No aviation without air freight 
The debate on climate change has brought the aviation industry into public focus. For this reason, politicians, economists and scientists gathered at Germany’s first national aviation conference at Leipzig-Halle airport last week to sign a statement regarding the future of the... more
Amazon adds Cargojet to its global network
Only a few weeks after handling record volumes in support of Amazon’s Prime Week (see ITJ 31-35/2019, p. 13), the Canadian all-cargo airline Cargojet has entered into a new strategic agreement with Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings, an affiliate of Amazon.com.ca. The new... more
New Sydney airport attracts forwarders' interest
Ten of Australia’s major freight companies have signed memoranda of understanding with Western Sydney Airport (SWZ), which is on track to open in 2026. The MoUs will see the airport work with the air freight industry to design concepts for an on-airport freight precinct... more
ANA Cargo launches direct B777F NRT-PVG service
Starting from today, 26 August 2019, All Nippon Airways (ANA) will offer a direct cargo flight from Tokyo NRT (Japan) to Shanghai PVG (China), operated with its new B777F. ANA introduced the Triple Seven to its fleet on 2 July, aiming to react to increased cargo demand in Asia... more
Real estate developments at Brussels airport
Brussels airport cargo boss Steven Polmans told us about it earlier this year, now the airport has published an update of its real estate developments. The following new buildings have been delivered this year: Building 832 to WFS in January; VTAC (Valuables Transport and... more
Air Baltic honours 30th anniversary of Baltic Way
The Latvian airline Air Baltic welcomed its partners and employees at Riga International Airport, where a very special event was held to honour the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way that will be celebrated today, 23 August 2019. At the event all three Air Baltic... more
Korean cargo carriers reduce domestic services
Starting today, 23 August 2019, as part of its strategy to expand its overseas services, Korean Air Cargo is adding a third weekly flight to its Incheon (South Korea) - Anchorage (AK, USA) – Miami (FL, USA) - São Paulo (Brazil) - Santiago (Chile) - Lima (Peru) - Los Angeles (CA,... more
A new perishables option in South Florida?
Hendry County, FL and Airglades International (AIA) announced new progress in US PPP in airport development on 19 August 2019. Firstly, the FAA had deemed the application under the airport investment partnership programme to be "substantially complete", with... more
Testing the world's first AI-powered robotic cargo system
Two Singapore-based partners, the ground-handling company Sats and the research platform for the improvement of Singapore's public transportation TUM Create, are exploring commercialisation opportunities for "Speedcargo", the world's first artificial intelligence (AI)... more
Chapman Freeborn brings MRI machine to Maldivian atoll
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and the Dubai (UAE)-based heavylift carrier Maximus Air recently teamed up to deliver the first MRI machine to Addu Atoll, the southernmost atoll in the Maldives archipelago. Before the machine arrived, patients of the Hithadhoo Regional Hospital... more