Hactl ups DG training standards 
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), which gained the status as an ‘Iata accredited training school’ in 2003, has become the first cargo terminal operator in Hong Kong to achieve Iata’s new competence-based training and assessment (CBTA) centre certification.Following... plus
111 years of Hamburg airport
Hamburg airport is celebrating its 111th birthday. But you wouldn’t be in Germany’s largest port city if the airport hadn’t initially been built with reference to airship travel. Thus the “LZ-10 Schwaben”, a zeppelin carrying large quantities of airmail for the first time, made... plus
Turkish Cargo carries Togg to Argentina
As a logistics solution partner, Turkish Cargo is contributing to the globalisation journey of Togg, one of Turkey’s most ambitious manufacturing projects. Turkish Cargo transported Togg, an electric car that is set to become one of the country’s global brands, to perform its... plus
Air Canada opens export acceptance at YYZ cold chain...
Air Canada Cargo’s state-of-the-art cold chain facility at Vancouver airport (YVZ) will launch its new export acceptance area today, 19 September 2022. With almost 2,800 sqm of end-to-end temperature-controlled shipping and storage, the upgrades include: An x-ray machine... plus
20th A330P2F completes conversion programme
The second A330-300P2F for MNG Airlines has been re-delivered by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) and is scheduled to begin commercial operations in the coming days. During the past seven months, the EFW team worked on converting the aircraft from a passenger-to-freighter (P2F)... plus
End of a British airship dream - in France
Varialift Airships, a British company that settled in 2017 just 120 km southwest of Paris to develop and build large airships, is having to say goodbye to the French town without any tangible progress. Apparently, the contract for the use of a former industrial wasteland... plus
Memphis CBP seizes ancient Egyptian artifact
Almost one month ago, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the port of Memphis, TN, intercepted an ancient Egyptian artifact shipped from Europe. The shipment was manifested as an antique stone sculpture over 100 years old and sent from a dealer to a private buyer... plus
Un prestataire de plus 
Six lignes de transformation de B777 à Fort Worth. Il n’y a pas à moyen terme autant de capacités all-cargo neuves que requises. De plus en plus de sociétés de maintenance se tournent donc vers la transformation d’avions passagers en avions all-cargo (P2F). Un nouveau... plus
Three Airbus freighters to join Asian fleet
Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A (formerly the AirAsia Group) has announced the expansion of its fleet with the addition of three Airbus A321 freighters, each capable of carrying 27 t of cargo.They will be leased from the BBAM Limited Partnership (BBAM), delivered in... plus
First cargo carrier with more environment-friendly plastic...
Lufthansa Cargo uses around 500 t of plastic film a year to protect its freight during transport. As part of its sustainability strategy the company works at its roughly 300 stations to reduce the need for plastic and to handle its goods in a way that goes easiest on the... plus