Boeing rolls out new "Ecodemonstrator" aircraft 
The US airframe manufacturer Boeing unveiled its 2022 "Ecodemonstrator" last week with a livery that honours a decade of testing to reduce fuel use, emissions and noise. The Boeing-owned 777-200ER will test about 30 new technologies aimed at improving... more
ECS Group partners with Bamboo Airways
The Vietnamese leisure airline Bamboo Airways has selected ECS Group, the world’s largest integrated GSSA, to develop its cargo operations in four countries as the airline expands its network across Asia Pacific. As to bamboo, there is a Far Eastern proverb that states “The... more
Lufthansa Cargo opens new fine arts warehouse
Lufthansa Cargo has opened its new fine arts warehouse facility at the Frankfurt hub, thus continuing the path it has begun to modernise its largest airfreight hub. With 155 sqm, the Artcube in the Lufthansa Cargo Centre now offers its customers twice as much space for safe and... more
MAF now in Guinea
Guinea is the 27th country in which Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is providing air services to reach people living in remote regions. Pilot Emil Kündig from Switzerland, one of the 17 MAF resource countries, did the administrative groundwork in preparation for the... more
A321XLR: neither cargo nor Kremlin friendly
The Airbus A321XLR made its first flight in Hamburg yesterday, 15 June 2022. The evolution of the European aircraft manufacturer's medium-haul A321 NEO model advertises a range of 8,700 km, i.e., Rome-New York or Kuala Lumpur-Sydney, which it achieves with efficient engines and... more
Etihad Cargo to work with B Medical Systems
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with B Medical Systems, a manufacturer and global distributor of medical refrigeration devices based in Luxembourg. Under the MOU, which was announced... more
IAI partners with HAL
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), one of India’s major defence companies, to convert multi mission tanker transport (MMTT) in India. The local MMTT conversions will utilise India’s local... more
Korean Air: Vienna calling!
Korean Air Cargo is recording rising cargo figures at Vienna Airport. In the pandemic years 2020 and 2021, tonnages increased by more than 40%, and the South Korean airline reported steadily rising growth rates in the first five months of 2022 as well. Korean Air Cargo uses... more
Cargolux and Bolloré Logistics sign SAF agreement
Cargolux and its long-term partner Bolloré Logistics have signed an agreement for the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in joint operations. The deal, covering 800,000 litres of SAF, is part of the Cargolux SAF programme. “Cargolux is strongly committed to the... more
Plans for boosting cargo business in Mozambique
Mozambique's Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) seems to be seriously considering the use of maindeck capacity in the international market to respond to business opportunities, especially in the transport of high-end agricultural products like litchi produced in Manica province... more