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
From Istanbul to London, and between IST and ISL
Turkish Cargo achieved a milestone in its dual hub operation in Istanbul last week. Together with its RFS-Partner Ortadoğu Lojisitk it celebrated the 30,000th road transfer between the cargo terminals of the new Istanbul airport (IST) and the old (ISL) Atatürk airport. All... more
Ten more years for Cargologic and Champ
Swiss ground handling provider Cargologic has extended its partnership with Champ Cargosystems through a new ten-year agreement. Cargologic has been operating Champ's "Cargospot Handling" solution on an in-house licenced basis for over 13 years. Through the new... more
Southwest British airport is "cargo ready"
Responding to the demand for an alternative airport for automotive and "just in time" logistics, Gloucestershire Airport (GLO) welcomed its first cargo operator recently. Global Airlift Solutions operated its PC12NG cargo aircraft into GLO at the launch of the new... more
All cargo services in Southern Africa
Proflight Zambia has expanded its cargo capacity by designating some of its fleet to operate dedicated cargo flights between Lusaka and Johannesburg. Initially operated by Jetstream 41 and upgraded to CRJ100 where demand is high, the service commenced last week and is operating... more
Second Pakistan carrier with widebody capacity
Becoming the second active Pakistani carrier operating widebody jets after Pakistan International Airlines, Islamabad-based Serene Air took delivery of its first A330-200 at the end of August. The privately-owned carrier currently operates four B737-800 (photo) on domestic... more
Outsize milling machine from Belgium to New York
Chapman Freeborn recently managed a heavy and outsize cargo operation to transport a milling machine from Liege (LGG) to New York JFK. The team worked alongside ASL Belgium Airlines to charter a B747F for the transport. At over 10 m long, 3 m wide and weighing around 28 t,... more