Cargo One and Cargowise announce new agreements
Latam Airlines Group and digital sales platform Cargo One have announced details of a new strategic relationship: Freight forwarders can look forward to booking the Latam Cargo carriers’ capacities from Europe and North America instantly on cargo.one from Q2/2022. Cargo One... more
Maiden flight for world’s first A320P2F
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture created by Airbus and ST Engineering, has completed the first flight of the A320 passenger-to-freighter aircraft, the A320P2F. The flight took place at ST’s facilities in Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore and follows the conversion... more
Caribbean Airlines Cargo signs with Champ
Caribbean Airlines Cargo has signed for Champ’s suite of application programming interfaces (APIs) which include services for booking and pricing to be used in tandem with Champ’s flagship SaaS-based Cargospot solution. APIs empower digital collaboration by allowing businesses... more
Full freighters under Paraguay's flag?
In Paraguay, an airline designed for freight transport could start operations before the end of this year or at the very beginning of next year. Félix Kanazawa, president of the National Aviation Directorate (Dinac) has been working towards this goal in recent weeks and... more
First Boeing 737-800 SF in Canada
Quebec-based Chrono Aviation will be the very first airline in Canada to offer the 737-800 SF, exclusively dedicated to cargo, with service starting in January 2022. This also marks Chrono Aviation's first presence in Western Canada, in Winnipeg. The range of the new cargo... more
Drone Fund invests in Wingcopter
German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter has received an investment from Drone Fund, a Japan-based venture capital company specialising in drone- and air mobility-related start-ups. The investment is made out of Drone Fund’s JPY 10 billion/USD 90 million strong third fund. It is... more
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