Eva Air expanding with new Airbus widebodies 
Eva Air has finalised an order for six Airbus A350-1000 and three A321neo aircraft, bringing its total backlog to 24 A350-1000s and 18 A321neos. The A350-1000, offering a range of up to 18,000 km and around 20–24 tonnes of bellyhold cargo capacity per flight, will strengthen... more
Lufthansa Cargo saved 25,000 t of CO₂ in 2024
Lufthansa Cargo continued its climate protection efforts in 2024, saving more than 25,000 tons of CO₂ through sustainable fuel use, flight optimisation and fleet modernisation. The airline operates a fleet of Boeing 777 freighters and has ordered seven 777-8Fs with delivery... more
Aurrigo unveils autonomous cargo vehicle
Aurrigo International presented its latest innovation, the ‘Auto-Cargo’, during an event in Coventry (England) recently. Developed with Innovate UK, CCAV, UPS and East Midlands airport, the fully electric, autonomous vehicle can carry up to 16.5 t of cargo. Designed to move... more
Hahn airport sees cargo growth under Triwo ownership
Hahn airport (HHN) , located in southwestern Germany, handled around 22,000 t of airfreight in the first quarter of 2025 – up by 8% year-on-year. “This was a good start to 2025,” said Rüdiger Franke, managing director of Triwo Hahn airport. With its 24-hour operating permit... more
Streamlined mail handling in Zurich
Swiss WorldCargo and Fiege Air Cargo Logistics have launched a partnership to enhance mail handling at Zurich airport. The collaboration, officially inaugurated on 3 March with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of Swiss’s mail... more
JAL and Kalitta to cooperate on NRT–ORD
Starting today, 4 April, Japan Airlines (JAL) began offering cargo space on Kalitta Air-operated flights between Tokyo (NRT) and Chicago (ORD). This marks the first phase of a new collaboration effort between the two partners, with a full codeshare agreement also being... more
US tariffs – Xeneta expects “seismic shock”
The global air cargo industry is facing major disruption, as the US imposes sweeping import tariffs from 9 April, including the elimination of de minimis exemptions for low-value shipments from China and Hong Kong from 2 May. These shipments will be subject to 30% duty or a... more
ACS delivers earthquake aid to Myanmar and Thailand
Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged several humanitarian charters following last Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar. The epicentre was near Mandalay, but the tremors were felt as far as China and Thailand. With Mandalay’s airport unavailable, ACS is flying aid... more
First SeMS certified ground handler in Asia
Cathay Cargo Terminal has become the first ground handler in Asia to achieve certification under Iata’s ‘Security Management System’ (SeMS), attaining the highest possible tier, ‘operating status’ on its first assessment. SeMS provides a structured, risk-based framework to... more
Driving innovation in ground support technologies
Sats has signed a three-year mou with ground support equipment (GSE) manufacturer Guangtai, to trial new airport technologies, including a mid-size electric airtug to tow medium passenger aircraft. The trials will take place in real-world airport conditions and support Sats's... more