Swissport opens new US station 
With the handling of Aeromexico flight AM 2686, arriving from Mexico City (MEX) last Thursday, 1 July 2021, Swissport is now offering airport ground services at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), thus increasing its US network to 44 airports in 25 states. The... more
More multi-mission aircraft for Paraguay
Textron Aviation has delivered two multi-mission Cessna Grand Caravan EX to the Paraguayan Air Force. The turboprop aircraft are expected to enter service in the Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya (FAP) during the second half of 2021 and join three other aircraft of this type currently in... more
Partnership for B737-700/800 conversion
Following the rise in demand for cargo aircraft, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Aviation Group will establish a passenger to freighter conversion site to convert the B737-700/800 with Atitech, at the Italian company’s MRO centre in Naples. The site, which can convert two... more
Three "C" for contactless tracking
Champ Cargosystems partners with e-logistics solutions provider Cargosoft and Central Global Cargo (CGC), a time-critical logistics company, to co-create a first/last mile tracking tool to help forwarders to better manage their operations. The aim is to ensure full and... more
Flying three fire trucks on one AN-124
Antonov Airlines has safely transported three Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 fire trucks, weighing 21 t each, on a single AN-124-100M-150 flight from the Middle East to Central Asia. The carrier's team managed to find a solution within a week to get the trucks to destination after a... more
90 years ago – a postal aeroplane’s futuristic design
In 1930, Boeing created the revolutionary Monomail, which made traditional biplane construction a design of the past. The Monomail wing was set lower, was smooth, made entirely of metal and had no struts (cantilevered construction). The retractable landing gear, the streamlined... more
Air cargo between two Olympic host cities
After launching a new freighter service between Beijing (PEK) and Tokyo (NRT) last Friday, 2 July 2021, All Nippon Airways (ANA) is operating the second of this new twice weekly service today. The B767F was selected in response to increasing e-commerce and demand for PC-related... more
Qatar Airways: more flights to Southern Africa
The capitals of Zambia and Zimbabwe will become the Qatar Airways' fifth and sixth new destination launched in Africa since the start of the pandemic. Starting in exactly one month's time, on 6 August 2021, the new service to Lusaka and onwards to Harare is scheduled to be... more
Back to Finland after 20 years
As from today, 6 July 2021, Air France will re-start flights from Helsinki to Paris (CDG). Initially operated four times a week, the route will become a daily service from 19 July. It completes Air France’s offer in the Nordics, where the airline already serves Copenhagen and... more
Turkish Cargo flies 100 million vaccine doses
Turkish Cargo has carried 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, roughly 450 t, from the production centres to destinations in its network. Key and certificated destinations in Turkish Airline's network have been Baku, Belgrade, Copenhagen, Rome, Mexico City, Miami and Sao Paulo.... more