Turkish takeover of Italian aerospace company 
Piaggio Aerospace has signed a preliminary contract to transfer Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation to Turkish UAV / UCAV leader Baykar. Italy’s ministry of enterprises and ‘made in Italy’ approved the transaction late in December 2024. The sale is expected to close in... more
Looking back on a special year – Saudia Cargo
Saudia Cargo, the global air cargo carrier from Saudi Arabia, demonstrated significant operational growth last year, marked by an increase in cargo volumes and flight activities. The company transported 577,870 t of cargo in 2024, representing 27% growth in transported weight... more
Pharma airport returning to pre-pandemic volumes
Basel-Mulhouse airport plays a strategic role for cargo transport in the trinational logistics cluster, especially so for the pharmaceuticals industry. Cargo handling there increased during the pandemic crisis. In 2024, cargo volumes were still slightly lower than in previous... more
Simplifying EU NCTS5 at Frankfurt airport
Air cargo IT specialist Allivate, a joint venture between Fraport and Dakosy, has introduced ‘Easy Transit’ in its ‘Fair@Link’ cargo community system at Frankfurt airport. The solution automates key steps in the EU NCTS5 transit procedure, reducing manual data entry and... more
You wool not believe the twist in this yarn – CBP
What started as a routine Customs and Border Protection examination of a shipment of yarn from India ended in the seizure of nearly 70,000 Zolpidem Tartrate pills on 16 January. Officers initially examined the shipment, consisting of 96 rolls of black yarn spooled around pink... more
Record growth in air cargo demand – Iata
The newest data from the International Air Transport Association (Iata) shows that, compared to 2023, full-year demand in 2024 increased by 11.3%. With those numbers it exceeded record volumes from 2021, according to Iata. Full-year capacity also rose by around 7%, while... more
Harmonising digital operations in Mozambique
Kale Logistics Solutions, an IT services provider from Mumbai, is set to develop Africa’s first airport cargo community system (ACS). The company celebrated this milestone with Mozambique Airport Handling Service (Mahs), a leading airport handling provider supporting aircraft,... more
Helping victims of cyclone Chido
Since cyclone Chido struck the French island of Mayotte in the western Indian Ocean in December, Air Charter Service has been actively arranging charter flights to the region carrying humanitarian aid. So far, the company has flown in more than 1,000 t of aid there, with... more
Ethiopian Airlines re-certified under CEIV Pharma
Ethiopian Airlines has successfully been re-certified under Iata CEIV Pharma accreditation, both as an airline and as a ground-handling agent. In 2022 Ethiopian became the first airline in Africa to achieve CEIV Pharma accreditation (centre of excellence for independent... more
Aquaculture and whales
Two months after announcing the development of 1.1 sqkm dedicated zone for aquaculture and related industries the Kezad Group, from Abu-Dhabi, and Flying Whales, a French-Canadian aeronautical company, have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding. Kezad operates... more