An excellent year for Liège airport 
Liège airport had an excellent year in 2024, with total throughput coming to lose to 1,2 million t. In terms of movements, the trend was also upward, with 37,029 aircraft movements recorded in 2024, compared to 33,652 movements in 2023. The vast majority of these concerned cargo... more
Easa safety guidance for Russian airspace – an update
Following the downing of flight MH17, the EU established a ‘EU Conflict Zone Alerting System’ to provide consistent advice to airlines. To ensure maximum flight safety in Russia’s ongoing illegal invasion of Ukraine, the new ‘Conflict Zone Information Bulletin’ of the... more
Antonov selects GFS as GSA in the USA
Global Feeder Services (GFS), a US provider of logistics solutions headquartered in Fort Lauderdale FL, has announced a strategic partnership with the Antonov Company. As part of this collaboration GFS started serving as the general sales agent for Antonov in the USA on 1... more
14 cargo and ground-handling contracts
Air India has awarded cargo and ground-handling contracts to Sats and its wholly-owned subsidiary Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at several major airports in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. The airline renewed eleven contracts and awarded 14 new ones after... more
Growth abounds – except in Africa
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has revealed that total demand measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (ctk), rose for the 16th consecutive month of growth, increasing by 8.2% compared to November 2023 levels (+9.5% for international operations). Asia-Pacific... more
Starlux doubles up
Starlux Airlines from Taiwan has placed a firm order with Airbus for five more A350F freighters. This doubles the airline’s initial order from last year for five of the all-new cargo aircraft, as mentioned in our article. The A350F fleet will be operated by Starlux Cargo... more
Strengthening Sino-European networks
On 7 January a Boeing B777 freighter loaded with diverse goods departed from Ezhou Huahu airport, embarking its inaugural flight to Frankfurt (Germany). This marked the official launch of DB Schenker’s regular Ezhou–Frankfurt cargo service, establishing another significant air... more
JD Logistics launches Shenzhen–Bangkok flight
Jingdong Logistics has launched an air cargo route between Shenzhen (China) and Bangkok (Thailand). The maiden flight took place on 3 January and was conducted by JD Airlines. The aircraft carried “a full load of cross-border e-commerce goods” to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport,... more
Milano Malpensa airport now safer
The final event of the ‘Pass4core’ project (Parking Areas implementing Safety and Security for core network corridors in Italy) took place at Cargo City, Milano Malpensa airport, recently. The project aims to develop safe parking areas in Italy. The objective of this first... more
ECS signs TCM contract with Jetsmart
The ECS Group, a French general sales and service agent, has signed a total cargo management contract (TCM) with the South American carrier group Jetsmart. According to an ECS media release, the partnership will last four years and start in 2025. The company will manage about... more