L’efficacité de l’effet de sol 
L’Union soviétique voulait transporter d’énormes charges via la mer Caspienne avec l’Ekranoplane. Les navires Wing-in-Ground (WIG) Effect (aile en effet de sol) conçus par Flying Ship sont bien plus petits et donc mieux manœuvrables. La société US vient d’attirer son premier... plus
10 million Covid-19 vaccines
IAG Cargo, the airfreight division of the International Airlines Group (IAG), has transported no less than 10 million Covid-19 vaccines. This figure includes 4 million doses hauled to Abuja (Nigeria) in collaboration with Unicef and its Covax initiative, and 300,000 doses... plus
In the bellies of holiday jets 
Lufthansa Cargo now markets the freight capacities of the new long-haul flights operated by Eurowings Discover, a new Lufthansa Group tourist airline. The German cargo carrier has thus added further frequencies directly from its Frankfurt (FRA) hub to the range of services it... plus
More medical supplies to Namibia
A series of Volga-Dnepr charter flights to Namibia took off from Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) recently, with two humanitarian flights to Windhoek this week. The cargo included medical supplies weighing more than 95 t, including masks and respirators needed by the Southern African... plus
Supporting the constitutional referendum in Haiti
In May and June Chapman Freeborn transported material, needed for a constitutional referendum, from Miami and Johannesburg airports to Port-au-Prince (PAP), the capital of Haiti.The referendum was initially set to take place in a month, on 19 September, but has now been... plus
A350 news from Toulouse and Tianjin
Airbus recently took another step in the ongoing expansion of its global footprint and of its long-term strategic partnership with China when it delivered the first A350 from its widebody completion and delivery centre in Tianjin (China).The A350-900 was delivered to China... plus
July was special in Frankfurt
Cargo traffic at Frankfurt airport, Europe’s major hub, continued its growth momentum in July, despite the ongoing shortage of belly capacities on account of less passenger aircraft in the skies. Passenger traffic (2.85 million travellers) registered only a moderate recovery in... plus
San Diego airport supports cargo needs
The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority has completed an 8,640 sqm airline support building, which houses belly cargo, ground-handling equipment and storage areas for aircraft provisioning equipment.The facility also provides a convenient place for the public to pick up... plus
Hans gains GSSA for cargo business
British start-up airline Hans Airways has inked a deal with Air Logistics Group for the company’s global air cargo sales and customer support. The exclusive GSSA agreement took effect on 1 August 2021, with the East Midlands-based supplier providing Hans Airways with full... plus
Touching down on a new continent
Celebi Tanzania Aviation Services, a subsidiary company of Çelebi Aviation, has been awarded a concession for the "provision of ground handling and cargo services" at Dar Es Salaam airport in Tanzania. The company states that its "dedicated headquarters and... plus