Extending partnership in Japan 
Swissport and Hong Kong Airlines are extending their long-standing partnership in Japan until 2025. The cooperation covers services at Kansai Airport near Osaka and at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. Swissport Japan has been providing airport ground services and air cargo... more
Iceland to join Eurocontrol
Iceland and Eurocontrol have signed a transitional agreement marking Iceland’s intention to become a member state of the organisation on 1 January 2025. The transitional agreement was signed on 15 September 2022 in Reykjavik by Jon Gunnar Jonsson (rght), director general of the... more
China Airlines and AFI KLM E&M extend GE90 contract
AFI KLM E&M and China Airlines have signed an extension to their engine support agreement, which will now cover the GE90 engines powering four additional Boeing 777 freighters operated by the airline. The initial contract dates back to June 2021, which established an... more
Daily updates from Champ Marketanalytics
Champ Marketanalytics, the insights service launched earlier this year, now features market data from over eighty leading air cargo organisations. Through daily updates, it delivers market insights with the same speed promise as air cargo. Champ processes over half of the... more
Pooling for a leisure airline
The Canadian leisure airline Air Transat, which currently serves 45 destinations in 27 countries with a fleet of 31 aircraft including twelve wide-body aircraft, and Unilode have extended their ULD management partnership, which started in 2003, until 2026. Under the terms of... more
Etihad Cargo joins Tiaca's "Bluesky" programme
Etihad Cargo, the logistics arm of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group, has advanced its sustainability journey by becoming the first Middle Eastern carrier to participate in Tiaca's "Bluesky" programme. Following the launch announcement of the air cargo... more
IAG Cargo now offering Releye RLP & RAP containers
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has approved the latest Envirotainer product, the Releye RLP & RAP containers, which are now available for customers transporting pharmaceutical goods. These containers monitor position, temperature,... more
Loading a CH53 into a Beluga aircraft
Airbus Defence and Space has developed and tested a loading system to lift outsized military cargo into the Airbus Beluga A300-600ST aircraft. The capability was successfully trialled during a verification exercise with the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, the system’s first... more
Meeting the changing needs of the Canadian market
Westjet Cargo, the cargo division of the Calgary-based Westjet airline, was created to meet the strong demand of the Canadian market. Following a recently announced long-term partnership with GTA, the carrier says that it is "more than ever committed to offering its... more
B747-400ERF joins National Airlines fleet
USA-based National Airlines has added a Boeing 747-400 ERF, extended range freighter, to its fleet. The aircraft is a fuel-efficient freighter under registration N663CA (MSN 35237). Featuring a nose door and a large side door, it is a logical choice globally for sophisticated... more