Taiwan's national carrier sets new cargo record 
2021 proved to be the best-ever year in the 62-year history of the China Airlines cargo team. Even as the impact of Covid-19 was felt all around the world, China Airlines switched to a cargo-centric business model that put its fleet of 21 freighters, including three newly... more
Envirotainer Releye RLP container for Delta Cargo
Envirotainer, a global provider of secure cold chain solutions for air transportation of pharmaceuticals, welcomes Delta Cargo as the latest airline to approve the new Releye RLP container. With this approval, Delta Cargo can now transport the Releye RLP on its wide-reaching... more
LGG cargo surge in 2021
Liege Airport saw strong renewed growth in 2021. Freight traffic reached 1,412,498 t (+26%), as opposed to 1,120,643 t in 2020. The amount of daytime flights and multi-modal options continued to increase, as did the number of humanitarian and pharmaceutical flights. The 2021... more
Shypple chooses Champ’s tracking solution
Netherlands-based digital freight forwarder Shypple has implemented Champ’s Traxon Premium Tracking. The software allows the user to register interest in a shipment and receive automatic status updates through its lifecycle. Premium Tracking enables high visibility with a... more
Advantages of a regional airport
To kick off the new year, Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport (PAD) is implementing another major cargo project. After the aid delivery of medical protective equipment to Namibia in July last year, Emotive Systems, based in Paderborn, now had three wide-bodied freighters of the Turkish... more
Bluebird enters widebody ACMI market
At the end of December 2021, Bluebird Nordic concluded lease agreements for three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft via its mother company Avia Solutions Group (ASG). At present, the aircraft are in passenger configuration but will proceed for conversion in 2024 and will be utilised as... more
Flytrex: FAA permits one-mile drone deliveries
Flytrex, which specialises in on-demand drone deliveries for food and retail, has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to expand its delivery radius to one nautical mile across all its operating stations in North Carolina, which permits the pioneering... more
Samskip's air freight team to focus on project cargo
Samskip is bringing together expertise from its Bremen-based project cargo business and its dedicated air freight team at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. The joint initiative creates a focus for capabilities that extend from express air freight delivery, through breakbulk, heavy... more
ACS volunteers keep test kit supplies flowing
Air Charter Service has arranged hundreds of successful charter flights containing test kits into UK over the past 18 months. When the staff shortages affecting the cargo industry put the schedule of two new urgent flights in doubt, the global aircraft charter company called on... more
Four Boeing 777 for Atlas Air Worldwide
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has ordered four new Boeing 777 freighters. The first of the 777-200LRFs is set to be delivered in November 2022 with the other three following in 2023. This investment will bolster Atlas’ 777 fleet, which currently includes 14 freighters that... more