Air cargo boom in greater L.A. 
Located 60 km east of downtown Los Angeles and 40 km west of San Bernardino airport, Ontario International Airport (ONT) continued its run of growth in 2019, reporting more cargo activity with shipments of commercial freight up 5.1% (760,000 t). Commercial freight rose... more
Flying paper from Ancona to Athens
Airnautic Italia, which won the tender launched by Cartiere Fedrigoni to send 84 t of paper bank destined for the Greek central bank, recently chartered a Magma Aviation B747-400F on the route between Ancona and Athens. The load was put onto 28 pallets and loaded on board... more
Basel-Mulhouse airport can count on express segment
With 48,000 t handled (+2% compared to 2018), express freight, an important area of activity at the binational Basel-Mulhouse airport (Euroairport), grew again in 2019, while cargo business (13,500 t) was down by 14%. The proportion of air freight transported by road feeder... more
Chartersync increases platform capabilities
Chartersync has established its active airline operator-base by adding over 100 cargo aircraft live onto its platform within its first six months of trading. Offering a bespoke charter booking platform connecting freight forwarders directly with airlines, the British company can... more
Biggest investment in widebody equipment
Air Greenland has entered into a large agreement with aircraft manufacturer Airbus for the delivery of a new A330-800neo (list price: USD 260 million), which is expected to be in route from 2021. The replacement of the company's only jet aircraft, an A330-200, is expected to fly... more
Cincinnati airport opens cargo maintenance hangar
FEAM Aero, a major aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company founded in 1992 and headquartered in Miami, FL (USA), opened its new 9,570-sqm USD19 million hangar last week at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), where it has been operating since 2015.... more
VX Capital orders three more converted B737 freighters
Miami (FL)-based Aeronautical Engineers has signed a contract to provide VX Capital Partners with three additional B737-400SF freighter conversions. The first aircraft providing an 11 pallet capacity will commence modification in March 2020, the third in August. All... more
Viva Cargo: Mexican LCC enters air freight market
Viva Aerobus, a Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier, is entering the air freight market with Viva Cargo, a service provided in cooperation with Aerocharter, a company responsible for the entire shipping process, involving customer service and sales. Initially, Viva Cargo covers... more
Setback for the world's biggest cargo hub
In 2019, Hong Kong International Airport’s total cargo throughput dropped 6.1% yoy to 4.8 million t. Vivian Cheung, executive director of airport operations for Hong Kong’s airport authority: "We went through a challenging year in 2019. I must thank the 78,000 members of... more
Warsaw airport expands cargo handling facilities
Warsaw airport, which, according to ACI Europe, handled 89,000 t of air freight in the first eleven months of last year, a 4.9% increase compared to the same period of 2018, has expanded and upgraded its cargo handling capacities. Welcome Airport Services, one of Poland’s... more