Flying fish through the desert
Meat, fish, vegetables via Dubai and Doha. The Arabian Peninsula isn’t really renowned as a big exporter of perishable goods. Its central location, however, between farms, breeders and fishermen on the one hand and consumer markets on the other, makes the region’s airports... more
Cathay Pacific Cargo rolls out Fly Greener
Cathay Pacific is extending its Fly Greener initiative to its air cargo services as part of the aviation industry’s efforts to improve sustainability in Asia. Fly Greener is a carbon-offset programme powered by an integrated carbon emissions calculator, as part of the airline’s... more
Qatar Airways Cargo launches "Next Generation"
In response to a changing world, Quatar Airways is introducing the "Next Generation", an approach that implies a corporate mind-set shift. Thanks to its dedicated employees worldwide, Qatar Airways Cargo demonstrated agility, innovation and flexibility in the face of... more
Top ranking for Turkish Cargo in Europe
According to World Air Transport Statistics data, published on a yearly basis by the International Air Transport Association (Iata), Turkish Cargo, the logistics brand of Turkish Airlines, ranked the first among the European air cargo companies and fourth among the global... more
Another A321 freighter for Lufthansa Cargo
From October 2022, Lufthansa Cargo will offer its customers additional capacities in its medium-haul network on specially converted Airbus A321 freighters. The first cargo flight of its kind took off from Frankfurt bound for Dublin in March 2022. Due to a positive response... more
DHL Express partners with Singapore Airlines
International express service provider DH has welcomed the arrival of its new Boeing 777 freighter at Singapore Changi Airport. The freighter, which sports a dual DHL-Singapore Airlines (SIA) livery, has a maximum capacity of 102 t. SIA will operate it on routes to USA via... more
IonQ’s algorithms to improve air cargo handling
IonQ, a quantum computing specialist, is launching a collaboration with Airbus to explore the potential application and benefits of quantum computing for aerospace services and passenger experiences. The quantum aircraft loading optimisation & quantum machine learning... more
70 years ago: air freight concept scrapped
The XC-120 packplane project was finally scrapped in August 1952. Based on a converted C-119 military aircraft ("flying boxcar"), the plane designed by US manufacturer Fairchild wanted to adopt the concept of road transport with interchangeable trailers - six years... more
Cargo gets new livery too
Air Canada's first newly painted B767F has rolled out of the paint shop, featuring an Air Canada Cargo design that reflects the airline's distinctive black, white and red livery introduced in 2017. Jason Berry, VP cargo: "Seeing the livery come to life on one of our ... more
Manston back in business soon?
After more than five long years, RSP has confirmed that it has finally received a redetermined 'development consent order' (DCO) from the UK’s department for transport, for its plans to invest up to GBP 500 million in the potential of Manston airport, Kent (UK).The DCO will make... more