Regarder au-delà des crises 
South African Airways projette de rouvrir les services de ligne le 23 septembre. Son département fret aérien est censé jouer un rôle pivot dans le domaine des solutions fret aérien dans tout le sud de l’Afrique. Thola Nzuza, correspondante de l’ITJ, éclaire les espoirs placés... plus
Emirates Skycargo opens bookings on "Cargowise" 
Emirates Skycargo is launching a new technical solution for its customers that will enhance user experience and the efficiency of booking processes for cargo shipments. Working with Wise Tech Global, a provider of software solutions to the logistics industry, the cargo... plus
WFS welcomes SriLankan at LHR
SriLankan Airlines has become the first new customer at Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) "Centerpoint" cargo handling terminal at London Heathrow. The airline has awarded WFS with a 32-month contract, commencing in September, to provide cargo handling and airside... plus
Students to begin P2F conversion work soon
Wichita State University’s (WSU) National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) has received its first B777-300ER. As part of its growing MRO programme, WSU-NIAR WERX, in conjunction with the Kansas Modification Centre, will convert the passenger aircraft into a freighter that... plus
Alitalia Cargo adds Mumbai service
The twice weekly "all-cargo" direct connections of Alitalia, whose successor ITA plans to begin operations on 15 October, to Delhi and Tokyo NRT will continue throughout the month of September. The company added a new connection from Milan MXP to Mumbai yesterday,... plus
Securing NFG space ten days in advance
Southwest Cargo, the cargo division of Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, is now taking online bookings through a new portal accessed via its website. This booking experience allows customers to search for available space and book select next flight guarantee (NFG) shipments up to... plus
Making mammoths fly
Founded in December 2020, Mammoth Freighters has now started its B777-200LR and B777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes. The combination of management expertise - two experienced aviation industry executives, Bill Wagner and Bill Tarpley, are both serving as... plus
Senator adds Tianjin to its SAB network
Another expansion: Senator International added China to its "SAB" network on 8 September 2021. After the Hamburg-based forwarder launched its own airfreight services with the "Africa Bridge" between Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN) and Johannesburg and with the... plus
And the lessor is...
The lessor behind the two A321P2F, which Lufthansa Cargo will operate from early next year (see ITJ 31-35/2021, p. 13), is BBAM Limited Partnership. The aircraft leasing services provider headquartered in San Francisco has agreed to lease the EFW solution with a payload-range of... plus
100 million vaccine doses shipped free of charge
Only two months after the distribution of 50 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, Latam Group exceeded 100 million doses transported free of charge within Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru. The initiative is part of Latam's "solidarity plane", a programme that makes the... plus