Pharma quality certificate in Italy 
Poste Air Cargo, the freight arm of Poste Italiane, received Iata Ceiv Pharma certification last month. The cargo airline connects seven Italian airports with its hub in Brescia and operates scheduled flights between Milan Malpensa and Tel Aviv (Israel), as well as to Alexandria... more
Nonstop service between Kigali and London
RwandAir is set to launch direct flights between London Heathrow and Kigali on 6 November. The Central African carrier has already operated flights to London via Brussels for five years, and will now cater to growing demand with nonstop services from Sunday. The direct flights... more
Trialling bio-degradable cling film
As part of its overall sustainability strategy IAG Cargo is testing new film to wrap goods for transport. The airfreight division of the International Airlines Group (IAG) is working with the disposal company and film manufacturer Verpa Folie, which has developed an innovative... more
Antonov Airlines air-lifts communication satellite
Antonov Airlines cooperated with Bollore Logistics Space recently to transport a civil telecommunications satellite on one of its Antonov AN-124-100-150 aircraft. It flew the unit from Toulouse (France) to the ‘Nasa Shuttle Landing Facility’ in Titusville FL (USA), where it will... more
First Guangzhou-converted B767-300 freighter
Boeing and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (Gameco) have celebrated the completion of China’s first 767-300 Boeing converted freighter (BCF) from the Gameco conversion line in Guangzhou. Peter Gao, VP Boeing commercial sales and marketing for China:... more
CMA CGM Air Cargo contracts Hactl
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent air cargo handler – has been appointed to handle CMA CGM Air Cargo’s new Hong Kong services which began in early September. CMA CGM Air Cargo is the cargo airline of the CMA CGM Group, a global... more
ACS France bounces back
Air Charter Service’s French operation, based in Paris, has seen an impressive first half to the year, up by 91% on the same period in 2021. Alexandre Busila, CEO of ACS France, commented: “We have seen a real return to business for all of our three main divisions following... more
Big plane, big plans for new Uzbek cargo carrier
A nose-loading B747-200F has become Uzbekistan’s first large-capacity cargo aircraft (105 t). It is operated by the new cargo carrier My Freighter, based in Tashkent. Before its arrival from Indonesia at the end of last month, cargo planes of the Central Asian country had a... more
Global X-Colombia: certification enters phase 2
Global Crossing Airlines Group (“Global X”) is entering phase 2 of the Colombia AOC (air operators’ certificate) certification process by Global X-Colombia. Initial approval from the Colombian CAA to start the formal certification was received in June of this year. Global... more
Tiaca announces sustainability award finalists
The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) has announced the results of the fourth edition of the air cargo sustainability awards, which are run in partnership with IT solutions provider Champ Cargosystems. The awards aim to recognise outstanding businesses and industry... more