Flexible cargo platform in the Indian Ocean 
Since traffic restrictions were introduced exactly two months ago (27 March 2020), the airport of the French overseas department La Réunion has handled 1,400 t of air freight, two thirds of which were imports. Although these volumes are 60% lower than in the previous year, they... more
State aid for Lufthansa, creditor protection for Latam
Economic Stabilisation Fund (WSF) of the Federal Republic of Germany has approved its stabilisation package for Deutsche Lufthansa. The airline's executive board, led by CEO Carsten Spohr (right, together with German federal minister of transport Andreas Scheuer and Bavarian... more
Towards an Easa approved P2F solution
Brussels-headquartered Akka Technologies and Avianor from Montréal, the majority-owned affiliates of Drakkar's aerospace & ground transportation division, have signed a collaboration agreement for Avianor's passenger-to-freighter conversion solution, certified by the... more
Fedex expands in Paris, UPS in Greater Chicago
Fedex Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. which currently represents more than a third of the cargo capacity at Paris CDG, processes thousands of medical shipments through its European hub every day. This includes PPE, clinical trials, medical supplies and equipment, which are... more
New Pakistan carrier takes over first cargo aircraft
Rostrum Leasing Ireland has delivered its first B737-300BCF to Air Falcon, a regional airline headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan. Converted by Pemco, the aircraft was ferried earlier this month from Victorville, California, to Karachi. Rostrum Leasing will be supplying a second... more
No breakbulk fair, but nevertheless big event in Bremen
Some weeks ago, it was announced that Breakbulk Europe, the world's largest fair specialising in heavy cargo logistics, will not open today, 26 May 2020 but has been postponed to 29 September - 1 October. Nevertheless, the airport of Bremen, the city on the northern coast of... more
Charter solutions where infrastructures are lacking
"Because of Alaska's challenging landscape and lack of infrastructure, Alaskan companies commonly rely on air transportation," says Tom Stenglein, president of Arctic On-Demand, a new Alaska-specific air charter offering, which connects cargo and passengers to the most... more
Impact of pandemic on already struggling airports
Significantly later than in 2019 and 2018, Airports Council International (ACI) published last year's traffic figures of its 1979 member airports in 176 countries only last week, including a comparison of Q1 figures of 2019 and 2020. As for cargo, against a global... more
New "preighter" destination Shenzhen
Lufthansa Cargo is now offering up to fourteen additional cargo flights a week from Shenzhen to Frankfurt. The first aircraft, an A330-300 from Lufthansa, took off from the Pearl River Delta city last Monday, 18 May 2020. Around 3 million respiratory masks and other medical... more
Emirates expands scheduled and charter operations
Last Thursday, 21 May 2020, Emirates resumed scheduled service to nine passenger destinations, offering bellyhold cargo capacity to and from Chicago, Frankfurt, London Heathrow, Madrid, Melbourne, Milan, Paris CDG, Sydney and Toronto. Simultaneously, Emirates Skycargo... more