Frankfurt: another CEIV Pharma cargo handler 
Frankfurt-based Celebi Cargo has been awarded Iata's CEIV Pharma certificate. Managing director Christopher Licht: "With the opening of three state-of-the art temperature-controlled rooms earlier this year, it was always our aim to receive the formal CEIV certification,... more
Saudia Cargo pushes presence in Belgium
Liège airport and Saudia Cargo have signed a commercial partnership valid until 2023 under which the airline will increase cargo flights to and from the Belgian airport which will be connected to Saudia's network for regular cargo operations and charter flights. Airport CEO... more
First ATR 72-600 for Fedex feeder airline
Empire Airlines which is based in Coeur d'Alene, ID, has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-600F which was delivered and ferried from Toulouse, France, to Spokane, WA at the end of last month. The airline which is performing cargo feeder services in the Western part of the... more
First Australian freighter operator in Singapore
Tasman Cargo Airlines, a new freighter operator at Singapore Changi Airport, has launched scheduled freighter services between Singapore and Australia. The first Australia-based carrier to operate from the southeast Asian cargo hub provides five weekly services on a... more
From big to bigger in Linz
"Aircraft upgrade" for a limited period: Yesterday, 6 June 2021, Turkish Cargo began to deploy one of its four B747Fs instead of the B777F (photo) usually operated at Linz Airport. This replacement is scheduled to last three weeks. "This is another sign of... more
TCS teams up with Neutral Air Partner
After a successful start earlier this year, TCS Time Critical Solutions Worldwide, a Dutch neutral provider of time critical and OBC solutions, is ready to take the next step in strengthening its position in the freight forwarding sector. The company recently teamed up with... more
'Releye' flies to North America
United Cargo is expanding its socalled 'TempControl' cargo container offering by becoming the first North American carrier to approve the 'Releye RLP' container recently introduced by Envirotainer. With the addition of the new device, which comes after partnering... more
Menzies Aviation: a first for Oceania
After working towards this objective for almost two years, Menzies Aviation's cargo operations in Sydney have now received Iata CEIV Pharma accreditation. As the first handling agent in Oceania to achieve this milestone, the company has strengthened its supply chain in the... more
Creating an air cargo hub in Siberia
In Central Siberia, Krasnoyarsk region, Krasnoyarsk International Airport (KJA) and Volga-Dnepr Group have signed a cooperation agreement for the development of cross-regional and international cargo operations, with KJA becoming a main logistics hub. The agreement covers... more
Nairobi number 1 of African cargo airports
In its "Air Transport Report 2020", the African Airlines Association (Afraa) also highlighted the evolution of the cargo business. The lockdowns and travel bans affected belly cargo volumes, which also declined because of disruptions in manufacturing and trade... more