A new battle front for Embraer 
Strongly contested by Embraer, Boeing has terminated its master transaction agreement (MTA) with the Brazilian airframe manufacturer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The parties had planned to create a joint venture... more
Haeco helps to stuff passenger cabins
Haeco Cabin Solutions, a business unit of the Hong Kong-based Haeco Group, headquartered in Greensboro, NC, USA, has launched new devices to allow package stowage in the main passenger cabin. The solutions build upon existing seating and interior technologies and can be... more
International interest in Australia's export support
Six global freight forwarders and nine air cargo carriers have been selected to participate in Australia's International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) to re-establish global supply chains. In the first three weeks of its operation, over 560 businesses have registered their... more
Vietnam Airlines' international and domestic relief
According to Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University, China's neighbour Vietnam, with 268 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and zero deaths, is coping relatively well with the pandemic. After privately owned Bamboo Airways delivered medical equipment to Europe one month ago,... more
LEJ and LGG buck the trend
Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) is holding its ground in the coronavirus crisis and has registered strong demand in its cargo business sector in Q1/2020 too. Despite the drastic effects on international air traffic caused by the pandemic, the German airport almost maintained the... more
Good news from closed zoo thanks to CBP
Cincinnati officers of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently received exciting news about a special delivery: a female armadillo banded lizard at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden gave birth to a live, healthy baby. It's quite possible this new... more
Belavia and Minsk maintain their course
Belavia – Belarusian Airlines is maintaining the planned service resumption for its Minsk – Vienna route, previously served until March 2002. Initially scheduled to restart on 29 March 2020, the service should begin tomorrow, 25 April. Planned to operate with E195 equipment,... more
100 years ago and one month ago
In between 24 and 25 April 2020, it will be exactly 100 years ago that the Dornier Do Gs 1 was sunk in Kiel on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast. The predecessor of the Dornier Do J (aka whale) flying boat series, which operated, inter alia, a mail liner service between Germany and... more
Understanding the shippers
From 1 May 2020, American Airlines will take advantage of the online booking platform of its new end-to-end management system and implement a fair booking policy to address late changes or cancellations. This step represents American’s plans to mitigate unused space,... more
New businesses in Addis Ababa and Kuala Lumpur
After months of negotiation, Maskargo welcomed its new business partner Ethiopian Airlines at Kuala Lumpur airport earlier this month. The weekly B777F service offers an 80 t payload on the route Brussels-Dubai-Kuala Lumpur-Brussels. Due to the Covid-19 situation, the launch was... more