Three B737-800SF freighter conversions 
Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has announced that Canadian-based Air Inuit has ordered three AEI B737-800SF freighter conversions with two of the aircraft being converted as combi aircraft. The first aircraft is slated to begin modification in November of this year and will... more
21 kg of ketamine concealed in air cargo
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized about 21 kg of ketamine, an animal tranquiliser abused by users, in an air cargo shipment from Cameroon on 10 October 2023 at Washington Dulles International Airport. CBP agriculture specialists intercepted the ketamine in five... more
P2F conversions take off at Istanbul
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a centre of excellence for Airbus passenger-to-freighter conversions (P2F), has commenced operations at its new third-party freighter conversion site in Istanbul (Turkey), after its first A330P2F was inducted as scheduled in October. This Istanbul... more
'Hub Performance' team now in action
After a postponement due to illness, the 'Hub Performance' team started work this week under the leadership of Martina Schikorr (Fraport), Kai Domscheit and Janina Meininger (CHI Deutschland Cargo Handling). The ‘Hub Performance’ team has set itself the goal of advancing the... more
Eleven Aero2 drones ordered
European Medical Drone, a Swedish drone operator focusing on connecting hospitals by means of drone transportation, and Dufour Aerospace, the Swiss eVTOL innovator, have signed a development cooperation and purchase agreement for 11 Aero2 uncrewed tilt-wing aircraft. The... more
Latest cloud-based cargo management system at AMS
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) is set to migrate Dnata Amsterdam to its latest cloud-based cargo management system, Hermes 5 Software as a Service (SaaS). This strengthens control, increases operational efficiency, and enhances oversight at the ground handler’s two... more
Royal Air Maroc – from the USA to the world
Globe Air Cargo USA and Royal Air Maroc Cargo have reinforced their long-standing GSSA contract and launched a winter schedule promotion to showcase the airline’s widespread network, including in-demand niche destinations in Africa. Royal Air Maroc operates regular flights... more
16.3 million t of air cargo handled in ten years
The Cathay Cargo Terminal (CCT) recently celebrated its tenth anniversary of full operations with a VIP dinner party attended by Algernon Yau as the guest of honour. The secretary for commerce and economic development of the Hong Kong SAR spoke about his time as the CCT's... more
Tiaca honours Jean-Claude Delen
Jean-Claude Delen, a former CEO for Benelux and France with DHL Global Forwarding and a former president of Fiata, has been chosen as 2023's Tiaca Hall of Fame inductee. According to Tiaca, Delen was selected for his long and distinguished career, his energy and leadership... more
More destinations for winter schedule
WestJet Cargo is expanding its cargo services for the winter schedule and introducing new destinations to its network: Puerto Plata, Bridgetown and Kingston. WestJet Cargo’s service to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic will be officially re-launched on 29 October 2023. Cargo... more