Qantas to add maindeck cargo capacity 
Qantas will convert two of its A330 passenger aircraft with EFW into freighters. One of them will be used in Qantas Freight’s international network, while the other, starting in mid-2023, will be a new addition to the dedicated fleet that serves Australia Post’s domestic parcel... more
Cool solutions in Japan and East Asia
Dokasch Temperature Solutions has established a dedicated subsidiary, Dokasch Temperature Solutions K.K., in Tokyo and a new service station at Narita International Airport (NRT), thus strengthening its network in Asia and worldwide. With this move, the German solution... more
An early Christmas for CBP officers
Christmas came early for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Louisville Port of Entry. In just this past week, CBP officers have seized several dangerous drugs, counterfeit designer apparel and counterfeit currency-a total of 133 shipments containing illegal... more
More flights and aircraft for peak season
During the busy peak season, Air Canada Cargo, which just has taken redelivery of its first own freighter, a B767-300ERF (57 t capacity), is providing three new flights and additional capacity on key routes. More details about the three new routes here: São Paulo, up to four... more
‘Click & Ship’ with Cathay Pacific Cargo
Cathay Pacific Cargo is launching ‘Click & Ship’, its new digital booking platform, this month. It promises booking transparency and speed, day and night. Tom Owen, the airline’s cargo director, pointed out that “we’re rolling ‘Click & Ship’ out progressively across our... more
Converting Beechcrafts into freighters
Yingling Aviation, a Cessna, Beechcraft, and McCauley authorised affiliate founded 75 years ago, has announced an agreement with Alpine Air Express, an FAR Part 135 on-demand air cargo operator, to reconfigure and upgrade Beechcraft 1900D aircraft to boost the capacity, range,... more
18 giraffes from South Africa to Brazil
Intradco Global and its parent company Chapman Freeborn have worked together on a charter flight to transport 18 giraffes from O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) to Río de Janeiro Galeão Airport (GIG). Averaging 4.3-5.7 m when fully grown, the animals were transported... more
Following the stars
Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA) organised delivery of what the oversized and superheavy project transport specialist called “the world's largest and most sophisticated commercial communications satellite.” It hauled the Inmarsat-6 F1 from Toulouse (France) to Kitakyushu... more
ROM Cargo signs up Air One Aviation
ROM Cargo has appointed Air One Aviation as its exclusive global sales and services partner, after the company was awarded its air operator’s certificate by the Romanian civil aviation authority to begin international Boeing B747-400 freighter services. The new contract means... more