25 carbon-neutral flights around the world 
American Airlines, which has been taking delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at San Francisco airport since last summer and has committed to using 9 million gallons of SAF over the coming three years, has reached an agreement in principle with Kuehne+Nagel to allocate a... more
Getzner relies on Linz airport
Getzner Werkstoffe from Bürs in Vorarlberg (Austria) is currently carrying out its largest ever single order for an elastic building warehouse near Beijing. But that's not all: a special air freight shipment was required to deliver the vibration protection on time. The... more
5,000 cargo-in-cabin flights for 50,000 t of goods
The global air services provider Dnata has achieved a cargo milestone in Dubai. Since March last year, teams of over 500 specially trained employees have handled over 5,000 cargo-in-cabin flights, moving 50,000 t of shipments at DXB. With no existing industry standards to... more
IAG moves to Swissport in Berlin
Swissport and IAG have signed a three-year contract covering airport ground services for the airlines of IAG (British Airways, Iberia and Vueling) at the new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport in the German capital. The cooperation starts with three flights every weekend... more
Drones to fly for tribal government
The US civil aviation authority, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), through its Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC) in Oklahoma City, OK, partners with the Choctaw Nation to study how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) can best transport cargo, including parcels, at... more
Amerijet: regional vaccine distribution
Amerijet has delivered Covid-19 vaccines to the Caribbean and Central America on behalf of Mumbai-based Odyssey Logistics. The shipments were a part of India's gifted AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. Tim Strauss, CEO of the first US cargo... more
Aircraft engines flown from Siberia to Western Europe
Atran Airlines and Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC), both part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, have cooperated to carry out a complex delivery of aircraft engines for Yakutia Airlines. Two Pratt & Whitney engines, PW123 for Bombardier Q-300, weighing 1,520 kg in total were... more
Postpandemic commitment
Network Airline Services (NAS) have renewed their GSA contract with Rwandair in Germany and France, cementing the relationship for a further two years. During the pandemic, the central African carrier has continued to operate flights, with their A330, to and from Europe,... more
The audacity of hope 
The intercontinental distribution of vaccines has only just started. The goal of the Hope Consortium from Abu Dhabi is to play a key role therein between the Middle East, South Asia and Africa. The ITJ’s Christian Doepgen discussed Hellmann’s relationship with the Hope... more
CMA CGM Air Cargo to take off today
From today, 8 March 2021, CMA CGM Air Cargo operates a regular route between Liège (Belgium) and Chicago IL (USA). The carrier, whose parent company is a big player in the maritime shipping business, will rely on the expertise of Air Belgium to operate its aircraft. Last... more