Qantas Airways joins Aapa 
Qantas Airways, the world’s oldest continuously operating airline, has joined the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (Aapa), a trade association for international airlines based in the Asia-Pacific region. Aapa director general Subhas Menon said he’s “very pleased and... more
Deploying the newest ETV in the kingdom
Aviation Handling Services Jordan now uses Lödige Industries technology at its new cargo terminal at Queen Alia airport in Amman (Jordan). The freight facility covers 8,000 sqm and features a very narrow aisle racking system with 2,400 skid positions, capable of accommodating a... more
European first for Maltese aviation
The Challenge Group has leased two more Boeing B777-300ERSF converted freighters from Aercap. The aircraft, known as ‘The Big Twins’, are passenger units converted into freighters, and offer greater cargo capacity and improved fuel efficiency. The milestone was celebrated at... more
SF Airlines now serves Norway
On 14 January the first SF Airlines freighter departed from Ezhou Huahu airport (China), bound for Oslo airport, marking the launch of an Ezhou–Oslo freight route. “This is the first time SF Airlines has flown to Norway, and the first freight route from Ezhou to Norway,” said... more
Increasing efficiency and connectivity
Royal Air Maroc Cargo, Morocco national airfreight operator, has strengthened its 15-year partnership with Champ Cargosystems by implementing the latter’s ‘Cargospot Mobile’ and ‘Cargospot Handling’ solutions. With these recent additions, RAM Cargo continues to expand its... more
Asian air cargo rates remain high
Despite the usual drop in global air cargo spot rate prices in January, an analysis of market data conducted by World ACD shows that they are 20% up compared to the second week of last year. Although average global spot rates decreased by 3% to USD 2.76/kg compared to week one... more
Not yet automatic
From January to June 2024 CBP stopped 155 shipments carrying 354 ‘Glock switches’, which are used to modify weapons to make them fully automatic. In the months of July, August and September officers seized 241 shipments containing 948 switches. Most of these seizures were... more
Higher freight volumes in Brazil and Spain
In 2024 the airports in the Aena Group (46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London Luton airport and 17 airports in Brazil) handled more than 1,42 million t of freight, 18% more than in the year before. The airports in Aena’s network in Spain handled 1.28 million t of... more
Hong Kong GSSA happy to expand in Latin America
Two weeks after becoming China Cargo Airlines’s GSSA in the Philippines, the Tam Group opened a new office in Mexico City on 15 January. The expansion supports growing demand for air cargo services in Latin America, complementing the company’s operations in Brazil, Chile and... more
Efis Maroc partners China Eastern Airlines
Efis Maroc, a subsidiary of the ECS Group, has entered into a strategic partnership with China Eastern Airlines, further solidifying its leadership in African cargo logistics. The agreement introduces three weekly flights between Casablanca (CMN) and Shanghai (PVG) via Marseille... more