IAG Cargo performs special Diwali service
IAG Cargo helped Ashish Asaf from S.A Group, a customer based in India, when it became aware that he would be unable to spend Diwali with his family due to work commitments and Covid-19 restrictions. To help bring the family together at this special time - the Hindu festival... more
Alha Group helps build transatlantic bridge
Volga-Dnepr Group continues to support the life-saving uninterrupted supply chains through its dedicated services offering in partnership with DHL Global Forwarding LS&H sector experts. This time Air Bridge Cargo Airlines and Cargo Logic Air organised the delivery of insulin... more
More than 1,000 cargo-only flights since March
Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, Swiss International Air Lines has carried over 23,000 t of goods on more than 1,000 cargo-only flights, operated by its airfreight division Swiss Worldcargo. During the months of April and May, the major commodities transported... more
American Airlines introduces new mail module
American Airlines Cargo continues the modernisation of its business with the completion of digital airmail handling and mail revenue accounting modules from IBS Software’s "iCargo" system. This deployment, which was completed in late August, was the final... more
Spacious little twin-jet
The first-ever narrow-bodied freighter that can load ULDs on its main deck as well as in its belly hold commenced operations late in October. Its ‘parents’ and its first-use customers have called it a game changer in a market battling for capacities. more
The bigger the better
Emirates Skycargo, the airfreight division of Emirates, the world's largest operator of A380 (115), has started utilising the world's biggest passenger aircraft on select cargo charter operations to transport urgently required cargo across its network. Emirates' first... more
SF Airlines flies to Frankfurt/Main
SF Airlines, China's largest provider of maindeck capacity with a fleet of 60 aircraft, has launched its fourth service to Europe. Operated by a B747-400F, the route links Wuhan with Frankfurt/Main and is the third new connection the company has added this year (after... more
Airfreight caught in 'spider's' net
The German company Suffel, a major partner for Linde forklift trucks in Europe, has brought its patented product, the 'Suffel Cargospider', an innovated accessory equipment to strap up air freight pallets, onto the market. Securing these pallets with a net is twice as fast,... more
Catering for the needs of Asian singles
Catering for the expected increase in air cargo demand during year-end online shopping festivals such as today's "Singles Day" (11 November), Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao has started to utilise YTO Cargo Airlines' services for the transportation of e-commerce... more
Sri Lankan carrier ramps up cargo capabilities
Fits Air (formerly Expo Air) has wet-leased an A321-200 for cargo-only flights out of Colombo. The Sri Lankan cargo specialist founded in 1997 secured the aircraft from Lithuania's Avion Express, which most recently was in service for the now defunct Thomas Cook Airlines.... more