Vaccines from Belgium 
Since the end of November, flights to more than 40 destinations have been carried out to distribute Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine from Belgium. This includes shipments via DHL Express and on commercial flights from partners such as Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways,... more
Masks to Graz
The demand for high-quality medical products - currently mainly FFP2 masks and rapid antigen tests - continues to grow significantly throughout Europe due to the new regulations. To meet this demand, the Diwa Medical Group, in cooperation with Belenos and Quehenberger... more
Expensive Russian Freighter
After the Tu-154, the last of this type of trijet in operation, the east Siberian airline Alrosa has withdrawn another iconic Russian-made aircraft from service. This time it was the freighter IL-76TD. The company told the national media that the withdrawal was due to the... more
To Paris on Fridays
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed partnerships with trucking companies to offer a fleet of temperature-controlled GDP-certified Pharma trucks to support the sustainable cold chain requirements of its airline clients moving shipments from the French provinces to Paris... more
Vital ingredient from Argentina to Mexico
On 20 January 2021, Aeromexico performed its first transport of an active ingredient that will help produce vaccines against Covid-19. Aeromexico is now controlled by Apollo Global Management, which intends to downsize and improve the efficiency of the airline. A B787... more
Bonsais to Brooklyn
Only few days before the Chinese New Year, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati were inspecting incoming freight from Shenzhen when they found a shipment full of live plants. Agriculture specialists unpacked 21 small trees, likely intended to become... more
First direct cargo link between Baku and Tokyo
Two months after celebrating the third anniversary of its operations to Osaka, Silk Way West Airlines is starting another service to Japan, with twice-weekly flights between Baku and Tokyo NRT, taking off today, 11 February 2021. Based on an agreement signed between Silk Way... more
Double-digit growth for Hong Kong
In January 2021, cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw year-on-year growth of 14.1% to 409,000 t, while freighter movements surged 37.2% to 6,055 from 4,413 compared with the same month last year. Cargo imports and exports at HKIA experienced significant... more
Birth of Burundi Airlines
A new national carrier has been established in the Central African country, thirteen years after Air Burundi went out of business. Burundi Airlines is the result of the merger of its almost forgotten predecessor, which was founded in 1975, and the handling company Sobugea.... more
Death of Latam Argentina
Eight months after suspending its flight operations, Latam Argentina has now officially ceased to exist. Flights between twelve destinations in Argentina as well as four international connections (Miami, São Paulo, Santiago de Chile and Lima) are affected. Before the pandemic,... more