Oversized Down Under 
Aircraft charter solutions provider Chapman Freeborn recently managed an unusual cargo operation in Australia. The cargo, which weighed 92 t and consisted of 17 t pieces 15 m long, was manufactured in Germany and sent to Western Australia on an expedited basis, due to its high... more
IAG Cargo back to South Korea
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced a return of its direct service from the UK to South Korea, a high growth market for UK exports, and one of the largest exporters in the world, especially electronics and automotive parts. ... more
Skycell's hybrid containers in demand
Skycell, a prominent manufacturer of temperature controlled container solutions, and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have signed a partnership agreement to expand access to Skycell’s hybrid containers in supply chains, enabling further safety and sustainability solutions for... more
ECS and Qatar Airways Cargo extend partnership
Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed Wexco, which joined ECS Group a year ago, as its general sales agent (GSA) in Australia, where the Middle Eastern airline is operating 30 weekly passenger and freighters flights to Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Through the... more
CDB Aviation to start freighter conversion
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co. has formed a new partnership with Germany-based EFW to conduct the passenger-to-freighter conversion of two A330-300 aircraft in 2021, which will be available for lease to airline... more
Cargolux interested in Triple Seven
Richard Forson, president and CEO of Cargolux Airlines, who was invited to speak at an Aviation Club of the UK (virtual) lunch earlier this month, held not only the longest ever (50 minutes) speech to the club, but also "one of the best", as we learned from London.... more
Air charter division for Logistics Plus
Logistics Plus (LP), a US provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, has created a new, dedicated "LP Air Charter Group" to focus on expanding its air cargo capacity and developing new air charter business opportunities around the world. The... more
“I remain positive...” 
...said Massimo Roccasecca. Happily he hadn’t tested positive for Covid-19, but was confirming his optimism. The head of cargo of the northeastern Italian airport system run by the Save group talks about his firm’s situation in the ITJ. He focused on Brescia airport, which... more
Booming trans-Tasman airfreight system
DHL Express has launched a new direct freighter service connecting Melbourne, Auckland and Christchurch, five nights a week, providing a further 19 t of freight capacity for the trade flows between both countries. New Zealand is Australia's third largest major export... more
From enemies to partners
EL AL Israel Airlines and Etihad Airways, the national airlines of Israel and the UAE respectively, are ready to explore deeper cooperation following the signing of a virtual memorandum of understanding. The wide-ranging MoU, which was signed "virtually" by Tony... more