WestJet Cargo dedicates B737-800 freighters 
WestJet Cargo, the air cargo division of WestJet, has confirmed the planned launch of four dedicated Boeing B737-800 freighters on 26 March 2023, to massively increase its operations, thereby meeting growing demand in the Canadian market. Kirsten De Bruijn, WestJet’s... more
Iata – cargo volumes to stay above pre-covid levels
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) expects that next year, airlines will collectively post a small net profit of USD 4.7 billion – a 0.6% net profit margin. This would be the first profit since 2019, when industry net profits were USD 26.4 billion (3.1% net... more
Etihad to start connecting China and India
Etihad Cargo reinstated a twice-weekly freighter service from Shanghai to Abu Dhabi, via Chennai, today, 8 December. With the additional freighter service the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group provides additional capacity to two key global markets. Martin... more
Affordable next-day parcel delivery by Teleport Pink
Teleport, the logistics arm of Capital A (formerly the AirAsia Group), officially launched Teleport Pink recently – a next-day international parcel delivery service that allows customers in Kuala Lumpur to send anything to Singapore at a flat rate of MYR 40. Teleport Pink was... more
Memphis steams infested chestnuts for the holidays
A month ago US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists in Memphis TN intercepted nine immature insects in a shipment of chestnuts. The eight-kilogram shipment from Bolzano (Italy) was en route to a residential address in Long Island NY and lacked the... more
"Augmented GSSA" provides qualified and trained staff
Recruiting skilled local staff is often one of the biggest delaying factors that air cargo companies face when they seek to expand into new regions and markets. The ECS Group has solved this problem for a number of clients for more than a decade. Now it has started offering... more
Natilus partners with Janicki
Natilus, a US corporation, is producing the world’s first purpose-made autonomous aircraft for airfreight transport. As a big step forward, Natilus has partnered with Janicki for composite part design and fabrication. Through Natilus’ design and development of a mostly... more
De-icing pads to keep parcels moving at MEM
Federal, state, local and business leaders marked the completion of 3.3 million sqft de-icing pads at Memphis International Airport, home to FedEx’s largest air cargo sorting facility. The pads are large enough to de-ice twelve wide-body cargo aircraft simultaneously, which will... more
B747-8F engines to be serviced for six more years
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), which operates eight Boeing B747-8Fs, has extended an engine services agreement with GE Aerospace by six years. The ‘rate per flight hour’ deal covers the four GEnx-2B engines on each of NCA’s cargo Jumbos. Toshiaki Kobori, NCA’s managing director... more
JAL implementing drones to support island life
JAL has concluded a drone project agreement with the town of Setouchi-cho, on the island of Amami in the Kagoshima prefecture at the southernmost tip of Japan. The undertaking studies the transportation of relief goods to isolated communities in times of natural disasters and... more