Pineapples in time for Christmas 
The French holiday airline Air Austral continues to rely on the freight business and is starting, today, 4 December 2020, with a series of five flights in order to carry tropical fruits from the Island of La Réunion to France. A B777-300ER with Easa authorisation for the... more
Successful day trip to Naples
Last Saturday, 28 November 2020, Intradco Global flew a very special VIP. The two year old filly Cindy Truppo was racing in the richest trotting race held in Naples, Italy, in The Gran Premio Mipaaf Filly division at 15.35 h. The German owner Roger Wittman contacted Intradco... more
Connecting US drone know-how
VerdeGo Aero, an aerospace electric powertrain technology company based in Daytona Beach, FL, partners with Airflow from San Francisco, CA, an aerial logistics company building next-generation aircraft, to explore using the VerdeGo Aero hybrid-electric powertrain system in the... more
GSA reacts to rise in postal flows
The global GSSA ECS Group is launching a unique entity. Addressing airlines and postal operators, "GSA Mail Solutions" is dedicated to outsourcing airlines' mail and e-commerce activities, as well as offering various transport solutions to postal operators. With... more
DB Schenker clinches deal with British Airways
In 2010, the European Commission – along with other competition authorities globally – fined eleven airlines almost EUR 800 million as a result of the illegal coordination of fuel and security surcharges. Now, Deutsche Bahn has reached an out-of-court settlement with British... more
Renewed air transport solution for Alaska
Ascent Global Logistics, based in Belleville, MI, has acquired Alaska-headquartered Hageland Aviation Services, which operated as the Ravn Connect component of the former Ravn Alaska, and launched Rambler Air. From early 2021, the new airline will serve commuter flights as well... more
Vaccine trial flights from Miami to South America
The American Airlines Cargo team is preparing for its critical role in transporting the coronavirus vaccine once approved. In mid-November, American’s cargo operation began conducting trial flights, in conjunction with pharmaceutical and cargo partners, from Miami to South... more
Government awards more cargo flights to NZ
New Zealand has launched its Phase Two of the International Air Freight Capacity (IAFC) Scheme. Running through to 31 March 2021, Air New Zealand (NZ), which has operated over 1,100 return flights, carrying over 39,000 t of cargo in and out of the Pacific country since it... more
Air cargo data managers cooperate
Bangalore (India)-based IBS Software is offering its "iCargo" customers the opportunity to increase their reach to the market and thereby scale their cargo revenues through a new cooperation with CargoAi. By partnering with the young e-booking platform from... more
Swiss back in Santiago picking cherries from Chile
On 20 November 2020, a Swiss B777-300ER flight took off from Santiago de Chile. The last time Swiss flew to the Chilean capital was in 2008. In addition, the new flight was also special because of the cargo onboard: cherries. The cherry season in South America lasts from... more