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
Armed Forces transporter increases traffic
At Kassel Airport (KSF) in northern Hesse, which usually sees only modest volumes of passenger traffic and does not have any major ambitions in the air freight business, a German Armed Forces A400M is likely to generate unusual activity next Saturday, 29 January 2022, when... more
Wingcopter lands USD 16 million contract
German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter and Spright, a subsidiary of American air medical service provider Air Methods, has inked a new commercial agreement worth more than USD 16 million. As part of the deal, Spright is acquiring a large fleet of Wingcopter’s new flagship... more
EFW re-delivers first A330P2F to Altavair
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has re-delivered its first Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) converted aircraft to Altavair, a global provider of commercial aviation finance and leasing for the cargo community. The re-delivered freighter kicks off a series of freighter... more
High in Hörsching 
Linz Hörsching regional airport has secured a strong role for itself in the logistics region stretching between Vienna, Munich and Prague. This resulted in it handling a record number of widebody freighters last year, including the world’s largest aeroplane – thrice. more
Airbus: aircraft lifecycle centre in China
Airbus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the city of Chengdu and Tarmac Aerosave for the development of the first sustainable aircraft “lifecycle” service centre in China. This facility will offer sustainable solutions to manage the entire lifecycle of... more
"We're ready for more (cargo) traffic"
The largest airfield renovation project in Lithuania's aviation history will be officially completed at Vilnius airport (VNO) this month. During the three-year reconstruction (EUR 36 million), new taxiways were upgraded and installed, surfaces were modified and widened and... more
Cargolux unveils brand new customer portal
Cargolux Airlines has launched an online customer portal, offering access to a seamless and transparent quoting & booking tool. The portal builds on the functionalities developed for API. The interface will enable customers to log on, request an instant spot quote... more
Unilode repairs and digitises Skycooler's ULD
Skycooler, a specialist in the leasing of temperature-controlled airline containers for catering operations since 2005, has entered into a ten-year repair, maintenance and digitalisation agreement with Unilode Aviation Solutions, a global provider of outsourced ULD management,... more
DHL GF: Covid-19 antiviral pills for South Korea
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has been tasked to bring the newly approved Covid-19 antiviral pills to South Korea to support the country’s fight against the pandemic. The logistics group has been heavily involved in the... more