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
Ivory Coast government facilitates aviation
Amadou Coulibaly (photo), government spokesman of Côte d'Ivoire, has announced the creation of a cell to fight illicit trafficking, drugs and cross-border crime. The unit, which will be based at Abidjan airport, is part of the multi-agency initiative "Aircop"... more
Operating one more B737-800F for DHL
Iaero Airways, a charter airline based in Greensboro, NC and Miami, FL, has expanded its service to operate a total of six DHL cargo aircraft. The latest aircraft to be added, a B737-800F, will be deployed by Iaero Airways on an ACMI basis, while the other five existing aircraft... more
Smartlynx registers first freighter in Malta
Smartlynx, a family member of the Riga (Latvia)-headquartered Avia Solutions Group, has introduced the first freighter aircraft registered in Malta which is also the first of its type to be added to the Smartlynx line-up of A320 and A321. Leased by launch customer Vallair, the... more
Two round trips between Tokyo and Alibaba's cave
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is operating two freighter round trips between the airport of Hangzhou (HGH), home of Alibaba, and Tokyo (NRT). The B767F service (50 t capacity) is provided in response to increased demand for transportation services with the growth of cross-border... more
First Malaysian freight service into Nanning
On track with its network expansion plans to increase destinations within the Asia-Pacific markets, Raya Airways recently marked the entry of its freight services into the city of Nanning, the capital of the autonomous region Guangxi Zhuang in southern China - a first for a... more
A "preighter" almost 100 years ago
Exactly 100 years ago today, on 21 June 1921, the Burnelli RB-1 is documented to have taken off on its first flight. In designing the biplane, which was initially intended only for passenger transport, US engineer Vincent Burnelli (1895-1964) incorporated his lifting body... more