Cargo operations re-open in Kyiv 
AirBaltic has cooperated with Ukrposhta to organise a multimodal mail transport system and thus reopen cargo operations from Kyiv. The first mail shipment from the Ukrainian capital arrived in Riga on 12 April. Since then the company has handled more than 7,000 mail bags... more
More capacity on the ground and in the air
A Boeing B767-300 has arrived in Singapore for a P2F conversion to be carried out by ST Engineering. It will subsequently join Icelandair Cargo in October. The aircraft will be acquired on lease from AerCap, which had previously leased it to TUI Airways. Another converted... more
Stratolaunch – fifth flight with new pylon on board
Stratolaunch has successfully completed the fifth test flight of the ‘Roc’, the world’s largest aircraft. It flew over the Mojave Desert for 4 hours and 58 minutes, reaching an altitude of 22,500 feet (6,858 m). The flight debuted a new pylon on the aircraft’s centre wing that... more
Atlas Air with strong Q1 results
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc has announced a net income of USD 81.5 million for the first quarter of 2022, or USD 2.38 per diluted share, compared with USD 89.9 million (USD 3.05 per diluted share) in 2021. (Last year included USD 40.9 million of Cares Act grant income, or... more
Finnair flies freight around Russian airspace
In April 2022, Covid-19 was still having an impact on Finnair's passenger figures, particularly to/from Asia. The Russian airspace was closed at the end of February, resulting in reduced routes and frequencies in Far East traffic. Thanks to robust demand for cargo (+25.8%... more
MIA cargo: freight traffic up 8% in Q1/2022
After racking up big numbers during its second-consecutive record-breaking year in freight traffic, Miami International Airport (MIA) is well on its way to a three-peat in 2022 as it kicks off World Trade Month. In Q1/2022, MIA’s total freight volume increased by 8% year... more
War in Ukraine and Omicron weighing on air cargo
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has released March 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing a drop in demand. The effects of Omicron in Asia, the Russia – Ukraine war and a challenging operating backdrop contributed to the decline. Global demand,... more
Opening new ways to Volga-Dnepr Airlines
Following the recent agreement between the administration of Moscow and the Volga-Dnepr Group, Volga-Dnepr Airlines operated its first Moscow-Delhi-Dhaka flight and return. On the outward leg, the Russian cargo airline's IL-76 brought 18 t of metal components for export to... more
AG Handling selects Qstep
After Helsinki, Tallinn and Vilnius, Riga is the fourth airport to have installed the Qstep software-as-a-service platform. AG Handling, which counts Lufthansa and LOT Polish Airlines among its customer base, said that so far feedback on the system has been positive. Gunars... more
Icao: major trends in January 2022
World freight traffic reported a growth of 2.7% in January 2022 (compared to 2019), 6.2 percentage points down from the increase in the previous month. The softening was broad-based across all regions, particularly in Asia/Pacific, North America, and Latin America/Caribbean.... more