Lithium battery certification for Qatar Airways 
Qatar Airways is the world’s second airline to be Iata Ceiv lithium battery certified, and Qatar Aviation Services is the first ground handling company to be certified globally. The certification aims to improve safety in handling and transportation of lithium batteries... plus
Liege Airport is ready for SAF
Liege Airport is Belgium’s first airport to be ready for the distribution of sustainable aviation fuel to its airline-customers. Its aviation fuel installations, as well as its fuelling staff, are ready to receive, store and distribute sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The... plus
Skulls instead of drugs
During a random check at Mexico's Querétaro airport on 30 December 2022, officials of the national security service came across a bizarre shipment. They became suspicious when X-rays were made of a package that was stored at a courier service and came from the state of... plus
Nicole, l’invitée surprise 
L’optimiste l’emporte à Tiaca ACF 2022, sur les nuages assombrissant le ciel du fret aérien. Quatre ans après la dernière édition à Toronto (cf. ITJ 45-46/2018, pages 18-19), l’Association mondiale du fret aérien a de nouveau organisé l’Air Cargo Forum. Le nombre nettement accru... plus
Colis (et ULD) pour l’anniversaire
ITA Airways Cargo choisit le premier canal commercial numérique. Il y a un peu plus d’un an, le 15 octobre 2021, ITA Airways a succédé à Alitalia. En raison de la pandémie, il existe certes des moments plus propices pour prendre son envol en trafic passagers. Sur un autre plan,... plus
Une alliance atlantique
Des B747F et AN-124-100M à la rescousse d’un AOG aux Açores. Afin que les frais d’immobilisation d’un «Aircraft on Ground» (AOG) ne «crèvent» pas le plafond, il faut d’urgence résoudre le problème. L’intervention récente de plusieurs acteurs chevronnés entre les USA et l’Europe... plus
To Aurora Borealis with Austrian Airlines
On 17 December, Austrian Airlines is starting a new direct service between Vienna and Tromsø, northern Norway. Avinor, the Oslo-based company that runs 44 state-owned airports, considers this to be “yet another strengthening of the Lufthansa Group’s commitment to northern Norway... plus
FCS now powered by renewable energy
Frankfurt Cargo Services’ (FCS) operations in Germany are now 100% powered by renewable energy, in line with the ‘Our Sustainable Flight Path’ programme of its parent company Worldwide Flight Services (WFS). The switch to renewable power, a core part of WFS’ environmental,... plus
Flying gifts for Ethiopians in need
Boeing, through its ‘Humanitarian Delivery Flight Program’ launched in 1992, and Ethiopian Airlines have again partnered to bring humanitarian aid to those in need – this time using the airline's three recently delivered Boeing B737-8s to transport 5.4 t of supplies to Ethiopia.... plus
Neo Air Charter scores in Doha
The on-board courier (OBC) division of the Frankfurt-based Neo Air Group recently shipped an urgent and valuable piece of broadcast equipment to Doha just 19 hours after an initial enquiry from Elite – despite severe restrictions on entry to the country on account of football’s... plus