A flood of faked driver's licences 
US Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) working at the port of Memphis have been seizing counterfeit driver’s licences daily. While in the past faked driver's licenses were usually acquired for the illegal purchase of alcohol, there are now more nefarious reasons:... more
Kenya Airways cuts the net
After years of flying monkeys to USA for animal testing, Kenya Airways has decided to end the lucrative business at the end of February, following an appeal by animal rights group Peta. The decision was triggered by a truck accident on 21 January in Pennsylvania, in which... more
US cargo airlines continue to hire workers
The number of employees in the USA’s airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) rose to 728,150 in December 2021, 20,049 (2.83%) more than in November 2021 and 21,340 (2.85%) fewer than in December 2019. This figure is the highest industry headcount since the start... more
Sky Courier: Textron's first for Fedex
Textron Aviation has rolled out the first production unit of its twin-engine, large-utility turboprop, the Cessna Sky Courier, at its manufacturing facility in Wichita. From the Sky Courier’s inception, launch customer Fedex Express and other members of Textron Aviation’s... more
Amerijet chooses Smartkargo
Amerijet International Airlines is to implement the Smartkargo system, an integrated cargo management solution. The new cloud-based software will replace Amerijet’s legacy cargo system and provide scalability and greater efficiency. Smartkargo offers a suite of fully... more
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