Iata: three regional air cargo events in November 
Iata is hosting a series of air cargo events in the Asia Pacific region in November to share the latest regulatory changes and global air cargo trends and development. Topics will range from cargo and postal handling standards, ULD regulation, and changes to the 2023 Iata... more
West African carrier introduces widebody capacity
Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national airline of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, has signed a firm order for two A330neo aircraft. The agreement was announced at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse (France), in the presence of Amadou Koné, minister of transport of Côte d’Ivoire,... more
Barcelona–Santiago to go to next level today
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has announced the restart of its services between Barcelona and Chile for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The route will run four times a week to Santiago de Chile International... more
Airbus tests multi-mission “cargo copter”
A sub-scale demonstrator of a future Airbus multi-mission unmanned aerial vehicle showcased its capabilities during a large robotic exercise organised by the Portuguese Navy and NATO last month. The exercise brought together military forces, universities, and selected industry... more
Airfreight partners to connect in the clouds
The Singapore-based digital enabler Cargo Ai and Chain.io, a US cloud-base integration platform, have formed a strategic technology partnership. The aim is to allow most large and medium-sized freight forwarders on Chain.io’s network to easily connect to Cargo Ai’s platform to... more
Hand in hand in Houston 
Logistics players depend on each other. Project logisticians in particular are on the look-out for airfreight capacities these days. On 28 September the Breakbulk Americas trade fair looked at what expiring production lines, destroyed freighters and a preponderance of general... more
TAP Cargo taps into maindeck capacity
Portugal's state-owned flag carrier TAP Air Portugal made its first cargo flight after its A330, converted by Avensis Aviation, had received its Easa and Anac certificates. The first freighter departed last weekend from Zaragoza (Spain), stopped off in Lisbon and flew to... more
Amazon partners with Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian Holdings, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, has inked an agreement with Amazon.com and its subsidiaries to operate and maintain an initial fleet of ten Airbus A330-300 freighters starting in autumn 2023. Hawaiian will maintain and fly Amazon’s A330s under... more
Latam Cargo: more flights from Huntsville
After just five months since the relaunching of the Huntsville, Alabama, route and following a successful operation, DSV and Latam Cargo have decided to expand their collaboration by increasing their weekly frequencies in response to their customers' growing interest. The... more
"Greener" ULD management for the Indian Ocean
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced ULD management, repair and digital services, and Air Austral, a Reunion Island-based French airline, have extended their partnership concluded in 2016. Under the terms of the renewed agreement until 2026, Unilode will supply... more