Pushback to the future 
People are travelling and flying again. GSE Expo Europe, which took place in Lisbon in September, made it clear what’s important again on the aprons at airports after the pandemic. ITJ editor-in-chief Andreas Haug spoke to Stavros Hatziiannou, the manager in charge of sales at... more
Extending cargo services in Australia 
Menzies Aviation, a provider of services to airports and airlines worldwide, has renewed several major contracts in Australia and New Zealand. They include an extended five-year agreement with United Airlines in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. This will see teams at the... more
AAT gains two new clients
Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT), a subsidiary of Sats, is partnering with Thai Lion Air and Indonesia Air Asia as their preferred cargo handler for the newly introduced daily flights connecting Bali and Bangkok to Hong Kong. Indonesia Air Asia, based in Soekarno-Hatta... more
25 years of daily Munich-Dubai flights
Since its first A310 flight on 2 November 1999, Emirates has operated 34,600 scheduled flights between Munich and Dubai. Today it covers this route twice daily with A380s. Below-deck cargo capacity of up to 60 t per route plays a key role in strengthening trade relations between... more
Building a new aviation maintenance hub at CVG
DHL Express has begun construction on a 28,335 sqm state-of-the-art aviation maintenance facility and expanded aircraft apron at its global hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky international airport (CVG). The USD 292 million facility will enable more efficient repairs,... more
AI-driven revenue management solution launched
Since they signed their partnership in early 2023, Qatar Airways Cargo and Wiremind have been steadily rolling out a range of solutions for demand forecasting, inventory optimisation, and overbooking recommendations. Their most recent implementation is a bid price machine... more
Two conferences in Vienna
About 300 guests from the air cargo and pharmaceutical industries listened to inspiring lectures and panel discussions last week, when two top-class specialised events for the aviation sector were held at Vienna airport (VIE). The focal points of the second Vienna Cargo Day... more
512,000 t of airfreight
For Q3, Changi airport registered 512,000 t of airfreight throughput, exceeding the same period last year by 13.5%. Growth was seen in all segments – exports, imports and transhipments, contributed by major improvements in cargo flows between Singapore and China, as well as the... more
Supporting Hong Kong's gold storage strategy
Since 2009, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has been operating the Precious Metals Depository at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to facilitate physical bullion trading and settlement activities. With a capacity for 150 t, the depository has been providing secure... more
FedEx to boost shipping capacity in Honduras
Federal Express Corporation has launched a new flight connecting Miami, Guatemala and Honduras. This new route offers a daily cargo capacity of up to 23,587 kg and enhanced connectivity for Central American businesses when importing and exporting to the USA and the rest of the... more