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
Saudia Cargo: over 1,500 cargo flights in 100 days
Saudia Cargo has operated more than 1,500 flights since the Covid-19 restrictions came into effect in March. 500 of these flights were operated using passenger aircraft deployed for international air cargo. From March through June, Saudia Cargo transported around 75,000 t of... more
Bolloré's West Africa airlift extended until 31 July
Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 health crisis, Bolloré Logistics is extending its special weekly cargo freight service between Europe and West Africa until 31 July 2020. The "WARA Air Service" may even be extended further if air freight capacity restrictions... more
Operational changes at European air cargo hub
Today, 8 July 2020, Frankfurt airport’s northwest runway (07L/25R) will go back into operation to ensure stable flight operations for the upcoming summer holiday season. The runway has not been in use since 23 March and has served as a parking area for wide body aircraft, most... more
Scallops to overcome the virus
For scallop producers in Hokkaido, the harvest season runs from June to October. However, since the authorities started imposing travel restrictions due to Covid-19, regional exporters were unable to fly perishables directly to Hong Kong, the top importer of Japanese... more
Southern European Flag carriers re-nationalised
On 29 June 2020, Alitalia was officially relaunched with new management (Francesco Caio, an executive with a background in telecoms and banking and who led the postal service Poste Italiane to an IPO in 2015, as president, and Fabio Lazzerini, a former general manager of... more