Black series with Let L-410 continues 
Two L-410s crashed in unrelated incidents last week. While four parachutists out of a total of 19 people on board lost their lives in the crash of the aircraft with registration RF-94603 in Siberia, the failed take-off of a Kin Avia aircraft at Bukavu Airport (BKY), DRC, was... more
Almost USD 600 million for new heavy-lift helis
US Special Operations Command awarded Boeing a USD 599 million foreign military sales contract approved by the US state department to deliver 14 extended-range Chinook helicopters to the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF). These upgraded H-47 give the RAF fleet more versatility to... more
Hybrid creature from the sea arrives in Berlin
A special aircraft has arrived in Berlin and will soon be on display at the historic Tempelhof Airport - alongside a C54 Skymaster and an Il-14. It is a Focke-Wulf Fw 200, which a number of aircraft enthusiasts have been restoring in Bremen since 1999. The aircraft type with... more
Two big Gulf carriers also go for "Releye"
After United Cargo earlier this month, two Gulf carriers have also approved the use of Envirotainer's new "Releye" container. Customers across the global network operated by Emirates Skycargo, the freight division of Dubai-based Emirates airline, can now utilise the... more
SAL supports Sela
SAL Saudi Logistics Services and Sela, a Saudi Arabian events management company operating worldwide, has signed an agreement to provide ground handling services at main airports to support the organisation of Sela’s seasonal entertainment events and activities, especially the... more
Better air access for Alberta's food producers
With a federal investment of CAD 550,000 (EUR 374,000) through Western Economic Diversification Canada, Edmonton International Airport (EIA) will partner with the Edmonton-based Uproot Food Collective and convert a former flight kitchen space into a new federally certified food... more
Drones battling pandemic over Pearl River
Since the beginning of the recent coronavirus resurgence in China’s Guangdong Province, Ehang Holdings has stepped up as a first-responder and leveraged its autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology by dispatching a flight operations team and multiple AAVs for Covid-19 relief... more
Turkish and German partners to cross borders
Kargomkolay, Turkey’s largest online logistics platform, has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Heyworld, Lufthansa Cargo's cross-border eCommerce logistics subsidiary. Both aim to create a dynamic, satisfaction-oriented and competitive structure in the sector, by... more
SATA and Cargologic continue with Champ
After having operated Champ's Cargospot handling application on an in-house licensed basis for over 13 years, Cargologic, a Swiss ground handling service provider, has upgraded to the IT provider's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) version of the cargo management solution. With... more
Greater cargo focus in Greater Bay Area
John Menzies is giving cargo a greater focus and expanding its geographical footprint. The global aviation services business based in Edinburgh, Scotland, has agreed a GBP 3.4 million (EUR 3.9 million) investment to acquire a minority equity stake, by way of a joint venture, in... more