Gecas' additional orders relieve Boeing 
Gecas (GE Capital Aviation Services) has signed an agreement with Boeing converting 11 B737-800 Converted Freighter (BCF) options to firm orders and adding nine more options to its orderbook. This is a repeat order from GE's commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm for... more
Air Canada Cargo's revenue soars
Strong demand in the second quarter netted outstanding results for Air Canada Cargo, which reported a revenue increase of 52% in this period (USD 200.7 million) over Q2/2020. Calin Rovinescu, Air Canada's president and CEO: "For the first time ever, our cargo revenues... more
Far-reaching newcomer from Moldova
7 August was a historic day for Aerotranscargo, as its Boeing B747-400ER-JAI landed in Australia for the first time. Brisbane airport guided the aircraft to a nose-in gate of its international terminal. To get a ‘Foreign Air Transport AOC’ and thus be able to operate to... more
WFS again bigger in Brussels
Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) has invested EUR 100 million in new facilities at Brussels airport, earning the cargo-handler a new five-year contract with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo. The agreement commences this month and sees WFS provide handling solutions for around... more
North American main-deck providers post excellent results
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, which has the highest number of Boeing B747s in its fleet (53 units, 44 of which are freighters), has posted a net income of USD 78.9 million in Q2, (USD 86.9 million in Q2/2019). Its adjusted ebitda came to USD 247 million (USD 84.1 million in... more
Colombian cargo carrier to take off today
Panamericana Airlines, a Colombian airfreight operator founded and headed by German businessman Thomas Friese, is set to begin operations today, 17 August, in Barranquilla, the capital city of Colombia's Atlántico Department on the Caribbean Sea.Ronald Peña, growth manager of... more
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