Heavy support for the Netherlands 
Qatar Airways Cargo has begun using PAX aircraft as full-freighters into several markets like India (B777 and B787), Kuwait and Oman (A350). The carrier has also added maindeck capacity to Australia with twice-weekly B777F flights to Melbourne and Perth, adding 200 t of... plus
An appetite for Philippine air freight
The Philippine company PSI Air 2007 began commercial cargo operations on 28 March 2020. The start-up cargo specialist based in Clark operated its first flight using B737-300(QC). Its fleet also includes two converted passenger aircraft, one B727-200 (photo) and one B737-300... plus
Lithuania: drawing on air cargo know-how
Avion Express, a Vilnius (Lithuania)-based ACMI operator originally established as a cargo and passenger airline in 2005 and now part of the Avia Solutions Group, re-enters the airfreight market. It offers capabilities of up to 17/24 t of cargo in the cargo compartment and in... plus
Silk Way West conquers the Far West
From today, 6 April 2020, Silk Way West is introducing weekly flights to Dallas Fort Worth, adding to its already existing thrice weekly scheduled operation to Chicago. The new service develops the Baku-based airline's customer and sales activities in the USA as a part of its... plus
Fret aérien à court de souffle 
Le trafic aérien est confronté à une crise comme il n’en a jamais connue jusqu’ici. Pour une fois le trafic passagers devrait en souffrir davantage que le fret aérien. Mais ils sont interdépendants ainsi que l’ont montré les événements de ces dernières semaines. La situation... plus
Fiji's first freighter flight on Sunday
Fiji Airways will operate its first freighter flight this Sunday, 5 April 2020, between Nadi and Sydney. One of the airline's two A350-900 will carry 41 t of fresh produce across to Australia. On the return sector, the airline will assist the Fijian ministry of health by... plus
Geodis and Bolloré bring masks to France and Spain
In order to respond to requests from the French Government, Geodis is planning 16 flights over the coming weeks, representing in volume terms approximately 2,400 cbm of capacity weekly. This schedule could be extended into May with up to 1 billion masks being shipped. For... plus
Kyrgyz cargo carrier to take to the skies this month?
Kyrgyz business people have commenced with the process of breathing life into the airfreight segment in their Central Asian home market, by deploying an Airbus A300F that was previously operated by the Georgian enterprise Global Charter Services. The freighter, which was built... plus
Emirates Skycargo calibrates cargo ops
Emirates Skycargo has announced a new flight schedule for its global operations which also includes cargo flights operated on Emirates' B777. These flights will offer around 40 t of lower deck cargo capacity per flight and will supplement the cargo capacity being offered on... plus
One Swiss belly to Beijing, two series to New York
Swiss World Cargo will re-introduce additional capacity into its network. Ashwin Bhat, head of cargo, Swiss International Air Lines: "In addition to our three-times weekly service to EWR, we will offer a cargo-only belly capacity to JFK two times per week. To Asia we will... plus