Singapore MRO company enters freighter leasing market 
Singapore Technologies Engineering's wholly-owned aviation asset management unit has entered into an agreement with Singapore-based global investment company Temasek to set up a 50-50 joint venture for freighter aircraft leasing. It will address the growing demand for freighter... more
Near Highway 169 and Route 66
Amazon plans to build a 20,000 sqm sortation facility on property adjacent to Tulsa airport (TUL) which handled 52,000 t of cargo last year (-11%). The facility will be completed in late 2021. It will be Amazon’s third large investment in Tulsa, OK, following the 232,000 sqm... more
Two more widebody freighters for Latam Group
Two months after the initial announcement, Latam Group is expanding its freighter fleet and planning to add ten B767-300BCF over the next three years. The conversion of two additional B67-300ERs will bring the fleet size to up to 21 freighters by 2023. The first aircraft will ... more
The first of three new destinations from today
Two months after its first air freight services were launched, CMA CGM Air Cargo, the air freight division of CMA CGM Group, is now introducing regular connections between Liège and Dubai (DWC) from today, 19 May 2021. With its services to Dubai, a hub ideally located at the... more
Smartlynx to provide widebody cargo capacity
Smartlynx Airlines Malta, an EU-based specialist in full-service ACMI aircraft leasing solutions, has extended its Airbus fleet. Currently operating an A320 and A321, the carrier has now added the A330 type as well. Five A330 will be modified to Zero LOPA by removing... more
Geodis to open new site at Paris CDG
Geodis is planning to open a 6,000 sqm site within the cargo area of Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport to provide certified services (Iata CEIV Pharma and TAPA Level A), especially for customers in the health and luxury goods sectors. The new complex will become operational in... more
Sputnik V to India, Mexico and Moldova
144 thermo-containers with Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccines were recently delivered onboard charter flights of Volga-Dnepr Group's carriers – Air Bridge Cargo Airlines and Atran Airlines - to Hyderabad, Kishinev and Mexico City. The transportation of over 25 t of special cargo... more
Iata CEIV Pharma for Atlas and Polar Air
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has announced that its companies Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide have each achieved Iata's centre of excellence for independent validators (CEIV) corporate pharma credential, confirming their commitment to meeting pharmaceutical... more
Amazon Air now in Kansas City and Pittsburgh
An Amazon Air B737-800F touched down at Pittsburgh airport (PIT) for the first time last week, adding the Western Pennsylvanian airport to its expanding US cargo network. The airport describes the daily service as its "biggest cargo". Through a partner lease... more
