A part of Chile at Miami airport 
As the first operator within Miami airport's foreign trade zone (FTZ) magnet site, Latam Airlines Group has begun to ship its aircraft parts from Chile to its local maintenance facility for repair and then send them back to South America, all without paying federal import taxes.... more
Swedish know-how for the C-390 Millenium
Saab and Embraer have signed a MOU to deepen their collaboration several areas, particularly concerning business development and engineering opportunities. The companies will also cooperate to position the C-390 Millennium aircraft (photo) as the preferred solution to meet... more
Silk Way West: regular flights to Houston
Silk Way West Airlines, a global cargo airline based in Baku, Azerbaijan, launched new weekly flights to Houston starting from last week. The airline will operate the flights to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). Silk Way West Airlines will also continue to operate... more
Boston-based B2B matchmaker
Pelicargo has launched its air freight sourcing solution which, in addition to the tech and services start-up spun out of MIT in 2021, "radically simplifies the air freight sourcing process by matching airlines and freight forwarders with the right cargo at the right... more
Antonov's biggest single piece in 2022
Antonov Airlines, a Ukrainian state-owned company that operates a cargo aircraft fleet including five AN-124-100, recently announced that a power supply skid flown from Tekirdag, Turkey, to Hamburg, Germany, was the biggest single-piece cargo it transported last year. The... more
A new solution to simplify air freight shipments
"ECU360", the digital logistics platform of Mumbai-based ECU Worldwide, has launched a new digital air freight service to streamline the entire shipping process for businesses of all sizes, from quoting to booking, including real-time tracking and live schedules. With... more
AMI expanding operations in Canada
Global wholesale freight forwarder Menzies International (AMI), part of the Menzies Aviation group, has opened a new branch near Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada. The new location reinforces the company’s commitment to ensuring the reliable movements and safe... more
FAA certifies Opticooler RKN container
The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States (FAA) has certified the Opticooler RKN container for Dokasch Temperature Solutions, a German specialist for active temperature-controlled packaging solutions. The FAA approval of the compact RKN container follows the... more
Canadian airport reports second-best cargo year
Halifax Stanfield (YHZ) processed 36,979 t of cargo in 2022, up 6.4% from 2021 and up 12.1% from 2020. The value of products exported from the airport in 2022 was CAD 540 million (EUR 367 million, up 8.9% from 2021 and up 15.8% from 2020. Volume and value surpassed 2018 levels,... more
American Airlines Cargo announces summer schedule
American Airlines Cargo has announced its summer schedule, with an increase of more than 400 widebody flights per month compared to summer 2022. As the carrier prepares for the peak season, new routes and frequencies starting as early as this spring will serve routes between USA... more