Airfreight booking & payment simplified 
Sri Lankan Cargo, the cargo arm of Sri Lankan Airlines, has partnered with digital freight solutions provider Cargo Ai to simplify and enhance its airfreight booking and payment processes, and bring more transparency and velocity for users than ever. The integration of the... more
Finnair resumes flights to Tartu
Finnair will resume flights to Tartu, Estonia, from 2 June 2024. The airline suspended flights on this service for a month so that Tartu airport could introduce an approach solution that doesn’t require a GPS signal. The approach methods previously used were based on GPS... more
Fully prepared for UAE-Placi
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, is fully prepared for the UAE pre-loading advance cargo information (Placi) regulations, ensuring that partners and customers will experience no disruptions in their shipments. Placi is an advanced security measure... more
Dubai and digital
Lufthansa Cargo, which has just added a stop at Dubai (DWC) on its B777F flight from Shanghai to Frankfurt, has signed a consulting deal with Manyone. The Copenhagen-based agency has been working on UX/UI design for the carrier for a year and a half and has now won a multi-stage... more
Sharkskin for clean air
Over the past year and a half, Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) has equipped the whole fleet of its long-haul flagship Boeing 777-300ER with Aeroshark technology. The surface film applied to the fuselage and engines imitates the aerodynamic properties of sharkskin and... more
A design first for the aviation industry
At the 34th Astrid Awards, the world's only independent awards programme dedicated to excellence in all areas of design in corporate communications and organised by New York–based Mercomm, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) picked up the best prizes. As the first... more
A premiere for IAG Cargo
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), is opening a new route between Dublin (DUB) and Denver (DEN) for the first time in its history. From today, 17 May 2024, IAG Cargo customers will be able to transport goods directly between Dublin and Denver... more
One million AWBs and growing
Last month, ECS Group’s Squair team verified its one millionth AWB since “Verify” operations first began in March 2020. Squair offers a unique back-office service to airlines and GSAs, enabling them to concentrate fully on tasks of higher value for customers. Verify by Squair,... more
Making quality data useful to freight forwarders
Cargo Ai’s Cargomart booking platform now offers up-to-date performance transparency alongside real-time price and capacity information. Cargoquality is a new feature that takes industry-established quality monitoring methods, applies a fair, common standard to all airlines,... more
Another Gulf/Europe link in Liège
From today, 16 May 2024, Challenge Group is operating a new B747F (120 t) service from Liège to Dubai (DWC) via Tel Aviv. This frequency will double from June onwards, with flights available on Tuesdays and Fridays, utilising the group's Boeing 767-300BDSF aircraft. This... more