Founder leaving firm 
Russian air cargo group in turmoil after sanctions. Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group is facing significant problems due to the international sanctions that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now the company is parting ways with the chairman of its board of directors and half of... more
AACargo adds 28 countries to Webcargo platform 
American Airlines Cargo continues to expand its network on the Webcargo by Freightos platform and has now added 28 new countries and more than 40 markets across Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada. Following Europe and USA, this regional rollout onto Webcargo now... more
Digitalisation to support increasing volumes
Kale Info Solutions, the US subsidiary of Mumbai-based Kale Logistics Solutions, has entered a partnership with Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD). The implementation of its airport cargo community system will reduce manual documentation and data entry time for cargo... more
Teesside Airport opens cargo handling facility
Teesside International Airport has officially opened a new GBP 2.5 million cargo handling facility. The purpose-built 1,951 sqm hangar provides modern security screening technology, as well as handling, freight-forwarding, customs clearage and storage. The facility can also... more
Cargo still saving overall performance
Thanks to robust demand for cargo, Finnair continued operating to most of its Asian destinations in August 2022. Despite the closure of Russian airspace, most cargo figures improved year-on-year and remained close to those of July 2022. Available scheduled cargo tonne... more
Afcom bets big on ASEAN region
Afcom Holdings, a professionally managed international cargo airline headquartered in Chennai (India, reiterated its commitment to the ASEAN region by taking delivery of its first aircraft - Boeing 737 freighter. Afcom has been operational since September 2021 through its... more
The world’s first airborne IoT network
Unilode Aviation Solutions and On Asset Intelligence have announced a massive network upgrade that now includes in-flight tracking capabilities. Unilode owns and operates the world’s largest digitally enabled ULD fleet, over 120,000 digital ULDs strong and growing. It is... more
New brain for workforce scheduling
After Etihad and Latam, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the next airline to opt for Inform's expertise in workforce scheduling for employees at airports. With the AI-supported software "Workforce Plus", KLM Royal Dutch Airlines wants to standardise planning for cargo,... more
Two ASL Group members join Iata
Three weeks before the Iata World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in London, where ITJ will distribute its upcoming edition 39-40/2022, the global airlines' association has announced that ASL Airlines Belgium has become an airline member effective 18 August 2022. Formerly TNT Airways,... more
First Code E aircraft for Aeroplex
The first wide-body aircraft - an Airbus A330 freighter - has arrived for C-Check in the new hangar of the Hungarian company Aeroplex at Ferenc Liszt International Airport, Budapest. Aeroplex’s new 8,200 sqm hangar, which was handed over in March 2022, received its largest... more