‘Hotbirds’ fly clean with Beluga 
A special aircraft landed at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida last weekend, when the Airbus BelugaST (A300-600ST) delivered the Airbus-built Hotbird 13G satellite for Eutelsat. This happened a few hours after the successful launch of its twin, Hotbird 13F.... more
Severe downturn for cargo traffic in Hong Kong
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has announced the air traffic figures of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for September 2022. During the month, cargo and flight movements handled were 341,000 t and 11,665, respectively, representing decreases of 25.0% and 16.3% compared... more
A message from Accra to Africa
Daniel McKoley (right), EO of Ghana’s McDan Group, has signed an mou with Wamkele Mene, secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat, to mark the beginning of a partnership to facilitate trade among African countries.Following the agreement,... more
Forty conversion orders for Mammoth Freighters
Mammoth Freighters has named Avia AM Leasing (Avia AM) as the launch customer for its new 777-300ERMF freighter conversion with the signing of a conversion sales agreement for six 777-300ERMF freighters. Including this order, Mammoth now has firm orders for twenty-three 777... more
Avianca Cargo makes a first in the Americas
Avianca Cargo has now met all the necessary requirements to receive the Ceiv Fresh certification from Iata. This certification, which was officially presented during an event at Avianca Cargo’s facilities in Miami, qualifies the carrier Colombian carrier as the first airline in... more
Ethiopian Airlines converts first B767 freighter
Ethiopian Airlines Group has completed the first passenger to freighter conversion of one of its three B767 aircraft. Ethiopian partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and launched a B767-300ER freighter conversion line at Ethiopian MRO facilities in Addis Ababa.... more
Smartlynx contracts Evionica
Latvia-based operator Smartlynx Airlines is partnering with Evionica to provide weight and balance services for its fleet of Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighters (P2F), ensuring safe flights in Europe, Asia, and Africa. The first Smartlynx Airlines flights using Evionica’s... more
Italian pharma specialist renews Iata Ceiv
Italian pharma logistics specialist PHSE (Pharma Healthcare Shipping Expertise), headquartered between Milano and Piacenza with international offices in UK, USA and Singapore, has renewed its Iata Ceiv Pharma certification until 2025. This important renewal demonstrates... more
Qatar Airways Cargo launches Digital Lounge
In accordance with its Vision 2027 and through its partnership with Salesforce, Qatar Airways Cargo has launched its new intuitive cargo customer portal called “Digital Lounge.” T he Digital Lounge acts as a comprehensive platform and offers customers booking, shipment... more
Dnata goes pink in fight against breast cancer
Dnata, a provider of global air and travel services, has taken a unique initiative to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. The company has repainted one of its pushback tractors to pink to increase awareness and promote regular screening and early detection of... more