Room to roam for a ‘cash cow’ 
Even an expert as experienced as Michael Laschet, Emirates SkyCargo’s cargo manager for Germany, hasn’t lived through times such as these yet. Before he took his present post in 2015, he worked for South African Airways in Frankfurt, Continental Airlines in the USA and for... more
Iran Air is back in Germany and cargo-ready 
After the resumption of flights to Turkey on 25 September, Iran Air will be expected back in Germany (Frankfurt) as from tomorrow, 3 October. Meanwhile, the state-owned Iranian Airlines has completely overhauled its 32 years old B747. The works on the last jumbo of its fleet... more
The latest news from Germany's air cargo gateway
Tomorrow, 3 October 2020, Germany celebrates the 30th anniversary of its unification. Today, 2 October, the ITJ 41-42/2020 appears with a Germany special. And here is some more air cargo news from Frankfurt: Fraport, the owner and operator of Frankfurt airport (FRA),... more
Back to London, soon with maindeck capacity?
Rwandair will resume London and Brussels flights from tomorrow, 3 October 2020, as it reinstates its passenger network. The resumption of European services will see the central African carrier switch its UK operations from Gatwick, with commercial flights to Kigali now departing... more
Canadian drones to reach out for Africa
As its first international opportunity, Drone Delivery Canada (DDC), with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada, has executed a letter of intent with Astral Aerial Solutions from Kenya. Under its terms, the parties shall cooperate and work jointly with the Kenya Civil... more
Pushing pharma air freight globally
Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) has completed complex transportation of 12 SkyCell containers from Hong Kong to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The project was planned in advance as the containers needed to be shipped to Asia in pre-conditioned mode. In Hong Kong, they were loaded... more
Expanding another air charter network
Only two months after the latest expansion of routes and extra capacity, DSV now adds an additional two B747 freighters to its Europe-Asia cargo air bridge. From this month, one of the freighters will be operating on the existing route between Shanghai and Luxembourg –... more
UPS to upgrade MCI capacities
The UPS air gateway at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is expanding the ramp from two aircraft parking spots to five. The new ramp will be 49,600 sqm, more than nine football fields in size. Construction is planned to begin late this month with completion in the fall of... more
World's first E195 adapted freighter certified
Having received certification for the world’s first Embraer E195 adapted dedicated cargo aircraft, Azul took it into commercial service on 26 September. With the conversion of another three aircraft expected by the end of 2020, the Brazilian airline aims to deliver "a... more
Cincinnati CBP teams: No, drugs are not vital!
On 15 September, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized a shipment containing 13 kg of cocaine concealed in 11 pouches labelled as shelf-stable "emergency food rations". The cocaine has a street value of USD 952,200. The pouches were... more