Garbrick, who is leaving the company, but will remain to assist... plus
Charging 96 EV trucks simultaneously
Prologis and Performance Team, a Maersk company, have launched the Southern California’s largest heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) charging site, located near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in the USA. The Denker charging depot is powered by the country’s largest EV... plus
Flying relief to flooded Southern Brazil
TAP Air Portugal has carried out a special flight exclusively for the transport of more than 11 t of humanitarian aid collected in Portugal to help the victims of the disaster in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The humanitarian flight operated by TAP in cooperation... plus