Paycargo signs with another supply chain partner 
Paycargo and IBS Software have concluded a joint partnership that enables rich API-based integration between their industry platforms. The integration of Paycargo's digital payments network with the "iCargo" air cargo management platform aims to help more carriers and... more
Mriya flies millions of masks from China to Canada
The new Canadian office of Intradco Global, a Chapman Freeborn company and a family member of Avia Solutions Group, in collaboration with GTA GSM, has completed a significant charter operation, transporting 13,000 cartons (totalling nearly 1,000 cbm) of medical supplies and PPE... more
Analyst issues warnings for June
May 2020 was not as bad for the air cargo industry as the previous month. As indicated in data from Clive Data Services, the industry has passed the lowest point. After a -37% decline in volumes YOY in April, the corresponding figure for May of -31% showed a slight upward... more
DHL says "thank you" in Linz
DHL Express came up with a special gesture to thank frontline workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. A DHL aircraft with rainbow symbols and huge stickers saying "Thank you" shows the express service provider's gratefulness for all essential workers who keep operations... more
Higher capacity and lower flying level
EFW delivered another A330-300P2F last week. This airplane is special - not only because it is a "triple 7" Airbus aircraft (serial number MSN777) but also because it will be the first high gross weight (HGW) converted A330-300 with a gross payload of more than 62 t on... more
Vietnam sends PPE to the USA
Fedex is helping the Vietnam Red Cross Society transport thousands of donated medical masks to the American Red Cross in the United States. The donation was mobilised to help communities in the USA cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. Vietnam Red Cross Society Nguyen Thi Xuan... more
Which kind of cargo takes a seat?
Since mid-April, Emirates Skycargo has been transporting cargo on the seats and the overhead bins inside the passenger cabin of its B777-300ER. This allows the Dubai-based airline to load more goods per flight, while placing utmost importance on safety: shipments... more
Smart Kenyans and Canadians
Transport Canada has approved the conversion of Dash 8-100/200 and Dash 8-300 aircraft into simplified package freighters in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. 748 Air Services, a Kenyan provider of passenger and cargo services to humanitarian, natural resources and... more
Making Mexican mango fly to Europe
The weekly air cargo schedule of Dachser de México continues to provide uninterrupted service to five key European destinations (Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Madrid and Paris), ensuring the predictable and timely flow of goods even as ocean freight transport faces ongoing... more
JAL's budget subsidiary launches as cargo-only carrier
Established two years ago as medium and long distance LCC by Japan Airlines (JAL), Zipair Tokyo submitted an application to the Japanese ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism for the launch of cargo-only flights between Tokyo NRT and Bangkok from today, 3 June... more