World's first B737-700 "Flexicombi" ready for take off 

Texel Air, a private airline and MRO based in Bahrain, announces the arrival of the latest addition to its fleet, the Boeing 737-700 FlexCombi™, a first of a kind aircraft conversion developed to "provide the most versatile third party cargo charter solution available in... plus
Cameroun invests in cargo handling equipment 

Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC), the operator of Cameroon's airports, is improving its equipment for air cargo handling. In the middle of August it took delivery of three loaders, two of which have a capacity of 14 t and the third of 7 t. They will be deployed at the airports of... plus
Air freight statistics in Lucerne 

In 2019, goods totalling CHF 157 billion (USD 161 billion) of 50% of all exported goods left Switzerland by air, and the share of overseas destinations even exceeded 80% (35% for imports). These are just a few of the data contained in the study «Schweizer Luftfrachtlogistik... plus
Serving communities in remote Pacific Islands 

The Pacific humanitarian air service of the world food programme (WFP) launched a flight from Brisbane, Australia, delivering 6.5 t of medical cargo and moving humanitarian personnel to support the Covid-19 response in Fiji, Kiribati and Nauru. Cargo included PPE as well as... plus
EUR 300 million more liquidity for Swissport 

A group of senior secured creditors has committed to provide EUR 300 million of interim liquidity to support operations while the restructuring process is being completed. The agreement "in principle" on a comprehensive restructuring includes significant deleveraging... plus
Champ partners with Google Cloud 

Champ Cargosystems has selected Google Cloud to provide an API platform and developer self-service portal option to all its SaaS customers. Google Cloud’s Apigee API management portal allows Champ and its customers to connect to a variety of backend systems, including in-house... plus
Imbattable à l’export 

Le 26 août, soit quatre mois plus tard que prévu, IG Air Cargo Switzerland fêtera son dixième anniversaire au Musée suisse des transports à Lucerne. C’est également après dix ans qu’elle présente la seconde étude sur le fret aérien de l’université de Saint-Gall. plus
Pigs can fly after all 

The Chinese pig and pork production industry had been slowly recovering from the 2019 African swine fever, but then outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic caused another blow to the industry. As life is slowly returning to a "new normal" in China, the requirement and... plus
JAS "qares" too 

JAS, a global forwarder with Italian roots, has placed first bookings with Qatar Airways Cargo's "We Qare Program". The world’s largest cargo airline is committed to helping people in need through its "1 Million Kilos" campaign: From July to the end of... plus
Germany's Leipzig/Halle airport still on the rise 

In the Champions League, Europe's prestigious football tournament, Leipzig may have lost out to Paris, which hosts one of the continent's two biggest air freight airports, but Europe’s fifth-largest cargo hub is continuing to register above-average growth, in contrast to... plus