Two "Aces" in USA – one too many perhaps? 
Ace Belgium Freighters, a new Liege-based airline that secured its AOC only one month ago, seems to have encountered opposition in its bid to start commercial cargo flights to the USA, where the department of transportation (DoT) records show that a near-namesake carrier, Alaska... more
A European success story
Ahead of this weekend's European Parliament elections, Airbus is spreading the message that a strong and confident European Union is vital to Europe’s economic future amid populist nationalism, fragile growth and simmering trade tensions. It is certainly the lesson of Airbus’s... more
12,000th delivered Airbus is "made in Canada"
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus recently celebrated the delivery of its 12,000th aircraft. The A220-100, assembled in Mirabel (Canada), was handed over to US-based Delta Air Lines. The carrier, which received its twelfth A220 since October 2018, has a firm order for 90... more
ABC flies increasing numbers of bigger shipments
Airbridge Cargo Airlines (ABC), a provider of specialty air cargo services, has seen demand for its "abc XL" product for oversized and heavy cargoes continue to grow in the first four months of 2019. Volumes were up 3% year-on-year to more than 11,000 t, 2,000 t of... more
Two EU/China aviation agreements
The European Union and China, two trade partners whose air traffic volumes have risen swiftly in recent years, have signed two agreements to strengthen their aviation cooperation. They follow up on the EU-China summit on 9 April and will serve to boost the competitiveness of the... more
Italian cargo handler crosses borders, lands in Belgium
Today (22 May 2019), Ostend-Bruges Flanders international airport (OST) and Bcube Air Cargo are officially launching their cooperation. Airport CEO Marcel Buelens, who recalls that the airport in Western Belgium suffered since losing its biggest cargo client five years ago,... more
SIA Cargo: less tonnage, better yields
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group reported a solid operating profit of SGD1,067 million (EUR 695 million) for the 2018/19 financial year amid a challenging market environment. The group's transformation initiatives contributed to a record revenue performance. Flown revenue... more
Japan Customs opts for Champ Cargosystems solution
The logistics IT solution provider Champ Cargosystems, in accordance with the new Japan Customs border management regulations, is now offering advance cargo information (ACI) filing to Japan Customs via its customs compliance solution, Traxon Global Customs (TGC). Champ has... more
Lift each other to new heights 
Northwestern Africa in the broad sense is not new territory for the ECS Group, a global GSSA. It took a minority stake in national carrier Niger Air Cargo seven years ago (see page 17 of ITJ 49-52 / 2012). Group CEO Adrien Thominet and Royal Air Maroc’s vice-president for cargo,... more
Atran providing Hangzhou - Riga capacity
Atran Airlines has launched a new route between Hangzhou and Riga (Latvia) that guarantees cargo capacity for the Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group. Atran Airlines is the Russian air express carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group. Hangzhou is an emerging... more