Brazilian air partner for Argentinian e-commerce platform 
Azul Cargo Express, the cargo unit of Azul, a Brazilian airline, has signed a commercial agreement with the e-commerce company Mercado Libre, founded in Argentina in 1999. As a result, Azul will become the only air-shipping partner within Brazil for purchases made on the... more
Delta and Virgin deepen UK/US ties
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are boosting flights between the UK and USA from summer 2020, in a move which sees Delta join Virgin at London Gatwick (linking Boston) for the first time together since their partnership began (2014). With Delta's return to Manchester and... more
An LCC that just can't let go of cargo business
One year after announcing its gradual return into the air cargo business, JetBlue says it is to team up with Aeronex Cargo to launch a new cargo offering, introducing its Miami FL (USA)-based partner as "specialists in delivering turnkey air cargo managed services to... more
Latam Cargo connects Colombia and Peru
Starting this month (September), Latam Cargo Colombia plans to add twelve frequencies between Bogota and Miami FL, doubling its operations from Colombia into the USA. Import operations will also expand as the carrier's freighter operations between both airports will increase to... more
JAL's first full freighter flights for nine years
In accordance with an agreement between Japan Airlines and Kalitta Air, the US carrier has been operating three codeshare B747-400F flights per week between Tokyo-NRT and Chicago-ORD since 1 August 2019. In recent years, since it ceased offering its own maindeck capacity,... more
Switzerland adopts EU rules on drones and Brexit
On Sunday, 1 September 2019, new regulations of the air transport agreement with the EU will come into effect in Switzerland. The most important provision is the new European framework regulation on aviation safety which also covers unmanned aircraft (drones). In addition, a... more
Carrier and forwarder integrate e-bookings
As an industry first, Kuehne + Nagel and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have joined forces to improve the integration of their electronic booking processes. In a proof of concept that was brought to conclusion in July, the two companies enabled total host-to-host connection... more
Atlas Air opens up freighter future
Atlas Air has prevailed in an arbitration case against the union that represents its pilots. The 26 August 2019 arbitration decision affirms that the merger provisions of the collective bargaining agreement apply in connection with the acquisition of Southern Air in 2016. It... more
American Airlines settles false claims act allegations
The US justice department has announced that American Airlines has agreed to pay approximately USD 22.1 million to resolve its alleged liability under the false claims act. The United States Postal Service (USPS) contracted with the airline to take possession of receptacles... more
Apex and Asiana arrive at Columbus Rickenbacker
On 24 August 2019, the South Korean airline Asiana Cargo completed its inaugural scheduled B747F flight between Wuhan (China) and Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) marking its entry into Columbus (OH, USA), for both the airline and APEX Logistics. "We have a... more