Badr Airlines contracts NAS 
Network Airline Services (NAS) has recently been appointed as the cargo GSA for Badr Airlines, Sudan’s current largest airline, in UK and Ireland. The airline commenced scheduled flights between London Gatwick and Khartoum, operating a passenger B737-800 aircraft, from the end... more
ECS Group: "8 March? Just another day!"
With a top management gender balance of 49% female, 51% male, a global employee ratio of 46% women and 54% men, and an equal 50%-50% balance in its "cargo digital factory" despite the general consensus that tech is a male-dominated environment, ECS Group is an... more
Norwegian flies emergency aid to Ethiopia
Norwegian’s most important flight of the year was bound for drought-hit Ethiopia on 6 March 2023. The flight marks the return of Norwegian and Unicef’s “fill a plane” initiative which is now back for the sixth time. This year, Norwegian’s plane was loaded with emergency aid for... more
A new e-booking platform for Air Europa Cargo
From mid 2023, Air Europa Cargo will launch an end-to-end e-booking platform, complete with sustainability and financing features. The company will use Cargogate, Cargo Ai’s white-label solution for airlines looking to develop and maintain their own booking portals. The... more
Finnair posts solid cargo performance in February
As a result of the closure of Russian airspace since the last days of February 2022, many of Finnair's cargo figures declined year-on-year during last month. Available scheduled cargo tkm increased by 3% yoy but revenue scheduled cargo tkm decreased by 2.7%. Good cargo... more
Augmenting a strategic partnership
Brussels Airport Company (BAC) and Changi Airport Group (CAG) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 2 March 2023 to augment the strategic partnership between the two airports regarding air cargo development. The airports will jointly drive initiatives to enhance... more
SAA Cargo contracts Menzies Aviation
South African Airways (SAA) Cargo has appointed Menzies Aviation, the world’s largest aviation services company, to provide air cargo services at OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, Cape Town International Airport (CPT), and Port Elizabeth International Airport... more
NYK sells NCA to ANA
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has signed an mou with ANA Holdings to transfer all of the shares of its consolidated subsidiary Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to ANA Holdings. NYK has been involved in the management of NCA as a major shareholder since its establishment in... more
Iata exasperated by ‘Placi’ delays
In 2019 the timeline for the implementation of the EU’s ‘Pre-loading advance cargo information system’ (Placi) from 1 March 2023 was adopted. Although it has now gone officially live, some of Europe’s biggest air cargo airports are located in the twelve EU member states that... more
A321 conversions for Chinese market
The company 321 Precision Conversions has announced that Sichuan Aviation Industry Development (Said) will buy a number of converted A321-200PCFs. The conversion and heavy maintenance activities will be carried out by Smeco, located in Chengdu (China). The first aircraft, the... more