Weekly flights from Bogota to Dallas Fort Worth 
Qatar Airways Cargo has introduced direct freighter service from Bogotá, capital of Colombia to Dallas Fort Worth in Texas. The once weekly Boeing 777 freighter departs from Bogota on Mondays and flies to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The freighter offers... more
Closer to big cargo charter markets
Air Charter Service (ACS) has opened a new office in the centre of Mexico City, the aircraft charter specialist's 12th operation in the Americas and 30th in total. Richard Thompson (left), president ACS Americas: "This is a very exciting time for ACS, investing and... more
CBP records 400% increase in marijuana seizures
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Indianapolis seized 525 parcels containing marijuana between 1 October 2022 and 31 March 2023. This time last year during the same timeframe officers only saw 105 packages containing marijuana. The total amount of marijuana... more
Aercap to lease BCFs to PT Rusky Aero Indonesia
Aercap Holdings has signed lease agreements for two 737-800BCF (Boeing converted freighters) with newly launched cargo airline PT Rusky Aero Indonesia, operating as Raindo United Services. Attending the announcement ceremony were the Indonesian ambassador to Singapore, His... more
Philippines starts "stinky fruit" flights to China
A first batch of fresh Philippine durian, following the bilateral agreement sealed during the state visit of president Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Beijing early January this year, was flown from Davao to China last week. The 28 t cargo was sourced from producers and... more
Cool Swissness cube
Swiss Worldcargo, Swiss Airtainer (see p. 24 of tomorrow's ITJ 17-18/2023) and pharma logistics specialist BPL have launched a cool airfreight container for life-saving medicine that brings a significant weight reduction of 250 kg and thereby less fuel consumption. The first... more
UPS building new sorting facility at TPA
A new 3,716 sqm cargo building is going up near the Pemco World Air Services hangar on North Westshore Boulevard. It is part of a wide-ranging project that includes taxiway, apron and roadway improvements and a new City of Tampa pump station. The Aviation Authority-owned... more
Aeronaves TSM orders six more AEI conversions
Saltillo (Mexico)-based Aeronaves TSM (TSM) has ordered an additional six AEI CJR200 SF freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI). The modifications for all the aircraft are being performed by the authorised AEI Conversion Centre, Commercial Jet, in Dothan,... more
Profitable in the pandemic 
Taipei airport in expansion mode. As the planners at Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) expect the hub’s traffic volume to rise further they’ve adopted a decisive expansion course. The facility’s new T3 terminal is part of its infrastructure of the future. On top... more
Lufthansa Cargo to link Larnaca, Athens and Milan
Starting in April, Lufthansa Cargo is expanding its European route network. The new freighter destinations include Larnaca (Cyprus), Athens and Milan. In total, Lufthansa Cargo will serve twelve destinations in the intra-European short- and medium-haul network on more than 50... more