Debating air cargo issues in Latin America 
The Latin American and Caribbean Transport Association (Alta) has signed an MOU with the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) to deepen their cooperation. Alta executive director & CEO Jose Ricardo Botelho: "Air cargo is extremely important for Latin America... more
Spanish airports on the up
In 2023, the airports of the Spanish Aena network managed 2,403,918 aircraft movements, 8.5% more than in 2022, and 1,079,676 t of freight were transported, up 7.9% on 2022, which represents a historic record in the transport of goods. Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport... more
Liefermichel to fly medicines
Liefermichel is a pilot project run by Wingcopter and the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and funded by Germany’s ministry for digital and transport (BMDV) as part of the "innovative air mobility" funding directive. Residents of the Michelstadt districts... more
Asia's first DG Autocheck
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the first airline in Asia to implement DG Autocheck Connect API, the newest feature of Iata's DG Autocheckblank. It will help digitalise the air cargo industry by automating the transfer of data from DG Autocheck, an electronic verification system... more
Qatar Airways: first flight to Medan, Indonesia
Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight from Doha to Medan touched down at Kualanamu International Airport on Monday, 15 January 2024, marking Medan as the airline’s third destination in Indonesia. The new direct service will complement the award-winning airline’s over 40 weekly flights... more
More biodegradable plastic
Last year, American Airlines Cargo reduced long-term plastic waste in air cargo operations by over 68,000 kg, the equivalent of 8.6 million water bottles, 2.2 million more than the year before, when the carrier introduced the use of Bionatur Plastics products at major US hubs.... more
Transforming a French connection
Air France-KLM and CMA CGM have decided to withdraw from their existing agreements on 31 March 2024, stating that "a tight regulatory environment in certain important markets has prevented the cooperation from working in an optimal way." The agreements were... more
DDC cares
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) launched its Drone Care project with Halton Healthcare Services Corporation on 9 January 2024. The service will deploy DDC’s patented drone delivery solution to establish a new two-way transport link between two of Halton Healthcare’s hospitals,... more
Latam Cargo is the cherry on the cake
Latam Cargo remains the biggest transporter of Chilean cherries, closing 2023 with approximately 7,546 t of this fruit exported from Chile, 32% more than in the previous year. Chile leads in cherry exports in South America, and Latam Cargo plays an essential role,... more
A spicy partnership
Spice Express, a subsidiary of Spicejet, has entered into a partnership with Star Air, to manage the belly space capacity for cargo transports in Star Air's fleet of nine aircraft. Star Air, which operates five Embraer 145 jets and four Embraer 175 jets, will add nine new... more