An enhanced gateway in Spain 
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has opened a newly refurbished facility in the cargo centre of the Adolfo Suarez – Madrid Barajas airport. Strategically located, this gateway will help support Spanish businesses with their domestic and international expansion.... more
DB Schenker launches OBC service
Global logistics service provider DB Schenker has introduced a new standardised product for a growing market segment. Customers can now book an onboard courier (OBC) service which provides a swift and reliable express air transport to and from any geography in the world. The new... more
A 'Global Control Centre' for IAI
IAI, an aerospace and defence company, has launched its ‘global control centre’ (GCC) system which was developed for managing and monitoring major projects, most notably the international aircraft conversion programmes that it conducts in Israel and around the world. The... more
Poste Air Cargo renews its trust
Atitech and Poste Air Cargo, the Italian cargo airline of the Poste Italiane Group, have signed an agreement for the next 30 months on the maintenance of all the B737-400 freighters operated by the airline. "This is the consolidation of a ten-year partnership,"... more
Cargospot showcases its APIs to drive innovation
Champ Cargosystems has backed Iata's biannual "ONE Record Hackathon" in Shenzhen (China), which was designed to encourage problem-solving, creativity and the technical abilities of all participants. As part of its sponsorship, the IT logistics software services... more
Enhancing data analytics
Unilode Aviation Solutions owns and manages a digitally enabled fleet of approximately 165,000 ULDs and operates over 700 readers in more than 500 facilities worldwide. It has now launched its new mobile app called "e-ULD", a customer portal and enterprise data... more
AMC now heading Northeast
Mountain Air Cargo (AMC), an express cargo carrier which provides flight and maintenance services in the eastern half of the USA and the Caribbean Islands, introduced new routes last week, further expanding into the Northeast. The new routes are EWR-PVD, PVD-ACK, PVD-MVY,... more
A second B777-300ER for P2F conversion
Avia AM Leasing, a global aviation holding company specialising in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, has transported its second Boeing B777-300ER for passenger-to-freighter conversion. The contract has been awarded to Mammoth Freighters (“Mammoth”), a Boeing... more
Making "mini freighters" play the biggest role
Frankfurt-based trade-only charter specialist NEO has completed a programme of 20 charters using Metro, Saab 340, ATR42 and ATR72 freighters. These "mini freighters" with capacities between 2.1 and 9.2 t carried urgent automotive components from Portugal and Spain... more
Tightening ties between the UAE and Africa
Astral Aviation, a cargo airline based in Nairobi (Kenya) with an extensive network in Afrika, and Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, successfully completed the inaugural flight to Abu Dhabi (UAE) on 21 March. This flight followed a memorandum of... more