EFW registers its first A321P2F in South America 
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a centre of excellence for Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions and a joint venture by ST Engineering and Airbus, has received the validation of its supplement type certification (V-STC) for its A321 P2F conversion programme by Brazil’s... more
Supporting Air Serbia's great leaps
In October, Globe Air Cargo became the exclusive representative of Air Serbia’s cargo services in the USA, boosting its presence in this key market. The ECS Group member will manage sales and marketing for 60 t of weekly freight capacity on five A330 flights from the airline's... more
Swissport clinches SGHA contract in Nairobi
Saudia Cargo has signed a new ‘standard ground handling agreement’ (SGHA) with Swissport International, which will serve as its official ground-handling agent at Nairobi Airport. Swissport will handle all aspects of ground support, including cargo handling, loading and... more
Monitoring pandas on voyage
Cathay Cargo leveraged an air cargo tracking solution of the Canadian logistics IT services provider Descartes to monitor the condition and location of two pandas in real-time as they were safely transported from Chengdu to Hong Kong, where they arrived on 26 September. The... more
FedEx: first-ever panda roundtrip deliveries
FedEx Corporation transported six giant pandas between the USA and China on two separate flights this week. The roundtrip journey departed Atlanta, GA, arrived in Chengdu, where it delivered four pandas and then returned to Washington, DC with two pandas. Richard W. Smith,... more
New services anchoring in Alaska
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has welcomed several new cargo carriers. Awesome Cargo Airlines from Mexico now operates the Incheon - ANC - Mexico City route, China’s Central Airlines connects Haikou -ANC - Ontario, and ASL Air Cargo from Ireland has launched the Jinan -... more
Renewing a longstanding partnership
Cargolux, Europe’s biggest all-cargo airline, and Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management services, have announced the renewal of their longstanding partnership. Cargolux first awarded the management of its ULD fleet to Unilode in... more
Partners in line with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030
Saudia Cargo has signed a pivotal MOU with Cluster2 Airports Company to establish a strategic partnership which aims to strengthen logistics operations by focusing on several key areas, such as implementing new destination launches and expanded freight capacities introduced by... more
Embraer’s e-freighter now certified
Embraer’s passenger-to-freighter conversion and the cargo loading system, developed by US Cargo Systems, received FAA certification in September 2024. In July, the e-freighter was certified by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (Anac) and Easa certification is due... more
European Cargo opens base in Wales
From today, 16 October 2024, the British airfreight carrier European Cargo is launching a new base in Wales. There will initially be three weekly A340F flights linking Cardiff airport (CWL) with China, building to four, with the ambition of this frequency increasing in the... more