Technical support for Mexican cargo carrier 
Signing its first direct contract, Mexico's Mas Air Cargo Airline has chosen Lufthansa Technik's "total component support" offer covering repair and overhaul of components for its B767F fleet. The new contract governs supplies for up to 14 aircraft over a period of... more
A year of "preighters" and better DG handling
Emirates Skycargo, which since the introduction of cargo-only flights on passenger aircraft exactly one year ago, has operated more than 27,800 of such flights, transporting around 100,000 t of essential supplies including pharma and food, has signed an MoU with Dubai Civil... more
Vaccines from China to Bahrain
Gulf Air has operated a cargo-only flight, delivering 300,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines from China in support of the national vaccination campaign undertaken by the Middle Eastern kingdom. Since the onset of the pandemic, Bahrain's national carrier has supported the import... more
Joint efforts to strengthen Mexican maindeck capacity
ACC Aviation, a global aviation consultancy headquartered in the UK, has transacted a B737-400 from Lithuania's Getjet Airlines to Frontera Flight Holdings, USA. The 1991-built aircraft will be reconfigured from 168-seat passenger fit to dedicated freighter for onward lease... more
Halal-certified air cargo services in Japan
Nippon Express has expanded its domestic halal logistics services in Japan, whose Muslim population of about 200,000 will enter their holy month of Ramadan in exactly four weeks, on 16 April 2021, with the start of a new halal-certified domestic air cargo transport... more
Supporting the export of products "made in Qatar"
Qatar Airways Cargo and Qatar Development Bank have joined hands to support local manufacturers in Qatar. The cargo carrier is offering discounted rates to local Qatari manufacturers who are current QDB clients and hold a certificate of origin for their products, to export to... more
Serving Unicef Emergency Fund globally
Turkish Cargo is supporting the battle against the pandemic by carrying Unicef Emergency Fund's Covid-19 vaccines and health equipment all around the world. The carrier just recently delivered 1.7 million doses of vaccines from India to Kinshasa, in cooperation with global... more
Frankfurt and Hong Kong going high
Despite one day less than the same month the year before, February 2021 cargo traffic at Frankfurt airport (FRA) grew 21.7% to 180,700 t, of which 177,200 t were airfreight (+24%). During the first week of the month, right before Chinese New Year, there was a peak of 49,800 t -... more
Vaccines from China and India to Africa
Ethiopian Airlines transported the first batch of coronavirus vaccines from Mumbai to Addis Ababa on 6 March, and handed it over to the Ethiopian ministry of health in a ceremony held in the carrier's cargo terminal. This project was followed four days later by the transfer... more
100th joint cargo flight of reduced fleet
One year ago, Austrian Airlines built an air bridge between Europe and Asia on behalf of Time Matters, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, to directly transport urgently needed PPE to Vienna, Frankfurt and Linz. Over 2,000 t of goods could be moved on some 100 flights from Xiamen,... more