Etihad Cargo enhances its booking portal 
Etihad Cargo, the freight and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has further expanded its online booking portal capabilities, as a part of the carrier’s ongoing digitalisation strategy. The latest development has seen Etihad Cargo introduce online pet shipment bookings for dogs... more
Revenue management: a vision for the future
Qatar Airways Cargo has selected three solutions from Wiremind’s cargo management suite. Wiremind CEO Nathanaël de Tarade: "We look forward to supporting Qatar Airways Cargo in shaping the air cargo industry of the future with all the opportunities that our advanced digital... more
Baggage and cargo tractor on the move at Fraport
Fraport Ground Services are currently trialling an autonomous baggage and cargo tractor. The electric vehicle will operate on an 8 km long test route within Frankfurt Airport’s secure area. Eric Agthe, project manager for process and product development at Fraport:... more
Latam Cargo: first international flight with SAF
Latam Group has completed its first international flight with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with Latam Cargo Chile flying an aircraft from Zaragoza airport in Spain to North America. SAF is a biofuel made from alternative biomass sources such as waste, fats, and oils,... more
Antonov Airlines flies Californian compressor
In cooperation with Air Charter Service, Antonov Airlines provided an urgent air cargo transport solution to move an oversized compressor from San Bernandino, USA to Avalon, Australia on board of one of AN-124-100 aircraft. The cargo’s journey took four days. The total... more
First Super Hercules arrives in Indonesia
Lockheed Martin handed the first of five C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters over to the Indonesian Air Force (IDAF) during a ceremony, commemorating a new era in Hercules operations for this long-standing C-130 operator. IDAF's new C-130J-30s offer increased cargo... more
Success in 2022 and confidence for 2023
Lufthansa Cargo's FY/2022 was characterised by ground breaking investments to expand the freighter fleet. To further increase its long-haul capacity, the carrier is relying on Boeing’s twin-engine aircraft and has ordered three B777Fs with the latest technology and seven... more
Air Serbia also flying aid supplies to Syria
On 1 March 2023, an Air Serbia A319 transported Serbia's first shipment containing about 6 t of food and provisions to the areas that have been most affected by the earthquake, which took place exactly one month ago today, on 6 February 2023. Miloš Vučević, minister of... more
Air cargo capacity above pre-pandemic level
According to the latest weekly market analysis released by Clive Data Services, part of Xeneta, an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking platform, global air cargo capacity increased for the eleventh consecutive month in February 2023, up 11% on the same period last year,... more
Spright selects Blueflite drone platform
Blueflite, an advanced logistics drone, is entering a long-term partnership with Spright, a USA-based drone services provider. Spright has placed options for 40 units of Blueflite’s advanced logistics drone platform with an initial four units to be delivered over the coming... more