Milestone for Osprey, millions for air transport providers 
Less than two years after surpassing 400,000 flight hours, the V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft built by Bell Textron and Boeing, has topped the 500,000 flight hour milestone. Most recently deployed to assist relief efforts in the Bahamas, more than 375 Ospreys logged the hours,... more
Mistral Air becomes Poste Air Cargo
One year after transiting into a dedicated mail and freight haulier, the Italian carrier Mistral Air has been rebranded as Poste Air Cargo. The airline is a division of Poste Italiane and operates a fleet of five ATR72-500, two ATR72-200F and one B737F aircraft on scheduled... more
Finnair seeks even more freight in Asia
Last month, Finnair's available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres (162.4 million) increased by 13.7% year-on-year. Revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres (99.8 million) increased by 11.4%. During the first nine months of the year, Finnair carried 25,059 t inside Europe (+66.8%... more
American Airlines Cargo transports a true cosmopolitan
American Airlines Cargo welcomed a very special shipment from Latin America when Sandra – an orangutan with human rights – was carefully moved from Buenos Aires, Argentina to the USA, where she will eventually find a new home at the sanctuary for great apes in Florida.... more
First cargo handler receives Iata CEIV Fresh certification
First in the world after the Hong Kong pilot, the Italian air cargo services provider Alha Group has received from Andrea Gruber (second from the right), Iata special cargo manager, the Iata CEIV Fresh certification for its "Fresh Centres" at Milan Malpensa (4,000... more
Etihad Cargo introduces winter network
Leading Etihad Cargo’s annual refresh of its winter network is the enhancement of its freighter services between Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Columbus, Ohio (USA). A weekly service, now via Europe to Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, will be supported by its RFS network to... more
Component support for China Cargo Airlines
China Cargo Airlines has entrusted Lufthansa Technik with the component support for three B747-400F. The five-year "total component support" agreement is the first major collaboration between the two companies and the MRO's first contract of this kind with a direct... more
Dokasch's Opticooler FAA approved
DoKaSch Temperature Solutions has received the approval for its Opticooler RAP, a temperature-controlled air cargo container, by the Federal Aviation Administration. Now the Germany-based ULD services provider will be able to cooperate with carriers from the USA and pave the way... more
AN-12 cargo plane crash in the Ukraine
The aviation safety network reports that early last Friday, 4 October 2019, Ukraine Air Alliance flight 4050, an Antonov AN-12, crashed on approach to Lviv-Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO), Ukraine. The aircraft departed Vigo Airport (VGO), Spain, in the evening of 3... more
Working together to alleviate damage 
The Bahamas were recently hit by the worst natural disaster in the islands’ history, when hurricane Dorian turned the Caribbean country into hell between 1 and 3 September. The final toll registered 56 people killed and 608 still missing at the end of the month. For... more