Etihad Cargo begins and ends 2019 with Iata certification 
Last month, Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, became the second carrier to be awarded Iata's centre of excellence for perishable logistics (CEIV Fresh) in Abu Dhabi (UAE). The new award elevates Etihad Cargo as the first Middle East airline to hold... more
Kazahkh cargo carrier incorporates B747 freighter
The Kazakh carrier Sigma Airlines has leased a B747-222B from an unnamed company based in the UAE. The lease is scheduled to run until 2022. It is planned that the aircraft will be based at Shymkent airport (CIT) in Kazakhstan. Sigma Airlines has been operating flights since... more
U-Freight ready to become RACSF
With the start of the phased implementation of 100% air cargo security screening, the U-Freight Group says that it is well placed to assist shippers since it has become one of the first freight forwarders to have one of its logistics hubs in Hong Kong certified by the Hong Kong... more
Biman Bangladesh opens new UK routes
Biman Bangladesh Airlines celebrated the inaugural B787-9 flight from Manchester (UK) to Dhaka and Sylhet in Bangladesh last week-end, at an event attended by civic leaders and representatives from the Bangladeshi community across the north of the UK. In the coming months,... more
Who wants to come on board?
Ethiopian Airlines Group invites willing candidates to bid for representing the company in the sales territory of Morocco as cargo general sales and services agent (GSSA). This invitation to tender seeks to obtain the most effective and efficient GSSA in the Moroccan sales... more
Topsy-turvy world
As Russia and many other countries celebrate Christmas only today and tomorrow, 6/7 January 2020, we are already looking back to the pre-Christmas freight services performed by an airline whose native country is now enjoying the height of the summer season. Air New Zealand's... more
Iranians and Rome
Iran Air has filed a proposed schedule for Tehran Imam Khomeini – Rome Fiumicino service. Based on preliminary listing, the airline would operate an A310 aircraft from today, 6 January 2020, twice weekly. Meanwhile, Mahan Air, another carrier from Iran, saw its last flight... more
Saudia's new services provider
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has launched Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL), the new independent entity within the Saudia Group which will act as the main cargo gate and ground handling and logistics services hub across the Saudi airports. SAL CEO Omar Talal Hariri (3rd from... more
Big project in San Bernardino
Alliance California, a public-private partnership between the Inland Valley Development Agency, SBD International Airport and Hillwood, achieved a major milestone as the San Bernardino international airport authority commission approved the final ground lease for the Eastgate... more
Six fatal cargo plane accidents in 2019
Over the year 2019, the Aviation Safety Network recorded a total of 20 fatal airliner accidents, involving civil aircraft of which the basic model has been certified for carrying 14 or more passengers, resulting in 283 (occupant) fatalities. The accident rate is one fatal... more