Even Ryanair joins the ranks to fight the pandemic 
As March passenger traffic plunged by 48% year-on-year, even the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair diversified its business, operating 33,000 scheduled flights (64,000 budgeted) last month. They included a number of rescue and medical flights on behalf of various EU... plus
Dutch load unit provider supports PAX cargo use
In 2019, the Dutch company Trip & Co began developing the "Air Cargo Seat Bag" and "Cargo Seat Net" - solutions for cargo transportation in passenger aircraft cabin. They went on the market in the middle of the corona pandemic and offer a capacity of 89... plus
Emirates witnesses inbound e-commerce boom
"Emirates Delivers", the e-commerce delivery platform launched by the freight division of Emirates some six months ago, has witnessed a month on month jump of 20% in shipments delivered in March and April 2020. Targeted at individual shoppers and small businesses... plus
Finnair Cargo builds long and short air bridges
While passenger traffic has been reduced to a minimum, Finnair's air cargo is still operating during this exceptional period. Last week, Finnair flew more than ten return flights to Seoul, Osaka and Tokyo, Guangzhou and Shanghai. They carry national emergency supplies to... plus
Medium-sized forwarder performs batch of full charters
Due to the enormous demand for transports of protective masks, Emons Spedition, a Cologne (Germany)-based independent, family-run company with more than 100 branches in the world, is exploring new paths and chartering full aircraft under its own direction. Emons' "go... plus
Baltic Exchange enters air cargo market
EU authorised benchmark administrator the Baltic Exchange has partnered with Hong Kong-based air cargo pricing publisher TAC Index Company. Both partners will provide new regional general air cargo rate assessments. Launched in 2016, TAC’s "Regional General Air Cargo... plus
Spanning the Pacific Ocean
Aerolíneas Argentinas arranged its first two return flights to China last week. The flights took approximately 55 hours with 6 hours of estimated loading work, using an A330–200 specially prepared with nets to enlarge cargo capacity by up to an additional 84% (13 t). Taking... plus
Un témoin se souvient 
L’histoire de Cargolux, fondée il y a exactement un demi-siècle (4 mars 1970) et dont le premier vol a eu lieu le 11 mai 1970, est un concentré de l’évolution du trafic aérien et du transport de fret aérien pendant cette période. En 2020, avril semble être un moment... plus
Indian carrier spices up cargo services
Spicejet operated its first B737 freighter service to Singapore last week, carrying critical medical equipment and Covid-19 related medical supplies. Until then, the Indian airline had transported over 1,500 t of cargo carrying essential supplies since the nation-wide... plus
Biggest total cargo volume ever flown
Witnessed by about 80,000 people in Warsaw (Poland), the AN-225 landed on 14 April carrying a record cargo volume of medical supplies. The day before, "Mriya", loaded with about 100 t of medicines, reagents for laboratory tests, medical masks and other protective... plus