Candy bombers will return to Berlin in June 2019 
In June 2019, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the 1948/1949 Berlin airlift, the world’s largest humanitarian aid & relief operation to date, 40 of about 160 "candy bombers" still flying today will come back to Germany and Berlin - for what will no... more
Saudia Cargo goes digital with ULD provider
As part of the next phase of its collaboration with Saudi Arabian Airlines, Unilode, the global provider of outsourced ULD, will roll out its state-of-the-art ULD digitalisation programme. The goal is to help Saudia and Saudia Cargo gain a competitive advantage in the market by... more
Weak start for airfreight
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released data for global airfreight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), was 1.8% lower in January 2019, compared to the same month in 2018. It was the worst performance in the last three... more
Cargolux opposed to new wildlife trafficking trend
As one of the first major carriers, Cargolux has placed a ban on the transport of lion bones in an effort to curb and deter this new trend in wildlife trafficking which has been growing over the past decade. Michele Pickover, director of the EMS Foundation, underlined the... more
Five years after MH370 went missing
On 8 March 2014, Malaysian Airlines flight 370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing was lost - literally. Disappearing from the radar 40 minutes after take-off, the transponder of the B777 with 239 people on board also ceased functioning, so that air traffic control could not track the... more
ATSG flying high with Amazon
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a US provider of wide-body aircraft leasing, air cargo transportation and related services, posted adjusted ebitda of USD 312.1 million in 2018, a 16% increase vis-à-vis 2017. 2018 was the company’s second straight year of double-digit... more
UK radiologists about to stare at nothing
In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the UK's major radioisotope suppliers have committed to six-month airfreight contracts as a contingency to allow them to increase the quantity of products flown in, rather than run the risk of road transport delays. The Royal College of... more
EU signs first Cata with GCC member state
Qatar and the European Union have initialled a comprehensive air transport agreement (Cata) and signed a memorandum of consultations (MoC), which is set to open a new era of stronger cooperation and connectivity. The agreement is the first of its kind between the EU and a... more
Champ joins the club
Champ Cargosystems has joined the Luxembourg Open Innovation Club (Loic), coordinated by House of Startups – powered by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. Luxembourg-based Champ, a global provider of IT solutions to the air cargo industry, aims to share and exchange its... more
Ethiopian Airlines incorporates first B737-800F
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its first B737-800F. With this ancient passenger aircraft converted by AEI into a full freighter with a 23 t payload, the carrier aims to gain a new, and more economic capability to serve short haul destinations in Africa and the Middle... more