Direct despite the distance
Not many passengers find their way into aeroplanes in these days of the pandemic. Pilots, of course, are crucial to the continued operation of the system – or were? The current crisis would appear to have pushed technology forward, as witnessed by several drone projects. more
Air freight handler prepares for vaccine deliveries
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), one of the world’s biggest air cargo handlers, has launched "Project Coldstream" to co-ordinate its response to the anticipated global transportation of some 16 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine, expected to commence in late 2020 and to... more
Cargo capacity no longer required
A C-130 Hercules aircraft used as a static trainer for US airmen since the early 1980s finally met its end as part of a defence logistics agency disposition services scrap contract at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA. The 30-m-long aircraft, locally known as "Hulk", had... more
B737 freighter from Wales to Uganda
Prodigy Aviation Solutions (PAS), a provider of aviation services based in London (UK), has transferred a B737-800F to Uganda. With a technical stopover in Cairo, a French crew flew the aircraft belonging to Elite Aviation from Saint Athan (DGX) airport in South Wales to... more
Brussels cargo business happy without bellies
In September, for the fourth consecutive month, air freight at Brussels airport has seen an increase in volumes transported, 46,832 t, up 18.9% compared with the same month in 2019. Express services (23,028 t) are maintaining their growth compared with last year (+33.8%),... more
New Boeing, damaged Antonov
The South American airline Aer Caribe, which operates a total of ten freighters from two bases in Columbia and one in Peru, took over its fourth B737-400F at the beginning of this month. With the new aircraft, the company intends to expand its network in Latin America and the... more
Allied Air receives its first B737-800SF
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has redelivered the first B737-800SF freighter conversion to Allied Air. In March of this year, the Nigeria-based airline entered into an agreement with the p2f conversion company from Florida for two B737-800SF conversions (+ two options). MSN... more
Another charter service from China to Frankfurt
Amidst gradual recovery of production and still limited cargo space owing to the reduced number of passenger flights, Dachser Air & Sea Logistics is operating charters to cope with the expected high demand in Q4. From mid-October until the end of 2020, a B747-400F will... more
Race horses as first guests on Southern African service
The Hong-Kong-based neutral air cargo broker and virtual airline Aero Africa launched its inaugural cargo flight on its new weekly scheduled freighter service Johannesburg - Mauritius - Johannesburg last weekend, on 10 October 2020. The B737-300F flew from JNB to MRU with 18... more
Maersk puts integration plans into action
With the first of the multiple chartered airplanes moved cargoes for a major tyre manufacturer from Thailand to Japan on 11 October 2020, Maersk’s product portfolio has been lifted into the air. This marks the concrete development after Damco’s Air services combined with... more