NAS takes majority stake in Kenyan competitor 
Under a strategic partnership agreement, Kuwait-based aviation services provider National Aviation Services (NAS) is going to acquire a 51% stake in Siginon Aviation. The subsidiary of Kenyan Siginon Group provides complete airport ground handling and cargo management services.... more
Boeing's Middle East outlook 2021
In its commercial market outlook (CMO) for 2021, Boeing forecasts that airlines in the Middle East will require 3,000 new airplanes valued at USD 700 billion and aftermarket services such as maintenance and repair worth USD 740 billion, with the region positioned to capitalise... more
WFS provides cargo handling staff at CDG
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has contracted Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide cargo handling staff for one of the palletisation lanes at its freight terminal G1XL at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for the next two years. Laurent Bernard, vice... more
Air Malta's longest flight
Air Malta operated its longest and farthest non-stop flight recently. The charter flight, to Rwanda’s capital Kigali, carried 135,690 AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the government of Malta to the African nation. The seven-hour long direct flight, covering 2,426 nautical miles,... more
Drone delivery in USA: Mesa Air partners Flirtey
Mesa Air Group has signed an agreement with aerospace technology company Flirtey to order four delivery drones, with an option to order an additional 500 aircraft. With this agreement, Mesa becomes the first scheduled airline to launch drone deliveries in USA. The immediate... more
Astral picks Pilot Freight in Dubai
Kenya‘s Astral Aviation, which wants to expand its cargo business in UAE, has chosen Pilot Freight as its GSA in Dubai. The contract came into effect ten days ago, on 15 October 2021. Astral employs its B767-200F, which it added to its fleet almost a year ago, for twice weekly... more
Savino Del Bene connects Milan MXP to NY JFK
Savino Del Bene, a global logistics and forwarding company, has introduced new weekly charter services on the Italy – USA freight lane. Starting from 24 October 2021, the charter flight will connect Milan MXP to NY JFK, during the most dynamic period of the year. The decline... more
CBP officers rescue dogs from Antigua
On 4 October 2021 at Morristown Airport, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists processed the arrival of 25 rescue dogs aboard the Wings of Rescue from Antigua. All the adopted dogs have homes within the tri-state area, an additional 50 dogs... more
PAC implements tracking and notification service
USA-based B747F operator Pacific Air Cargo (PAC) has introduced "Pactrak": fully integrated into the company’s website, the air freight tracking and partner notification service allows PAC’s partners to know the exact status of their shipment at any point in its... more
Meridiam wins concession to build airport
Meridiam has signed a 30-year concession with the state of Burkina Faso for the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of the country's new international airport located 35 km northeast of the capital Ouagadougou in the Donsin region. The engineering... more