321 Precision tackles two more A321-200PCF 
Greenwich Highland Aviation is the latest A321-200PCF customer to contract 321 Precision Conversions. The US Airline has initially pledged two aircraft, msn 1438 and 1953, which will induct in early 2022 at Haeco Americas in Lake City, FL. The pair of A321-200PCFs will be leased... more
Technology is trumps 
The outbreak of Covid-19 has increased demand for vaccines. Thus airports in India, one of the leading pharmaceuticals producers in the world, are modernising their corresponding infrastructure. ITJ correspondent Manik Mehta spoke to the cargo manager of one ambitious player.The... more
Partners charter AN-124 for Dubai Expo 2020
Russian Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Albion Aviation Group, based in Sharjah and London, found an effective solution for the transport of dedicated equipment for the Dubai Expo 2020 which opened a week ago. The cargo, weighing over 20 t and measuring 418 cbm in total consisted of... more
Towards tarmac automation
For two months now, Groupe ADP and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have been testing, at Paris CDG, an airside cargo transport solution with an autonomous electric vehicle from French startup Orok. Winner of Groupe ADP's 2020 "Play Your Airport" innovation challenge,... more
Diving to recover crashed freighter
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is sending a team of investigators to the ditching site of a freighter aircraft off the Hawaiian island of Oahu to coordinate the recovery of the wreckage from the ocean floor. The recovery effort is scheduled to begin on or... more
Right time – different place
In conversation with Atilla Lise, Head of Cargo and Innovative Solutions at HititIn March 2020 the Iata World Cargo Symposium was postponed at short notice. This October it is now being held – but not in Istanbul; in Dublin. Naturally, this isn’t a development that the Turkish... more
Etihad Cargo finds Kenyan gateway into Africa
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group, is expanding its pharma reach into Africa with the signing of a service level agreement (SLA) with Nairobi-based Tiaca members Astral Aviation and Kenya Airways to provide reliable and cost-effective... more
In Linz for a second time
This week, Linz became the only airport in Austria to handle the world's largest aircraft for the second time. "Due to the ideal landing conditions and the infrastructural requirements," the airport says, the AN-225 was already a guest in Linz in 2003. Managing... more
Another Irish lessor taps into freighter business
Right after Avolon's entry into the freighter aircraft segment, Genesis has signed an agreement with Boeing to convert two 737-800 aircraft into freighters. The first aircraft will be ready to enter into service in spring 2022 with the second in early 2023. This move will... more
Regional sales expertise for Qatar Airways Cargo
Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed Budapest-based R-Bag Group as its new GSA in central eastern Europe (CEE). Since 1 October 2021, the company founded 20 years ago now represents the Doha-based carrier in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and... more