Spanish chicken flying to Russia 
Volga-Dnepr Group member Atran Airlines has accomplished its first European live-animal transportation from Spain to Russia. A charter flight of one of the express carrier's Boeing 737-800BCF has delivered 533 boxes containing 42,640 one-day-old chicks, weighing over 2,200 kg,... more
From candies to Covid-19 vaccines
Delta Cargo is marking its 75th anniversary this month, tracing its humble beginnings from a shipment of 90 kg of freshly picked mushrooms loaded aboard a DC-3 destined for Atlanta. That first week of operation in 1946, the airline carried a little bit of everything to... more
Freightos for Qatar Airways Cargo worldwide
Qatar Airways Cargo started to roll out "Webcargo by Freightos" across the rest of the world, yesterday, 23 August 2021. Since launching Webcargo in February 2021 in France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Spain and the Netherlands, the Middle Eastern airline has... more
CHI takes over Frankfurt-based customs expert
Following the takeover of SchüMa Service in May, the CHI Group is now managing the specialist for customs clearance, in particular the presentation and distribution of goods to be declared, under the name “CHI Customs Clearance Services”. Kai Domscheit, CEO, CHI Deutschland... more
Intercepting ancient artefacts
Exactly one month ago, on 24 July 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville, with the help from officers at the National Targeting Centre, intercepted a shipment containing 13 pieces of ancient artefacts from the 10th century. Arriving from Mexico, the... more
British naval airship plans drown in Humber
Exactly 100 years ago, on 24 August 1921, during its fourth trial flight, the R38 (ZR-2) rigid airship, purchased by the US Navy from Britain's Royal Air Force, broke into two parts and fell into the Humber River at Hull, England. The airship with a payload of 46 t, the... more
La Compagnie to carry transatlantic cargo
La Compagnie has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to support its first-ever venture into the air cargo market. The French 100% business class airline has awarded WFS a three-year contract to handle cargo on board its A321LR between Paris Orly and New York EWR which will... more
Constraints on jump-seat cargo flights
The Air Line Pilots Association (Alpa) welcomes the introduction of legislation (HR 4598) that would require the installation of intrusion-resistant cockpit doors (IRCD) on aircraft used in all-cargo airline operations. The non-governmental aviation safety organisation... more
Uniform consistency all over the globe
The cargo and ground handling employees of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) are getting a new outfit. The new uniform applies to all employees in its North America and Europe, the Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) operations. The roll-out of some 125,000 pieces of... more
Haeco Xiamen redelivers first B737-800SF
Haeco Xiamen, a member of the Haeco Group, has redelivered to Aviation Holdings III its first B737-800SF converted freighter with supplemental type certificate (STC) partner Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI). The Chinese company has been an authorised AEI conversion centre... more