'Releye' flies to North America 
United Cargo is expanding its socalled 'TempControl' cargo container offering by becoming the first North American carrier to approve the 'Releye RLP' container recently introduced by Envirotainer. With the addition of the new device, which comes after partnering... plus
Menzies Aviation: a first for Oceania
After working towards this objective for almost two years, Menzies Aviation's cargo operations in Sydney have now received Iata CEIV Pharma accreditation. As the first handling agent in Oceania to achieve this milestone, the company has strengthened its supply chain in the... plus
Creating an air cargo hub in Siberia
In Central Siberia, Krasnoyarsk region, Krasnoyarsk International Airport (KJA) and Volga-Dnepr Group have signed a cooperation agreement for the development of cross-regional and international cargo operations, with KJA becoming a main logistics hub. The agreement covers... plus
Nairobi number 1 of African cargo airports
In its "Air Transport Report 2020", the African Airlines Association (Afraa) also highlighted the evolution of the cargo business. The lockdowns and travel bans affected belly cargo volumes, which also declined because of disruptions in manufacturing and trade... plus
China Southern Air Cargo expects OL
Guangzhou-based China Southern Air Cargo is set to be granted an operator's licence (OL) by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) almost six months after it applied. The regulator said it had now completed its initial review and was now planning to formally award... plus
Fourth CLG aircraft at Leipzig airport
Cargologic Germany (CLG), a German cargo airline based at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), received its fourth aircraft last week. The B737-400F, which was transferred from Canada, has been checked by the German federal aviation authority and cleared for operations. It will be... plus
Asia-Pacific airlines stagnated in April
Preliminary figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) have shown that passenger demand remains depressed, whilst cargo demand grew. Renewed border restrictions and lockdowns in many Asian economies quelled hopes of resurgent international markets.Some... plus
San Marino carrier expanding cargo fleet
13 months after receiving the AOC of the Republic of San Marino, San Marino Executive Aviation (SMEA) has started operating the first of its two Airbus A330-300 cargo planes, which joined its fleet last month. The aircraft is registered as T7-ULS, to remind observers of the name... plus
Final farewell for Hawaiian’s ‘Ohana operations
Hawaiian Airlines won’t restart its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian passenger services between Honolulu and Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i, as well as its statewide ATR freighter cargo service. Freighter services with ATR 72 aircraft were suspended in November 2020 and passenger services with ATR 42... plus
Ready for return of air cargo
Qatar Airways' resumption of four-weekly Atlanta (ATL) flights today, 1 June 2021, marks the full return of the airline’s pre-pandemic US network increasing its gateways to 12, two more than it operated before Covid-19. The airline will also be increasing frequencies to Boston,... plus