DB Schenker charters PVG shuttle service 
After combining efforts through three flights carrying medical equipment from China to Iceland, Icelandair Group and DB Schenker have signed an agreement regarding 45 cargo flights between Shanghai PVG and Munich. Three redesigned B767 with removed seats have already started... more
Tiaca: "Africa must act - now!"
The international air cargo association has raised its concern on the air cargo sector in Africa, which has experienced a drop in capacity to Europe by 70% compared to 2019 according to Clive Data Services. Sanjeev Gadhia, Tiaca vice chairman and CEO of the Kenyan cargo... more
Beneficiaries of the crisis?
The French association of overseas companies, Fedom (Fédération des Entreprises des Outre-Mer), is concerned about capacity bottlenecks between mainland France and the territories overseas. In a letter that was sent to the relevant members of the government at the end of... more
Smaller US airports continue to rise
Chicago Rockford airport (RFD) handled more than 283,000 t of cargo in Q1/20 - the most that the world's cargo airport with the highest rate increase in 2019 has ever processed during three months and 30% more than in Q1/19. Passenger terminals at Ontario... more
SAL moves into new Riyadh facilities
Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines, has moved some of its services to the newly-launched facilities at Riyadh airport, where operational capacity has doubled and will reach 450,000 t a year at a total area of 67,000 sqm. There are ten aircraft... more
A new battle front for Embraer
Strongly contested by Embraer, Boeing has terminated its master transaction agreement (MTA) with the Brazilian airframe manufacturer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The parties had planned to create a joint venture... more
Haeco helps to stuff passenger cabins
Haeco Cabin Solutions, a business unit of the Hong Kong-based Haeco Group, headquartered in Greensboro, NC, USA, has launched new devices to allow package stowage in the main passenger cabin. The solutions build upon existing seating and interior technologies and can be... more
International interest in Australia's export support
Six global freight forwarders and nine air cargo carriers have been selected to participate in Australia's International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) to re-establish global supply chains. In the first three weeks of its operation, over 560 businesses have registered their... more
Vietnam Airlines' international and domestic relief
According to Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University, China's neighbour Vietnam, with 268 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and zero deaths, is coping relatively well with the pandemic. After privately owned Bamboo Airways delivered medical equipment to Europe one month ago,... more
LEJ and LGG buck the trend
Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) is holding its ground in the coronavirus crisis and has registered strong demand in its cargo business sector in Q1/2020 too. Despite the drastic effects on international air traffic caused by the pandemic, the German airport almost maintained the... more