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
Combined cool facilities at Riyadh airport
The cargo ground handler and logistics provider Saudi Arabian Logistics Company (SAL) opened new dedicated cool facilities at the Cargo Village in Riyadh, specialising in perishables and all types of pharmaceuticals, including the much-awaited Covid-19 vaccines. With 5,000... more
Hellmann develops air cargo tracking tool
The global full-service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is launching "SmartAir!", a new tool for the real-time tracking of air freight shipments. Together with the Bonn-based start-up BlueBox Systems, Hellmann has developed a web-based platform which provides... more
More capacities to tackle pandemic
With the arrival of the first converted B767-200 freighter in Africa, which will join Astral Aviation in January 2021, the Kenyan carrier will offer an on-demand charter service for vaccines to Africa. This will complement its existing regional freighter fleet consisting of... more
For Christmas in Queensland
A new dedicated Australia Post freighter has taken to the skies transporting up to 60 t of mail each week to and from Brisbane, improving parcel delivery times for local online shoppers ahead of Christmas. The new service comes as local demand for parcels booms, with online... more
Newcomer to the Falklands finally arrives
The Falkland Islands Government Air Service (Figas) anticipated the arrival of its newest aircraft on 17 March. Iits southbound flight was delayed due to the Covid-19 situation; thus the Britten Norman Islander only arrived this month. The aircraft is named for Sir Miles... more
Strange toys intercepted at US airports
A shipment of plastic toys turned out to have something a little more alive inside them at the Cincinnati port of entry of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last week. Agriculture specialists were inspecting incoming freight from Barcelona, Spain, when they noticed... more