WFS and Polar Air Cargo extend partnership 
Polar Air Cargo, a global provider of time-definite, airport-to-airport scheduled air cargo services, has expanded its cargo handling partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in North America through a new long-term contract at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).... more
Empire Holdings buys West Air
Empire Holdings, parent company of Empire Airlines, has purchased West Air, a Fedex feeder airline headquartered in Fresno, California. Founded in 1978, West Air operates Cessna Caravans for Fedex, serving parts of California, Nevada and Utah. The company has feeder... more
Ethiopian Cargo: new online booking platform
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, Africa’s largest network operator, has launched a new feature that enables customers to make online reservations for their cargo. With the platform, customers can check flight schedules, space availability, loadability of freight and... more
Autonomous cargo carrier from Silicon Valley
Reliable Robotics has appointed David DeRose as director of finance and Lee Tomlinson as director of operations (from the right) to the company’s fully-owned Part 135 airline subsidiary, in preparation for commercial cargo flights. They join Jeff Drees, director of cargo... more
Air Canada Cargo augments freighter schedule
On 2 January 2022, Air Canada freighters began their service to Miami, Quito and Lima. Starting 15 January, further flights will be launched to San Juan, Mexico City and Guadalajara. This new schedule replaces the previous routing between Frankfurt, Toronto and Vancouver.... more
PVG prepares for returning volumes
Shanghai Airport Authority, which is still hoping to welcome exhibitors and visitors of Transport Logistic China and Air Cargo China, scheduled 15-17 June (while Air Cargo India, initially planned to take place from 22 to 24 February in Mumbai, seems to have been postponed to... more
Amelia Intl launches cargo offer with an ATR72
The health crisis has had a strong impact on the international economy, driving the growth of e-commerce and emergency restocking. The demand for air freight is therefore growing rapidly. Many routes – previously served by aircraft such as the ATR 42, Saab 340, Embraer 120, etc.... more
NAS Cote d’Ivoire renews commitment to safety
National Aviation Services (NAS), the fastest growing aviation services provider in the emerging markets, has successfully renewed its Iata safety audit for ground operations (Isago) certification in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire for the third time. NAS Ivoire’s operations at... more
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