Cargo plane crash between Bahamas and Florida 
A Convair C-131B Samaritan cargo plane operated by the US company, Conquest Air Cargo, ditched in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Miami FL (USA) coast last week. One person was rescued by a US Coast Guard helicopter, one person is missing in an area of 364 square nautical miles.... more
ABC to implement "Cargo Claim" platform
Airbridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) and the cargo logistics quality and compliance platform, Cargo Hub, have solidified their collaboration for the implementation of the Cargo Claims platform. The online tool, which received the Iata cargo innovation award in 2015, will allow ABC’s... more
Freight forwarders quarrel about fees in Frankfurt
A dispute about unloading fees has arisen at Frankfurt Airport. Stephan Haltmayer, managing director of the medium-sized freight forwarder Quick Cargo Service (QCS), says that according to the law, the deliverer is not obliged to pay the unloading fee. Instead, it is the duty of... more
Descartes makes NCA Acas-compliant
Descartes Systems Group, a logistics IT provider, has announced that Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), operator of airfreight services to 15 cities in Asia, the USA and Europe, is using the Descartes air cargo advance screening solution (Acas) to meet the recent mandatory... more
Fedex fuels new cargo area at Bahrain airport
Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) and Fedex Express have signed a letter of intent concerning warehouse space at Bahrain International Airport’s (BIA) new cargo area on the northern runway. The expansion of BIA’s cargo facilities is in line with the objectives of Bahrain's... more
Aero Africa opens airfreight market to forwarders
Recently launched Aero Africa is a neutral air cargo and aviation solution provider dedicated to the freight forwarding community. It provides wholesale African logistic solutions and value added services to the global industry including freighter operators, wide bodied... more
Pemco rolls out new conversion programme
Chisholm Enterprises, a provider of tailored aviation and business solutions in the Middle East, will be the launch customer of a new Boeing B737-700 next generation aircraft passenger-to-full freighter conversion programme announced by Pemco Conversions, a wholly owned... more
Turkish Cargo's first steps at future home base
Turkish Cargo has carried out the first air cargo transport services from Istanbul Airport. The commercial A321 inland flight from the new airport to Ankara took place on 4 February. Another flight - this time an international one with a B737 - went from Istanbul to Lefkoşa... more
Saudia Cargo touches down in Cairo and Jo'burg
After an eight week renovation period, Saudia Cargo has inaugurated its newest sales office at Cairo Cargo City inside Cairo International Airport. The facility, one of the carrier's most important outlets due to the number of flights between the two countries, enables the... more
Cold chain partnership celebrates tenth anniversary
Emirates Skycargo and DuPont Safety & Construction, the manufacturer of DuPont Tyvek® brand thermal cargo covers, recently celebrated the tenth anniversary of their partnership for air cargo cold chain solutions. Rose Lee, president of DuPont Safety & Construction... more