First Copper River salmon salutes medical professionals 
Alaska Air Cargo, which transports more than 13,000 t of cargo annually, has delivered the first catch of Copper River salmon to Seattle, which will be distributed to grocery stores across the USA. As a thank you for their efforts on the frontlines of the battle against... more
24% more freighters at biggest global cargo hub
In April, cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) dropped 14.2% compared to the same month last year, to 338,000 t. The overall decline in cargo handled was mainly attributed to the 51% decline in transhipments, while exports increased by 4%, with North... more
Humanitarian hubs and depots around the world
The UN Word Food Programme (WFP) has chosen Guangzhou in southern China and not the Alibaba metropolis Hangzhou (see ITJ 19-20/2020, p 14) as the place to set up one of its eight global humanitarian hubs. These locations form a hubs-and-spokes system that will route medical... more
Two small and one big new aircraft
Founded in 2007, the Hungarian airline Fleet Air, whose Bulgarian subsidiary has registered three ATR freighters, has taken over two ATR42-300F. The medium-term goal of the regional airline, which carried out a comprehensive overhaul of its fleet in the late summer of last... more
First cargo airline achieves San Marino AOC
Founded in 2018, San Marino Executive Aviation has become the first cargo airline to achieve the AOC of the Republic of San Marino, which as of April, had the highest death rate per capita due to Covid-19 of any country. SMEA started flying an A300-600R (maximum payload 47.5... more
Exclusive agreement for thermal packaging solution
DuPont has entered into an exclusive agreement with Cold Chain Technologies for the global production, sales, distribution and technical service of "Tyvek cargo covers" for the life sciences industry. Starting in exactly two months from today, on 15 July 2020, CCT... more
Drugs in turntables and washing machines
On 1 May 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Cincinnati airport inspected a shipment originating from Mexico destined for Prague. The package contained a DJ Pioneer turntable. After examining the rusty, broken item and probing what appeared to be the... more
American Airlines back to the future in May
American Airlines has expanded its cargo schedule in May to provide 140 weekly flights to 15 cities in Asia Pacific, Europe and the Caribbean, up from 80 flights the week before. New destinations include daily flights between Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Hong Kong and weekly... more
When "urgent" is not humanitarian
Indian PCN member Premier Global Logistics recently completed an air shipment totalling 7.6 t from Mumbai to France via Turkish Airlines. Managing director Rajesh Gupta: "The shipment was extremely time critical and we micromanaged everything from the airline booking to... more
Humanitarian airlift from Lyon to Bangui
In response to the health emergency sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic, France fully supports the initiative taken by the European Union in conjunction with humanitarian NGOs and humanitarian actors belonging to the Réseau Logistique Humanitaire, to launch an airlift to deliver... more