Cannabis faster out of Zimbabwe? 
With Fruit Logistica opening its doors in Berlin this week, the landlocked Southern African country Zimbabwe is discussing whether to accelerate the granting of export licences for cannabis. Government sources pointed out that legal marijuana has started gaining traction... more
ANA Cargo adds triple seven on transpac route
ANA All Nipon Airways Cargo plans to begin B777F operations next summer. Since cargo demand between Asia and North America is expected to increase over the medium to long term, the carrier says it will respond with the introduction of a B777F aircraft - the first of two it has... more
Security first, politics second 
Brandon Fried, a veteran with almost 40 years of experience under his belt, is a key industry player and the voice of the USA’s air cargo forwarders. He took over an Airforwarders Association mandate for the first time in the year 2000, and became executive director in 2005. In... more
ABC mandates ACG to finance a B747-8F
California (USA)-headquartered Aviation Capital Group (ACG), an aircraft operating lessor founded in 1989, has been mandated by Airbridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) to structure, arrange, and provide a guarantee for a senior loan to finance a portion of the airline's purchase price of... more
Riga airport has cargo ambitions
With the goal of becoming "a modern and convenient north European hub", Riga Airport (RIX) wound up 2018 with an encouraging increase in its key performance indicators. The volume of cargo handled at the Latvian capital's airport increased by 10.4% to over 27,000... more
Japanese carriers to end mail codesharing with UPS
ANA All Nippon Airways and Air Japan are to cease mail codesharing with UPS effective tomorrow (2 February 2019). After the merger with ANA in 2010, Air Japan began to operate 217 cargo flights per week with a B767-300F/BCF. The main operating hubs for the cargo flights are in... more
Cleared and delivered
Passengers are not the only ones keen to get from A to B quickly. The forwarding firm Gerhard Wegmüller also wants its airfreighted consignments to reach their destination rapidly – which is why it banks on K & S Informatik‘s ‘cargo arrival’ solution at Zurich airport. more
Barig strengthens cargo component again
Cargologic Germany (CLG), a cargo airline that is currently being established, is, with immediate effect, a member of the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (Barig). At the same time, CLG has joined the cargo committee of Barig, a Frankfurt-based association... more
Paving the way for more P2F conversions
Through its Irish affiliate NGF Genesis Ltd, the Austin TX (USA)-based freighter-focused aircraft leasing and management company Spectre Cargo Solutions has closed its first round of a long-term senior debt facility led by Erste Bank for the purpose of refinancing seven Boeing... more
Flying for Saudi Arabia's first European Tour golf event
The Saudi International golf tournament, sponsored by Saudi Airlines Cargo as a formal logistics partner, is being held for the first time in Saudi Arabia from today (31 January) until 3 February 2019. The tournament’s participants include the world's top three golfers... more