Funding for female-led Frisco drone company 
Mightyfly, an autonomous air cargo carrier based in the San Francisco Bay Area, has closed USD 5.1 million in seed funding. The round includes investments from 500 start-ups, At One Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Graph Ventures, and Halogen Ventures. It will be used to... more
New certificate and renewed contract
Havaş has extended its ground handling agreement with Qatar Airways Cargo for cargo and warehouse services for another five years. Under the agreement, Havaş will continue to provide cargo and warehouse services at Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Antalya airports to the Gulf... more
Etihad Cargo now on Wisetech booking platform
Already accounting for 50% of its total bookings, Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, has advanced its international digital booking reach through a new partnership with Wisetech Global, a provider of cloud-based software solutions for the... more
Georgian potentials
Riga (Latvia)-based cargo airline RAF Avia has appointed Aero Georgia Group as its GSA in Georgia. Established in 2019 by a group of aviation and travel / tourism executives with 20+ years of experience in these sectors, Aero Georgia offers various aviation services based in... more
First client from North America 
The real-time digital booking platform Cargo One is continuing its global expansion. The Berlin-based company first grew in Europe and then branched out into the Middle East (Etihad Cargo) and Asia (ANA Cargo, NCA). Now it has entered another new continent. more
Next client from Middle East
Shortly after welcoming Air Canada Cargo as its first airline partner from North America, the e-booking platform Cargo One has entered into a distribution agreement with Saudia Cargo to provide customers across the board with digital booking experience. Saudia Cargo COO Teddy... more
Cork airport catches cargo activity
DHL Express is to establish new cargo operations from Cork, connecting the integrator's largest European hub in Leipzig, using one of four B767-300's leased from Condor, which the German leasure carrier has converted into cargo-only aircraft. Niall MacCarthy, the airport's... more
Biggest win in Menzies' cargo business history
Following a competitive process, Avianca has selected Menzies as its cargo handling partner of choice at Miami airport (MIA), a strategically important cargo gateway for the airline and major American airport for international freight. From May and for five years to follow,... more
13% more cargo, 15 million vaccine doses
In March 2021, Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) cargo throughput saw a year-on-year increase of 4.9% to 397,000 t. Cargo handled over the first three months of 2021 rose 13% to 1.1 million t. Also in March, the local airport authority jointly completed a pilot... more
ANA also finds drone partner from abroad
After Japan Airlines announced plans to partner with the urban drone logistics provider Matternet, ANA Holdings, the parent of Japan's biggest airline All Nippon Airways, is collaborating with German drone manufacturer and service provider Wingcopter to accelerate the... more