First airline in Asia to sign up for shark skin ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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As the first Asian airline, EVA Air signed up for modifications with Lufthansa Technik’s drag-reducing and hence fuel-saving Aeroshark surface technology jointly developed with BASF. The Taipei-based airline decided to have its entire cargo fleet of nine Boeing 777F... more
Three additional 747-8Fs for Atlas Air ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a global provider of outsourced aviation logistics, is adding three Boeing 747-8 freighters to its fleet to meet the strong global demand for dedicated large widebody airfreight capacity, particularly for cross-border e-commerce shipping. The... more
Quito joins regional top five ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Last year, Quito airport (UIO) recorded a volume of 335,407 t of cargo transported, surpassing the 293,904 t mark reached in 2022. With this 14.2% growth, the airport showed the highest percentage increase in the region, according to the International Council of Airports of... more
Qantas Freight: new aircraft and more capacity ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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From today, 26 August 2024, the Australian airline Qantas will launch new freighter services from Australia to Hong Kong, as well as to New Zealand, using its A321P2F and A332P2F aircraft. Two return services will run from Sydney to Hong Kong per week, complemented by a... more
Qatar Airways Cargo partners with Cargoflash ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Qatar Airways Cargo has selected Octoloop by Cargo Flash as its digital cargo booking platform via its wallet services from India, starting with Delhi and Mumbai. With an emphasis on seamless digital cargo bookings, Octoloop offers an array of features tailored to meet the... more
Japanese typhoon and European holidays ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Air cargo tonnages in week 33 dipped sharply, compared with the previous week, dropping especially steeply in traffic from Asia Pacific (-9%) and Europe (-11%). Further analysis, based on the over 450,000 weekly transactions covered by World ACD’s data, reveals that most of... more
MNG Airlines gets CDB A330 P2F ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has delivered one A330-300 passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft to a new customer in Turkey, MNG Havayollari ve Tasimacilik (MNG Airlines). Jie Chen, CDB Aviation CEO: "We are... more
CPAT lands contract with new cargo operator ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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CPAT Global has been awarded a contract with Euroavia Airlines, a newly founded cargo operator, to provide courses on Boeing B767 aircraft systems and procedures, and general subjects concerning aviation. “CPAT Global is excited to announce our new partnership with start-up... more
1,020 fake driving licences in only a few weeks ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have discovered counterfeit driving licences inside inbound packages moving through the international mail facility at O’Hare international airport. During their routine examinations, officers focused on counterfeit documents... more
HKG: cargo traffic up in July ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) recently released Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) air traffic statistics for July 2024. During the month, cargo handling was up 14.6% to 414,000 t. Cargo throughput at HKIA has continued its consecutive double-digit year-on-year... more