Qatar Airways Cargo chooses two Champ solutions 
Qatar Airways Cargo, the freight division of Qatar Airways, whose landing yesterday, 4 November 2020, inaugurated the Southern runway of the new Berlin airport, and Champ Cargosystems' "Traxon cargoHUB" community have signed a partnership agreement to enhance the... more
ABC diversifies with "Pegasus" passive solution
Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, expands its master lease agreement from last year with Sonoco Thermosafe to enable its customers worldwide to transport life-saving and healthcare products within Pegasus ULD passive containers. The US logistics... more
Results from the East and West Coast
As the shopping season enters in full motion, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the international mail facility (IMF) of Los Angeles airport have intensified "Operation Mega Flex", a CBP-led ongoing nationwide aggressive crackdown in seizing illicit... more
Double-stitched is better?
Early 2020, Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) Pharma Centre at Paris CDG already achieved Iata CEIV Pharma certification. Now, the centre, which is part of the company's multi-million EUR investment in global pharma handling facilities, has also been awarded the good distribution... more
Camair in trouble
Camair-Co is going through financial difficulties. The Cameroon aviation company recorded a loss of income of more than EUR 9.2 million in the last six months and a -55% decrease of its turnover. The reasons for this situation seem to be both the closing of Cameroon's... more
A pallet scanner for Southern England airport
British security company Westminster recently supplied a pallet scanner to help an international airport "based in the South of England" to diversify its aviation offering. The airport is setting up a new freight screening facility as part of its plans to enhance... more
Astral leases first B767F with ATSG
Through its Cargo Aircraft Management subsidiary, Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a major USA-based provider of aircraft leasing, air cargo transportation and related services, has delivered a B767-200 converted freighter to Astral Aviation (Kenya) under a five-year lease.... more
Celebrating anniversaries in Brazil and Belgium
Emirates Skycargo passed key milestones in its global freighter operations recently. The cargo division of Emirates has just completed ten years of operating dedicated cargo flights on its B777F to São Paulo Viracopos (VCP) and five years to Brussels. The Dubai-based carrier... more
Cargo business up in the North
Cargo operations remained strong as Winnipeg airport (Manitoba Province, Canada) and partners helped move vital goods in and out of the community. The number of cargo plane landings increased by 1.85% in Q3/2020 compared to the same period in 2019. The airport also welcomed a... more
Drones to support sick children in Rome
The Italian aerospace, defence and security company Leonardo, satellite services provider Telespazio and Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital are testing the use of drones for biomedical material delivery. Biological samples and biomedical products were recently transported for... more