Qatar Airways Cargo signs with SAL
SAL Saudi Logistics Services, a global air cargo handler, has signed a cargo ground handling agreement with Qatar Airways Cargo, to provide comprehensive ground logistics support at Saudi Arabia’s main airports, including Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Medina. SAL CEO Hesham... more
Bundling forces in Cologne-Bonn area
Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) and the operator of Cologne/Bonn airport (CGN) have signed a cooperation agreement for future emergency operations. With this partnership, the German federal agency based in Bonn is further expanding its logistics capacities. The next time the... more
Pushing ahead with digital roadmap
Following a year of rapid digital air cargo adoption within the industry, Latam Cargo Group is teaming up with Webcargo, a Freightos Group company. This partnership will provide over 2,500 forwarders on the Webcargo platform with real-time e-bookings, access to live rates... more
Overtime on the last weekend
More chances to see the last MD-11F registered in Europe in service are coming this weekend. Lufthansa Cargo, which has gradually replaced its triple-jet aircraft with B777Fs, has announced that, although the last flight of D-ALCC was scheduled for today, 15 October 2021, the... more
Adopting hydrogen as universal fuel
Universal Hydrogen, founded last year in Los Angeles, has executed a letter of intent (LoI) with ASL Aviation Holdings, a global aviation services group based in Dublin, Ireland. ASL will be a global launch customer for the turboprop cargo market and plans to purchase up to... more
Delta's response for Columbia
Delta recently shipped its 4 millionth Covid-19 vaccine dose from USA to Colombia. Rob Walpole, VP Delta Cargo: "These vaccine shipments to Latin America are part of our continued focus on the safe and reliable transportation of these critical vaccines in the USA and... more
Appreciated by Mexico's exporters and importers
Launched one year ago, Emirates Skycargo's service to Guadaljara has provided exporters from Guadalajara and the Jalisco region reliable and rapid connectivity to consumer markets ins Europe, Middle East and West Asia. Fresh produce items were the main commodities transported on... more
Kangaroo to stop in Darwin, not Perth
Starting today in a month, on 14 November 2021, Qantas Airways will operate its flagship direct route to London via Darwin when Australia's border reopens. The airline has agreed with regional authorities to reroute its flights from Sydney and Melbourne (from 18 December)... more
ECS Group chooses SaaS version of Champ's CMS
Logistics IT provider Champ Cargosystems and ECS Group, which have been working together since 2002, used the Iata World Cargo Symposium in Dublin as a backdrop to a ceremonial signing of a new Cargospot contract. It is based on the latest software as a service (SaaS)... more
"Good dog": saving time and money in Belfast
Speedlink International Logistics, which has been delivering a combination of air, sea and road transportation for over 30 years, has launched a new free running explosive detection dog service (Fredds) in Belfast. Intended to save time and money for exporters, the offer is... more