Qantas launches Cairns - Hong Kong cargo connection 
Commencing in mid-November as a six-month trial, Qantas Freight will include Cairns on its existing Sydney - Hong Kong B767F service, in partnership with the Queensland Government, Cairns airport, where the cargo division of Australia's national carrier operates a freight... more
Cancelled after 50 years of service
Effective 12 January 2020, Lufthansa will discontinue its flights from Frankfurt (Germany) to Jeddah (JED) in Saudi Arabia. The Germany airline explains that it was obliged to take this step because the medium-haul link with belly capacity was no longer profitable. Before... more
Hactl provides ramp handling for Southern Air
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s major independent cargo handler – has been awarded the contract to provide ramp handling for Kentucky (USA)-based freighter operator Southern Air. The wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings operates... more
Cargolux shows high quality
Cargolux Airlines International has passed its seventh Iata operational safety audit (Iosa) with exceptionally good results. The programme is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of any... more
Qantas turns 99 this month
Qantas' newest B787 Dreamliner has rolled out of the paint shop at Boeing’s factory, wearing a special centenary livery to celebrate the flying kangaroo’s 100th year in the skies, as the Australian carrier is embarking on a range of initiatives. The B787 is named... more
GDP certifications for WFS in South Africa
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has become the first air cargo handling company in South Africa to be awarded good distribution practice (GDP) certifications for its temperature-controlled pharma facilities, aligned to ISO9001:2015, in Johannesburg and Cape Town. This latest... more
El Al's end of an era
After gradually replacing its B747-400 with new B787-9 since October 2017, El Al Israel Airlines is about to end commercial "jumbo jet" operations this week-end. According to Airline Route, the carrier has its last B747 revenue flight, a charter between Rome FCO... more
Latam Cargo flies to Mount Pleasant
Having been chosen to operate the service in December 2018 following a tender process agreed between the British and Argentinean governments to introduce a new international air link to Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands, Latam Airlines Brazil has announced that its new weekly... more
Much more capacity for Garuda Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia and the Ireland-based aviation lessor and financier Gecas have entered into a lease agreement for two 737-800 Boeing-converted freighters (BCF). The passenger-converted aircraft are slated to be phased in mid-2020 and will provide additional capacity to Cargo... more
Saudia Cargo moves Da Vinci's "flying machines"
While the Louvre museum in Paris (France) is presenting an exhibition on Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) until 24 February 2020 to mark the fifth centenary of the artist’s death, Saudia Cargo has dedicated its air cargo and logistical capabilities to transport 20 digital artworks... more