Self-controlled cargo flights from Riga 
Venipak Group, an international parcel delivery company headquartered in the Netherlands, is expanding its services to help meet the surging demand for freighter cargo shipments in eastern Europe. Launched last Saturday, 18 September 2021, the weekly direct cargo flight... more
Cause of plane crash still unknown
A week ago today, on 15 September 2021, a DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, which the Indonesian cargo airline Rimbun Air, a subsidiary of PT Menara Grand Papua, had taken over only in February this year, crashed near the airport at Intan Jaya in Indonesia. The causes of the accident are... more
EUR 33 million freight terminal at Bologna airport
DHL Express Italy has inaugurated a new gateway at Bologna airport. Among the dignitaries present at the ceremony were regional and municipal councillors for mobility as well as Romano Prodi (2nd from right), former prime minister and president of the European commission.... more
JD lands in Europe
JD launched an all-cargo charter flight between China and UK on 8 September 2021, the Chinese e-commerce giant’s first regular cargo flight to Europe. The route further expands JD’s international transport logistics network, in addition to the cargo flights to USA (Los Angeles,... more
Precision and Zela ink strategic agreement
Cyprus-based Zela Aviation, which has been active in the aircraft chartering and sales business for the last 16 years, is adding a deal to its portfolio. At the end of last month it signed a strategic partnership agreement at Precision Air’s headquarters in Dar es Salaam,... more
Exp-Air Cargo to be Amerijet GSSA in Canada
Amerijet International Airlines has appointed Exp-Air Cargo as its cargo general sales and service agent to represent its schedule across Canada’s ten provinces and three territories. The ECS Group member will be providing full cargo sales, marketing, customer service and road... more
Enhanced handling in Pakistan
Pakistani ground handling services provider Gerry’s Dnata has been awarded a multi-year contract by Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. The partnership will see Gerry’s Dnata provide quality and safe ground, passenger and cargo handling services to the airline in Karachi... more
First Southeast Asian carrier for Cargo.one
Maskargo, the logistics arm of Malaysian Airlines, has inked a distribution agreement with Cargo.one. Freight forwarders using the German e-booking platform will soon have access to the carrier's real-time rates and capacity at the click of a button and receive immediate... more
TTC takes advantage of SAF offer
Total Touch Cargo Holland BV (TTC) and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) have formed a partnership within the framework of the airline’s sustainable aviation fuel programme. Under the agreement, AFKLMP Cargo will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on selected... more
Two intra-African air cargo partners
Five months after signing an MoU in Kinshasa, Kenya Airways PLC (KQ), Kenya's flag carrier, has signed an aircraft lease agreement and begun operating a cargo codeshare partnership with Congo Airways. The agreement will see Kenya Airways lease two E190 jets to Congo Airways,... more