Aeroterm picks Lödige Industries 
Aeroterm, North America’s largest third party on-airport developer, has selected Lödige Industries, a global provider of cargo terminal solutions, to install a state-of-the-art automated cargo system at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s new 32,516 sqm facility. Lödige’s... more
Europe and Southeast Asia: unlimited air cargo
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the European Union have signed a comprehensive air transport agreement that will open up more air transport opportunities and enhance direct connectivity between the two regions, while upgrading rules and standards for... more
Aercap: large order for small freighters
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), centre of excellence for Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions, has announced that Aercap Holdings (Aercap), a global player in aviation leasing and world’s largest owner of the A320 family, has placed firm orders for 15 Airbus A321P2F... more
Second airport for Lagos
The state of Lagos recently celebrated the official presentation of the approval granted by the government of Nigeria to embark on the development of a passenger and cargo airport on the state’s Lekki-Epe axis. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu received the federal government’s... more
‘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