Assisting in delicate and emotional air shipment 
After being removed from burial grounds in Colorado in the 1890's, eventually ending up in the National Museum of Finland, the remains of Native American inhabitants have been returned to Mesa Verde NP. Part of a global effort to bring artefacts back to indigenous people,... more
Southern premieres 
Africa’s Iata members put in a better monthly performance than their South American and Caribbean colleagues for the first time recently. In other news, a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer is preparing to offer the industry more options. more
B747 freighters for Saudia Cargo and ASL Belgium
Saudia Cargo has added another Boeing B747-400F to its fleet of six full-freighters (three B747Fs and four B777Fs). The aircraft started services earlier this month, once it had all the necessary licences, flight schedules and enhancements in place.CEO Omar Hariri said that... more
KLM upgrades AMS pharmaceuticals hub
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is constructing a 2,000 cbm cool room at its Schiphol pharmaceuticals hub in Amsterdam, in preparation for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. These will be handled by a dedicated task force, as announced last month. The additional cold room,... more
A South Floridian matter
GA Telesis from Fort Lauderdale (pictured), which is already a customer of the Miami-based MRO Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), is exercising an option for a second Boeing B737-800SF freighter conversion. This follows an announcement for a first B737-800SF, awarded in July. The... more
Global air cargo bridge spans the Bosporus
Turkish Cargo increased its global market share to 5.4% from 3.9% by generating a growth of 67% within the first half of 2020 thanks to the additional special cargo operations it performed on its dedicated global air bridge. Turkish Cargo is the first air cargo brand to hold... more
Fake Covid-19 protection items intercepted
After 20,000 counterfeit N95 masks arriving from Hong Kong had been seized by officers of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) earlier this month at Boston airport, their Chicago colleagues confiscated a shipment of 500,000 counterfeit N95 masks arriving from Shenzhen,... more
Twelve weeks between Hong Kong and Pittsburgh
Cathay Pacific Airways has launched a temporary expansion of its cargo operations in the Americas, linking Pittsburgh International (PIT) with Southeast Asia and supplementing its existing network of 19 cargo stations throughout the Americas, including East Coast services to... more
Big Brown lands in Vietnam
UPS made its inaugural flights into Vietnam last week to cater to the country's growing import and export demands. Since 15 September, a new B767F service into HCMC begins and ends in Shenzhen, China, home to UPS’s largest facility in Asia. It operates four days a week and... more
WFS gains Lufthansa and Swiss in Johannesburg
Worldwide Flight Services has expanded its operation in Johannesburg to accommodate new contracts with Lufthansa and Swiss Worldcargo. The global cargo handling company expects to process some 23,000 t of freight per year for the two airlines, which have both signed three-year... more