Innovating in "an extremely difficult time" 
Observing that "this is undoubtedly an extremely difficult time for our airline with a significant reduction in capacity due to reduced travel demand," Air New Zealand general manager cargo Rick Nelson mentions the introduction of innovative measures to keep Kiwi... more
Turkish Cargo adds capacity on PAX aircraft
Turkish Cargo has started to operate cargo flights with Turkish Airlines’ PAX aircrafts in addition to its flights with 25 high capacity freighters in order to prevent any mishaps in the supply chain and carry the medical cargo that are of vital importance. Having operated... more
London expectations and innovations
This week, cargo movements at London Heathrow airport are forecast to surge by 53%, compared to the weekly average, as the gateway prioritises cargo flights with medical supplies. 41% of the UK’s pharmaceutical products such as medicines, vaccines and respirators are... more
Logistics at airports 
The airfreight sector will continue to move forward in the long term, despite the current reduction of airside capacities. The same can be said for logistics real estate enterprises, especially from the USA. Their efforts aren’t limited to their home markets, however. more
Longest "domestic" flight in history
One of the four B787 aircraft of Air Tahiti Nui, which also carry freight on their flights between Papeete in French Polynesia and the French motherland, recently set a new record for the world's longest non-stop "domestic" flight ‒ more than 15,000 km ‒ when its... more
Silver lining on the horizon for aviation?
During February 2020, Asia air cargo demand held up well, despite the effects of factory closures and lockdowns in China crippling the supply and distribution of manufactured goods nationwide and related international trade flows. These declines were partly offset by higher... more
Vietnamese carrier confirms Europe plans
Only 16 months after its launch Bamboo Airways has landed in Europe for the first time. The young Vietnamese airline actually intended to fly to Prague (from Hanoi) this weekend and to start regular services to Munich (from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) and Melbourne (from Hanoi)... more
Swiss World Cargo adapts
After reducing its schedule to 40 flights a week to eight European destinations and three weekly flights to New York EWR, Swiss International Airlines parks 24 of its A320 family aircraft in Dübendorf. Other aircraft, particularly those of the long-haul fleet, are parked at... more
Alitalia - government ends deadlock
While aircraft are staying on the ground in many places, there has been some unexpected movement with regard to Alitalia. After the flag carrier from Italy, which is currently especially affected by the health crisis, faced definite bankruptcy, the state decided to nationalise... more
In-house assets to secure cargo demand into North America
Following the US travel ban on European countries, the cargo industry has seen a sharp decrease in aircraft capacity from Europe to the USA. Commodities that would have typically travelled as belly freight have now entered the ad-hoc cargo market, further tipping the balance of... more