Pertamina to order A400M for Pelita Air subsidiary 
According to local media, the state-owned Indonesian oil company Pertamina intends to purchase A400 cargo aircraft. They shall be operated by the company’s subsidiary Pelita Air Service, which could deploy them to transport cargo to Papua and other remote regions of the island... more
Mahan Air makes a comeback to Saint-Petersburg
Starting today, 3 May 2019, Mahan Air is offering regular scheduled services on the route between Tehran Imam Khomeini (Iran) and Saint-Petersburg (Russia). An A310 aircraft will operate the route twice a week. The Iranian carrier, which has recently banned from... more
Air Mauritius receives first of two A330-900neos
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) delivered the first of two new Airbus A330-900neo aircraft on long-term lease to Air Mauritius. ALC executive chairman Steven F. Udvar-Házy: "This delivery marks the 25th anniversary of our leasing relationship with our friends at Air Mauritius,... more
Antonov freezes turboprop project
The Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov is suspending its AN-132D multi-purpose transport project. The twin-engined turboprop is a new-generation version of the original 1976 Soviet AN-32 aircraft, but with no Russian-made components. The initiative was to be... more
Uzbekistan Airways increases network
Uzbekistan Airways has just received its fourth B787-8 Dreamliner. The country's flag carrier, this aircraft model's first customer in Central Asia, began commercial operations in 2016 and plans to operate six B787s by 2020. The fleet modernisation aims to adequately... more
United Cargo names two new European GSA
Effective tomorrow, 1 May 2019, Brainway Airline Services will act as United Cargo’s new sales partner covering Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. The US carrier thanks its outgoing sales partners in these locations, Air Logistics... more
Connecting Alaska's most remote areas
The US airline Lynden Air Cargo is expanding its scheduled service points in Alaska (USA) to include St. Mary’s (AUK) and Emmonak (EMK). Beginning today (30 April 2019), Lynden will offer year-round scheduled air freight services on Tuesdays and Fridays to better serve customers... more
All Nippon Airlines concludes eventful fiscal year
All Nippon Airlines (ANA), the Japanese carrier that celebrated the take-over of its first A380 in March, published its results for the financial year which ended on 31 March 2019. Although there was a fourth quarter drop in demand for cargo from China, performance in... more
Bogotá receives laurels from American Airlines
Colombia is celebrating as American Airlines has selected Bogotá Cargo (BOG) as the "most improved station" for H2/2018. At an award ceremony where attendees included Menzies Aviation leaders and representatives from the airline, the El Dorado international airport... more
Vienna calling - Air Canada coming
Today (29 April 2019), Air Canada Cargo is beginning a service between Vienna and Toronto. The new daily year-round service is operated with B787-9 equipment. For shipments arriving in or originating from the Austrian capital, Air Canada's ground handling will be managed by the... more