Strengthening trade lines to Scandinavia and France 
Qatar Airways Cargo is now serving Copenhagen with eight (+ five) weekly A350 freight-only passenger aircraft, exceeding 500 t of total weekly cargo capacity each way. In Oslo, two B777F and A330F flights have been added to the existing six weekly freighter flights and three... more
10% less cargo carried by Emirates Skycargo
The Emirates Group has announced its 32nd consecutive year of profit, against a drop in revenue mainly attributed to reduced operations during the planned DXB runway closure in the first quarter, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the fourth quarter. The 2019-20... more
Cargo flights soldier on
Under voluntary administration for three weeks now, Air Mauritius has resumed commercial cargo operations to and from some designated destinations. After two first flights to Paris last week, Mauritius' national carrier is considering twice-weekly commercial cargo flights on... more
Connecting East and Southern Africa with global markets
Network Airline Management not only carried flowers from Kenya into Europe and the UK for Mother's Day back in March and yesterday, 10 May 2020, but also made additional capacity available to help those who have lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic. The British... more
An LCC with post pandemic cargo plans
As Ukraine is gradually relaxing lockdown conditions from today, 11 May 2020, the country's LCC Skyup Airlines, which began its operations in May 2018, is starting to develop cargo transportation. The carrier has received all the necessary licences and permits, as well as... more
Logistics providers fear missed opportunities for Alitalia
Alitalia’s decision to suspend the Rome – New York service in May has angered Anama (Associazione Nazionale Agenti Merci Aeree), the air cargo arm of the Italian freight forwarding association Fedespedi. President Alessandro Albertini: "The decision to cancel this... more
Big dream seems worth coming true
Maskargo has flown a Malaysia Airlines' A380 to London carrying only cargo. The flight departed Kuala Lumpur on 28 April 2020 with 26 t of cargo made up of mostly e-commerce goods originating from Guangzhou. CEO Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh: "With the volume of cargo... more
Not all figures deep in the red in Q/1
IAG Cargo has announced its Q1/2020 results, reporting commercial revenues of EUR 246 million over the period from 1 January to 31 March 2020, a decrease of 11.6% on the same period in 2019 at constant currency. Overall yield for the quarter was up 4.8% when compared to the... more
Regional aircraft to combat Covid-19
Since Madagascar's government declared a state of health emergency on 20 March 2020, the national carrier Air Madagascar and its regional subsidiary Tsaradia, founded in 2018, have been supporting the authorities in their fight against the pandemic. Thus the carriers' cargo... more
Flying ghosts before making mothers happy
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agricultural specialists inspected the first of several "ghost flights", a planned air route that commercial airlines continue to fly regardless of having few or no passengers, destined for Puerto Rico's Luis Munoz Marin... more