Another vtol partner for Mesa Airlines 
Mesa Airlines, an American regional airline based in Phoenix, AZ and operating fleets on behalf of partners including DHL, continues to partner with aerospace technology innovators. After Flirtey last year, Elroy Air from South San Francisco, CA has registered Mesa's intent to... more
New cargo connection from Munich to Beijing
Munich is offering a new cargo connection to Beijing. The first aircraft, a Boeing 777 of Air China, landed at Bavaria's aviation hub on 24 January 2022. Air China will connect Munich and Beijing six times per week carrying automotive supplies, among other things. The new... more
Gulf Air signs MoU with DHL
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with logistics company DHL, aiming to explore opportunities of commercial, technical and cargo collaboration. Members of the executive managements of Gulf Air and DHL... more
Full freight boom in Basel
While the passenger business at Basel-Mulhouse Airport (EAP) showed a mixed performance in 2021, as expected (-60% compared to 2019), the bi-national airport's cargo business climbed to 119,300 t (2020: +10%, 2019: +12.3%). As announced at the New Year's media conference... more
Airbus to launch own cargo airline
Airbus has launched a new air-cargo service using its Beluga ST fleet to offer freight companies and other potential customers a solution to their outsized freight transportation needs. The new service - Airbus Beluga Transport - will provide commercially-contracted... more
Unwavering focus 
Lorenzo Stoll, who succeeded Ashwin Bhat as the head of Swiss WorldCargo ten months ago, is the right man in the right place at the right time. The son of a native of the Swiss canton of Ticino was born in Zurich and grew up largely in French-speaking Switzerland, where he... more
Hong Kong already tops pre-pandemic cargo volumes
Hong Kong's Airport Authority has published Hong Kong International Airport's air traffic figures for 2021. The airport showed a resilient cargo performance, rising by 12.5% year on year to 5.027 million t and exceeding the 4.8 million t recorded in 2019, the year... more
WFS for Geodis at CDG
Global logistics service provider Geodis has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a manpower contract to supply a dedicated team of cargo handling professionals for its facility at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The agreement will see some 28 WFS handling staff operate... more
Dnata earns double recognition in Belgium
Global air and travel services provider Dnata has been certified by the International Air Transport Association’s (Iata) Centre of Excellence for Independent Vvalidators (Ceiv) for its industry-leading pharma and live animal handling processes at its cargo facilities and the... more
Largest air carrier performs third flight test
Stratolaunch has completed the third test flight of "Roc", the world’s largest aircraft, with a 117 m wingspan. The aircraft took off exactly ten days ago, on 16 January 2022, at 8.47 h PST and flew for 4 hours, 23 minutes over the Mojave Desert. It reached an altitude... more