New logistics hub at Lyon airport 
UPS has inaugurated a new building at Lyon airport (LYS). With a capacity to sort 3,000 packages per hour, this logistics hub is part of the modernisation project for the platform's cargo area, Cargoport. In line with the environmental ambitions of Vinci Airports which operates... more
Airbaltic carries over 400 t of mail from Ukraine
Since April 2022, the Latvian airline Airbaltic has been providing cargo operations from Kyiv, Ukraine by organising a multimodal mail transportation system in cooperation with Ukrposhta, Ukraine’s national postal service. From April to September, Airbaltic already carried a... more
ITA Airways opens Cargo One booking channels
ITA Airways Cargo and Cargo One are forming a global partnership to bring the airline's cargo capacities to the managed marketplace for digital bookings. Thousands of freight forwarders globally will gain improved access to the Skyteam Cargo member's capacities into and... more
First aircraft lands at Nigeria's Ekiti airport
Ekiti State Agro-Allied International Airport, Ado-Ekiti, was inaugurated for public use shortly after the first aircraft landed at the facility ten days ago. Its construction began in early 2021. With the commissioning and landing of the first flight on its soil,... more
SkyPallet enhances processes at Air Europa Cargo
Air Europa Cargo has discovered SkyPallet, Wiremind Cargo’s flagship end-to-end capacity optimisation product, as a possible solution for optimisation issues at one of its hubs. SkyPallet quickly became an integral part of daily operations in the GHA’s warehouses and... more
New power after the Summer Olympics 70 years ago
In the 70 years since the Helsinki Summer Olympics the Finnish capital’s airport has grown from a simple airfield built in a formerly wooded area into one of the world’s leading airports. Located in the neighbouring municipality of Vantaa the airport was first opened to serve... more
Mammoth Freighters conversion agreement with STS
Mammoth Freighters has signed a deal with the MRO provider STS Aviation Services to carry out passenger-to-freighter conversions for the Mammoth 777 programme. All work will be accomplished at STS’ facility in Manchester (England), with the multi-year agreement covering both... more
High crises at high altitude 
Airfreight solutions defy unprecedented crises. The fact that falling airfreight rates and geopolitical risks leave room for opportunities became clear at the 7th Air Cargo Day Switzerland, put on by the IG Air Cargo interest group in Zurich recently. Sustainability and... more
Bringing back capacity between Dublin and Miami
Today, 21 October 2022, IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), is restarting its direct service between Dublin and Miami. Initially operating twice weekly, the service will increase to three times a week from 31 October on an Aer Lingus A330-300.... more
New alternative to reduce CO2 footprint
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has taken a new step forward in making the airfreight industry more sustainable with the introduction of GoSAF. As of today, customers can set the level of their contribution to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for every cargo... more