Promoting belly cargo in Baltics 
Air Baltic and Riga Airport (RIX) have signed a land reservation agreement for building a new Baltic cargo hub at the Latvian capital’s airport. Covering 6,000 sqm, the terminal will be the largest dedicated air cargo handling facility in the region. Construction is planned... more
From Greenwich to Greenville
ACL Airshop, a global provider of ULD logistics solutions to over 200 airlines, air cargo carriers and other logistics clients, has been acquired by Alinda Capital Partners. Details of the transaction were not disclosed, but the current management and operations team remains in... more
Increased UK-Australia frequencies
Consol Alliance is now serving Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane 20 times per week from UK. All cargo is pre-palletised before presentation to carriers for added security, safer transits and faster handling. The airfreight consolidator is offering both door-door and... more
Funding for last and middle drone mile project
In collaboration with its hometown Bruchsal, SEW Eurodrive, DB Schenker and the action group Karlsruhe Technology Region, which is committed to strengthening and promoting the southwest German region as a hub for business, science and innovation, with a special focus on... more
Who has aircraft for Campania?
Does this announcement represent a logistics consequence of the purchase of Russian vaccines announced by Vincenzo De Luca, who has been president of the southern Italian region of Campania since 2015? In any case, the regional healthcare authority Soresa has launched a... more
Distributing vaccines in the islands
Cebu Pacific flew another batch of Covid-19 vaccines last Friday, 16 April 2021. This shipment of 35,080 doses was the fourth for the province of Tuguegarao, situated in the northern part of the Philippines, while Puerto Princesa's shipment with 6,400 doses was the second flown... more
Indigo to take Spicejet's path
Indigo - India’s largest carrier in terms of fleet size (280+ aircraft) and flights operated (1,200 daily) - has signed a LoI with a lessor for 2+2 A321ceo to be converted into a full freighter configuration. The initiative tries to make best use of the airline's natural... more
British cargo airline doubles Saab 340B fleet
Great Britain's RVL Aviation has added a second Saab 340B aircraft to its East Midlands Airport-based fleet, to meet the increasing cargo payload needs of the airline’s logistics customers. This is the latest in a line of new fleet additions to the growing airline’s... more
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