Flying a first satellite from Japan to New Zealand 
Japan-based Yusen Logistics has transported ADRAS-J, Astroscale’s commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, to Auckland. It will be launched by a rocket from a launch site in Mahia and is designed to obtain images and delivering observational data to better... more
"Vienna Cargo Day": a premiere in Airport City
On 9 October 2023, the first ‘Vienna Cargo Day’ took place at Airport City, directly followed by Fly Pharma Europe 2023 on 10 and 11 October 2023. More than 400 international air cargo industry representatives gathered at Vienna Airport on these three days to exchange news... more
Cargo performance in Africa
Afraa secretary general – Abderahmane Berthé, delivered a keynote address at the 53rd annual general assembly of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (Aasa). In terms of cargo performance, Berthé reported that the average market share of African Airlines per cargo... more
A Peruvian premiere 
An ‘Airport City’ – a concept that’s rather new in South America – is slowly taking shape in Lima. Hub operator Lima Airport Partners (LAP), in which Fraport holds an 80.01% stake, has completed the commercial tender process for the new ‘South Cargo Zone’. more
China's Golden Week impact weaker than last year
Air freight fgures for week 40 (2-8 October 2023) show a 5% drop in tonnages, compared with week 39, while rates decreased by 3%, based on the +400,000 weekly transactions covered by World ACD’s data. But the week-on-week (WoW) drop was less pronounced than during last year's... more
Saudia Cargo secures Iata Ceiv Pharma
Saudia Arabia’s major freight carrier Saudia Cargo has been awarded the Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (Ceiv) Pharma certification from Iata. Ceiv Pharma, a widely acknowledged Iata standard, verifies that pharmaceutical facilities, equipment, operations,... more
Freightos’ Webcargo partners with Chapman Freeborn
Early October 2023, Webcargo by Freightos, a digital booking and payment platform for the international freight industry, announced a partnership with the aircraft charter company Chapman Freeborn to bring additional global capacity from its global charter business to Webcargo’s... more
Direct cargo flights from Europe to Curitiba
With a new bi-weekly cargo route from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Curitiba, Brazil, Latam Cargo aims to strengthen connectivity between Europe and South America while reducing transport time through a more direct alternative and providing enhanced capacity for clients. ... more
Flying Basket presents new cargo drone
Flying Basket, a major player in Europe's drone industry, has launched FB3, a pioneering heavy cargo drone now available for commercial use with 100 km payload capacity. Since its establishment in 2015, Flying Basket has been closely collaborating with national and European... more
Partners for 25 years
The relationship between Allied Air Cargo and the Network Aviation Group reaches 25 years this year, with both carriers continuing to work together, providing air freight services to Nigeria and throughout Africa. Allied Air Cargo has become the longest serving African... more