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Uzsama, Uzbekistan's State Assets Management Agency, and Uzbekistan Airways have appointed the British aviation services group ACC Aviation on an exclusive basis for the remarketing and disposal of various aircraft. Founded in 2002 as an aircraft leasing specialist, the... more
Darpa: two teams for Liberty Lifter programme
Two teams - General Atomics working with Maritime Applied Physics Corporation and Aurora Flight Sciences working with Gibbs & Cox and Recon Craft - will develop designs for Darpa’s Liberty Lifter seaplane wing-in-ground effect full-scale demonstrator. The Liberty Lifter... more
AA Cargo partnering with Bionatur Plastics
American Airlines Cargo has announced its transition to Bionatur Plastics, launched by M&G Packaging, for use in its cargo operations. The carrier has already begun replacing its current plastic products with the Bionatur brand in most major hubs, an adoption that has... more
10 minutes, 6 hours 
Two aeroplanes fly high. Mid-January saw the largest aircraft in the world back in the air again – higher and for longer than ever before. Research into hydrogen as a fuel for aviation has also reached a milestone, with the largest hydrogen aircraft to date. more
Cargologic revolutionises operations with Champ
Cargologic is continuing its long-standing partnership with Champ Cargosystems and enhancing its services through the implementation of Cargospot Mobile after moving to Cargospot Handling, a SaaS-based system for its cargo management services. Cargospot Mobile puts its... more
Menzies Aviation expands footprint to Jamaica
Aviation services provider Menzies Aviation has acquired a majority stake in Jamaican-based Ajas Limited, a privately owned ground and cargo handling company. Ajas Limited, which has been operating in Jamaica for over 82 years and employs almost 600 staff, provides ramp,... more
A good cargo year for Iberia Airport Services
Last year, Iberia Airport Services (Ibas), Iberia's handling division, which serves more than 150 airlines at 29 Spanish airports, handled more than 362,847 t of freight, 7% more than in 2021 (-9.6% vs 2019). In 2022, Ibas added nine new companies to its client portfolio,... more
Busy - busier - Miami
Miami International Airport (MIA) handled 2.2 million t of international freight and 500,000 t of domestic shipments in 2022, thus matching the record of 2.7 million t of freight it had set in 2021. According to Airports Council International, MIA is the #1 US airport for... more
Challenges require solutions
In conversation with Challenge Group CEO Yossi Shoukroun. As a conglomerate, Challenge Group only came on the scene in 2020, but the holding’s components, which manage every link in the air cargo supply chain, date back to the 1970s. A third cargo airline, Challenge Airlines MT,... more
Iata: yields and revenue should stay stable
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand in 2022 took a significant step back from 2021 levels but was close to its performance in 2019. Willie Walsh, Iata's director general, mentioned... more