Half empty or half full?
How full are the planes now plying their trade across global skies really? To what extent have reactions to the outbreak of Covid-19 changed freight’s status in the industry? What next over the coming months? Here are a few answers. more
Swiss Worldcargo further expands summer timetable
Swiss Worldcargo will expand its summer timetable until the end of October 2020. The cargo division of Swiss will add new destinations to its network in the coming weeks, connecting Switzerland to Canada once again with the launch of flights to Montreal, beginning 14 July.... more
Air bridge between Shenzhen and Vatry completed
Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Geodis recently completed a large charter programme to deliver urgent supplies of facemasks and PPE to France, operating a series of 48 x AN-124 flights within a 90-day period between April and June 2020. The French ministry of solidarity and health... more
Air Canada to introduce Istanbul
Starting tomorrow, 11 July 2020, Air Canada Cargo will serve Istanbul twice a week operating a cabin-loading A330-300, with one flight each from Montreal and Toronto. New or additional flights have also been launched to Amsterdam, Athens, Brussels, Dublin, Geneva, London,... more
Air cargo network for perishables
Hong Kong based Neutral Air Partner (NAP) and UK’s Peter Shepherd Consultancy have joined forces to launch Perishable Logistics Network, a brand-new perishable focused logistics network. Perishable Logistics Network (PLN) will be empowered by NAP and will be targeting... more
CBP catches smugglers on the wrong foot
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently made important seizures of counterfeit fashion and apparel products. On 30 June 2020, officers in Louisville intercepted two packages from Hong Kong that contained 648 counterfeit belts. Labelled as Gucci and Ferragamo,... more
Hi Fly reveals the big freight secret
As announced two months ago, it is now known for which airline Lufthansa Technik has (for the time being) converted A380 to aircraft with maindeck capacity: Hi Fly, a wet lease and charter specialist from Portugal, has created extra cargo capacity by temporarily removing economy... more
Turkish Cargo carries one of every 20 air shipments
According to May data published by the air cargo analyst WACD (World Air Cargo Data), Turkish Cargo increased its market share to 5%, whereas the global air cargo market has shrunk by 28.5%. During the course of the pandemic, the industry was affected potently and decreased by... more
Keeping critical medical shipments moving globally
United Cargo has partnered with DSV Air and Sea to transport important pharma materials to places all over the world. One of the items most critical during the current crisis is blood plasma, a fragile product that requires very careful handling. Along with developed... more
Emirates Skycargo counts to 100 again
Emirates Skycargo will be operating scheduled cargo flights to 100 destinations across six continents during the current month. Some of the new cities added to the air cargo carrier’s network include Accra, Algiers, Athens, Fort Lauderdale, Glasgow, Larnaca, Los Angeles, Male,... more