Seychelles: a hub for sea-air transhipments 
Mahe Shipping Company, a freight forwarder headquartered in the Seychelles, in cooperation with Mauritius-based Freight and Transit Company Limited (FTL) and Air Seychelles Cargo, has for the first time ever handled an exceedingly large cargo transhipment from sea to air... more
Kales markets Venipak's capacity
Kales Airline Services has been chosen as the dedicated GSSA for Venipak’s new weekly Hong Kong – Riga B737 freighter service. The Dutch company is representing the sales segment on these flights in Europe, except for the Baltics and Hong Kong. Justas Sablinskas, CEO of... more
Linking Lyon to the cargo world
Two weeks ago, on 17 September 2021, Qatar Airways Cargo and ECS Group celebrated one year of serving Lyon. Since its first flight, the international cargo airline, together with the global GSSA ECS Group, has flown over 5,000 t of cargo out of France's second largest... more
Securing air cargo from Africa to Europe
National Aviation Services (NAS) Ivoire, a West African division of the aviation services provider founded in Kuwait in 2003, has successfully completed its regulated agent third country validation process (RA3) for air cargo operations at Abidjan airport (ABJ). This is the... more
CMA CGM orders, Lufthansa Cargo gets two B777F
CMA CGM Group has placed the first direct order for its air freight division launched earlier this year. The global shipping and logistics group announced the purchase of two new Boeing 777 Freighters. It will give CMA CGM Air Cargo the flexibility to operate the airplane... more
Raya Airways to set up drone network in Malaysia
Raya Airways has embarked on a proof of commercialisation (POC) in partnership with Pen Aviation to demonstrate the commercial viability of utilising drones to transport goods. This marks a significant milestone for the Malaysian carrier, setting it on track to be the country's... more
Another Arab airline connects with Israel
From today, 30 September 2021, Bahrain-based Gulf Air is launching its direct flights to Tel Aviv (photo), Israel, operating two flights per week. Acting CEO Captain Waleed Al Alawi: "We are delighted to announce the launch of our Bahrain–Tel Aviv route as part of the... more
400,000 t of pharma shipments in five years
Emirates Skycargo is marking an important operational milestone in the air transport of temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals. Five years ago, the carrier raised the bar in the industry for the efficient transport of pharmaceuticals by launching its dedicated GDP certified... more
First 767-800BCF conversion programme in China
Boeing and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (Gameco) have announced plans to create additional capacity for the 767-300 Boeing converted freighter (BCF). The agreement, which was presented by the two companies at the China international aviation &... more
Cargo business saves Qatar Airways Group
Qatar Airways Group has reported a net loss of USD 4.1 billion. Despite the difficulties posed by the ongoing pandemic, the group's operating results demonstrated its resilience during the crisis, since, at USD 288.3 million, the reported operational loss of was 7% below... more