SAL extends operations of customs security areas
As part of the MoU previously signed by the Saudi Customs and the National Industrial Development and Logistics Programme, Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL), a member of the Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, has officially begun running the operations of customs security areas... more
DB Schenker: global cargo flights from Frankfurt
DB Schenker has launched its new "global flight operations programme". With exclusive full charter flights it now provides reliable connections between Frankfurt and the world's major economic powerhouses such as China (Shanghai twice - and Beijing and Zhengzhou once a... more
Amazon diversifies its fleet policy
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) will operate six more B767 freighters on behalf of Amazon Air under an existing CMI agreement with its subsidiary Airborne Global Solutions. This commitment applies to the first six of the 12 B767F that Amazon agreed in May to lease from... more
One world, "ONE Source"
"With over 3,500 differently sized cargo handling facilities worldwide, the industry until now has lacked visibility on the capacities and services these facilities can offer. The need for greater transparency is even more critical in the current context," said Glyn... more
Nanjing from today but deceleration in October
Finnair has received permission from Chinese authorities to operate one weekly flight between Helsinki and Nanjing as of today, 11 September 2020. The route will be operated with A350 until 18 October, supporting cargo and passenger travel demand between Europe and China.... more
IAG starts Barcelona - New York service
Today, 11 September 2020, IAG Cargo is resuming the Barcelona - New York route for cargo, in partnership with Iberia's long-haul low-cost subsidiary Level. There will be a weekly A330-200 rotation, providing an important trade and passenger connection between the Americas... more
Milan to join Virgin's cargo-only network
Starting tomorrow, 12 September 2020, Virgin Atlantic Cargo is extending its cargo-only network to Italy, launching twice-weekly A350 and B787 services between London Heathrow and Milan Malpensa, offering up to 50 t of cargo capacity per flight. For customers in the USA,... more
Bolloré brings highly critical shipment to Mumbai
One of the first few private organisations to be approved by the Indian council of medical research for Covid-19 testing contracted the Bolloré Logistics team in India to ship a consignment of Cryoprecipitate, a frozen blood product prepared from blood plasma, with temperature... more
Private Seychelles airline eyes cargo business
Seychelles International Airways will take off today, 10 September 2020. It is a private airline founded by Robert Marie, a former pilot of Air Seychelles. According to Marie, the idea dates back to 2011, as the Seychelles' national carrier ran into financial difficulties and he... more
Latam Cargo ships 110 pharma containers to Brazil
DSV and Latam Cargo have just successfully completed the transport of 110 RKN C-Safe containers with medicines. The cargo, which required maintenance and monitoring throughout the flight with the containers to be kept at 5ºC (while the aircraft maintains its interior... more