Neusa begins pharma ops at Chicago ORD 
Nippon Express USA, Inc. (Neusa), a subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., has set up NEX Pharma Solutions-Chicago, a temperature-controlled facility specialising in medical and pharma products, within its warehouse located near ORD and obtained GDP certification for the facility,... more
"Flying-V" celebrates successful maiden flight
The 3 m wide and 22.5 kg heavy scale model of the "Flying-V" has flown for the first time. A year and a half ago TU Delft and KLM announced the start of the design of this aircraft of the future and after extensive wind tunnel tests and ground tests it was finally... more
Tiaca: global air cargo keeps on improving
Heavily hit at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, the global air cargo industry is continuing its gradual route to recovery to pre-Covid market conditions for a fourth-consecutive month. This is the outcome of two "Economics4Cargo" webinars Tiaca held last... more
Ontario and Anchorage airports flying high
Only two US airports – Southern California’s Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) – experienced significant growth of commercial air freight shipments in the first five months of 2020 as consumers and businesses increasingly... more
Sunny with a stiff breeze 
The pleasure and satisfaction of participating in IG Air Cargo Switzerland’s Air Cargo Day at the end of August was palpable. After months of uncertainty it was finally possible again to bring a large number of airfreight experts together in one place for a personal exchange of... more
High voltage onboard Volga-Dnepr Airlines
Russia's Volga-Dnepr Airlines demonstrated agility and flexibility while organising a charter flight with high voltage equipment onboard to empower the construction of the 450MW Thuan Nam 12 solar power plant project in Vietnam's south central coast region. One of its... more
EVA Air prefers maindeck capacity
EVA Air, an affiliate of the Evergreen Group, has revised its Boeing order backlog in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on future passenger and cargo demand. The privately held Taiwanese carrier which originally ordered eighteen B787-10 and two B777-300ER six... more
American all cargo carrier to operate "preighters"
Operating a fleet of B767 freighters until now, North Carolina-based 21 Air has entered into a long-term sub-service partnership agreement with AELF and Maleth Aero to begin charter operations with two A330-200 this month. They are configured as "auxiliary... more
150 years of airmail - "par ballon monté"
The Franco-Prussian war (cf. ITJ 36-39/2020, p. 26) gave rise to the start of the first regular air mail service. On 5 September 1870, in order to connect the beleaguered city and fortress of Metz in Lorraine to the outside world, Julien-François Jeannel, a pharmacist in the... more
UN: support express, air mail and cargo operators!
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) are encouraging national governments to support their designated postal operators, air cargo carriers, and express mail operators through financial aid and operational flexibility. A... more