Jetstream and TAM continue cooperation 
Täby Air Maintenance (TAM) has delivered its 25th Saab 340 Cargo Conversion, a 340B with msn 336. The aircraft was brought to Jetstream Aviation Capital of Miami, FL which is also launch customer for the new Saab 2000 cargo conversion programme that the Swedish company revealed... more
Fedex Express boosts capacity
Fedex Express is launching a new flight from UK to USA, boosting capacity for UK exporters requesting next-day deliveries to the world’s largest economy. The flight, operated with a Boeing 777, offers customers more transatlantic parcel and e-commerce capacity, adding... more
Boeing buys two million gallons of SAF
Boeing has announced a supply agreement for two million gallons (7.5 million litres) of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with Epic Fuels to power its commercial airplanes operations in Washington state and South Carolina through 2022. The agreement is the largest... more
Good cargo results for ANA in 2021
All Nippon Airways Holdings Inc (ANA) has reported its financial results for the nine months to 31 December 2021. ANA’s continued strong international cargo service performance can be attributed to robust demand and a shift to air transport as a result of congestion in maritime... more
Farewell Atatürk, welcome ‘Smartist’
Turkish Cargo now manages all of its airfreight operations through a new facility, located at Istanbul IST airport and called ‘Smartist’. Turkish Cargo moved its freight operations on passenger flights to IST after the latter opened in 2019. It simultaneously continued its ... more
À la carte from ECS
The ECS Group now offers an à-la-carte menu called ‘new abilities’, based on two decades of experience. ‘New abilities’ is the second pillar in the group’s augmented GSA concept, offering ten modules to support air cargo clients around the world. The ‘all-in’ option improves... more
Aerovista to enter cargo business with Petrus
Aerovista, a global aviation asset manager and lessor based in Dubai (UAE), has entered into a partnership with Petrus Aviation, a US provider of aviation financing from Dallas TX, for the former’s A321 freighter conversion project. Aerovista chairman and managing director... more
Drones over Sumida River
The official "social implementation project for a drone logistics platform in Tokyo" experiment will take place from today, 8 February to 10 February 2022 in Tokyo, one of the world's most densely populated areas with a population of approximately 14 million. Japan... more
Over 12 million Covid-19 test kits in January
RA-82044, one of Volga-Dnepr’s 12 x AN-124-100, landed at Billund airport (Denmark) on 31 January 2022, carrying 72 t of Covid-19 test kits. This was the last in a series of six charter flights operated in collaboration with JAG-UFS based in UK. Over 12 million Covid-19 test... more
C&L Aerospace partners with Legends Airways
C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, has signed a multi-year agreement with Legends Airways to provide power-by-the-hour services for its fleet of Saab 340 B+ cargo aircraft. Along with PBH, Legends committed to a supply agreement that includes rotables, engine... more