An anniversary for air transport 
100 years ago today, on 10 November 1922, the first "Grand Prix of Transport Aviation" was held at Le Bourget airport in Paris. The competition, which was organised by the French undersecretary of state for aviation and the Aéro-Club de France, lasted three days.... more
South Europeans back in Antarctica
One year after performing a world first, Hi Fly is back in Antarctica. Since 2 November it has operated an Airbus A340 9H-TQZ between Cape Town (South Africa) and Wolf’s Fang runway {at 71º 32’ 00” S; 8º 50’ 00” E}. The journey is 2,500 nm long, and takes just over five hours... more
ADMC orders 53 ‘Rhaegal-A’ VTOL cargo drones
The Arabian Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMC) and the Sabrewing Aircraft Company have stated that ADMC has ordered 53 of the record-breaking heavylift uncrewed aerial cargo vehicles.This event comes on the heels of Sabrewing’s ‘Rhaegal-A Alpha’ aircraft’s world-record... more
Lufthansa Cargo: two weekly flights to Heathrow
Lufthansa Cargo is growing and continuing to build a European same-day and e-commerce network. It now operates two weekly flights to London’s Heathrow airport (on Wednesdays and Fridays). “We’re happy to offer our customers regular access to Lufthansa Cargo freighter... more
Latam emerges stronger from Chapter 11 process
Latam Group has completed its financial restructuring process in USA, which it voluntarily commenced in May 2020 to reduce its debt (35% less than pre-filing), access new sources of financing (over USD 2.2 billion of liquidity) and transform its business in response to the... more
CBP intercepts strange cement statues in Memphis
On 8 October 2022, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists in Memphis, Tennessee seized two bird carcasses and palm seeds encased in cement statues. The shipment from Mexico City was en route to Odessa, Texas and vaguely manifested as a gift to a... more
Copa Airlines brings Champ’s TGC to Brazil
The Latin American carrier Copa Airlines has expanded its relationship with Champ by adding ‘Traxon Global Customs’ (TGC) to its essential resources. Copa, which is headquartered in Panama, already uses Champ’s TGC solution for its branches in Bolivia, Paraguay, Trinidad and... more
Cainiao adds highway route to Europe
Cainiao, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, is introducing a new highway delivery route to send small electronics, batteries, and cosmetics from south China’s manufacturing hub Dongguan to the platform’s hub in Liège. The daily delivery service will help Chinese exporters... more
Swissport Kenya celebrates 25 years of operation
Swissport is celebrating 25 years of successful operations in Kenya. The global aviation ground services provider started at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in September 1997 with ramp handling and passenger services - and a team of just 27 employees. It is... more
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