Distributing vaccines in East Malaysia 
In an effort to combat the Covid-19 pandemic with the vaccines, Utama Multimodal Logistics (UML), a Malaysian cold chain logistics services company focused on transporting pharmaceuticals, has chosen Teleport, the logistics venture of Air Asia Digital, to deliver vaccines... more
Pharma follows perishables
A few weeks ago Oman Air was certified in accordance with ‘CEIV Fresh’, Iata's Center of Excellence for Independent Validators for fresh logisticscs (CEIV Fresh). Now the carrier has also been certified in accordance with Iata CEIV Pharma, confirming its capabilities to... more
First flight of last A380
The last A380 manufactured in Toulouse took off on its first flight last week. The superjumbo flew from the Airbus plant in southern France to the Hamburg site.It will undergo tests in northern Germany before its handover, for which no date has yet been fixed. The 251st model... more
Duty and responsibility 
My, how times have changed! Two years ago ITJ editor Andreas Haug had a good conversation with Qatar Airways’ head of cargo in Johannesburg (see page 15 of ITJ 13-14 / 2019) – and now all that’s possible is an online chat. In the intervening two years the airline has grown... more
Air Tanzania finally to serve Southern China
Despite the difficult health situation worldwide, East African state carrier Air Tanzania plans to launch its service to Guangzhou in southern China tomorrow, 20 March 2021. It was originally scheduled to begin last September. The weekly outbound B787-8 flight will operate on... more
Delivering vital vaccines from India to Egypt
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, and global supply chain company EFL (Expolanka Freight) have carried a vital consignment of vaccines from India, the world's largest manufacturer of vaccines according to WHO, to Egypt. Leveraging Etihad... more
Responding 24/7 with a new product
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has launched a new product to ensure that Covid-19 vaccines get the special attention they require. Launched this week after a trial period in selected countries, the "customised Covid vaccines" solution is globally available for all... more
No CO2 emissions on charter flights
According to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, the US EPA reports that aircraft contribute 12% of the nation's transportation emissions and account for 3% of the USA's total greenhouse gas production. By 2050, it is estimated that global commercial aircraft... more
General cargo's global growth potential
According to air cargo analyst WorldACD, February showed a worldwide year-on-year (YoY) weight increase of 1.1%, accompanied by a yield/rate increase in USD of 84%. After a strong volume drop in the middle of the month, the end of the month showed a strong recovery. In all... more
Saving time at Brussels airport
Despite the sharp decline in belly cargo (-60%), the volume of cargo handled at Brussels airport’s logistics platform grew by 17% compared to February 2020, totalling 59,921 t. The growth in the full cargo segment (+85%) is the result of the arrival of new airlines in 2020... more