90 years ago today - Macon follows Akron 
The US airship Macon (ZRS-5) took off on its maiden voyage on 21 April 1933. However, the joyous event took place only 17 days after the crash of its sister ship Akron (ZRS-4), which killed 73 of 76 people on board. With a length of almost 240 m and a volume of 180,000 cbm,... more
ACS posts record profits in 2022
Air Charter Service’s results exceeded expectations in 2022. Total group revenue had been significantly inflated in 2021 due to Covid-related demand, especially in the cargo sector. It continued throughout Q1/2022, giving the aircraft charter broker an exceptional start to... more
Mutual benefits for Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China's SF Airlines. Following the MOU, both carriers will start operating flights via their respective fleets to the other carrier’s hub in April, which will... more
Aero Africa named cargo GSSA for Salam Air
Effective 30 March 2023, Aero Africa has been appointed cargo general sales & services agent (GSSA) for Salam Air in Kenya. Salam Air freighter service from Nairobi (NBO) to Oman (MCT) started on 9 April 2023, with a once-weekly Airbus A321 passenger to freighter (P2F)... more
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