Cutting GSE carbon emissions by 80% at Paris CDG 
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of Sats Group, will achieve an 80% reduction in carbon emissions from its ground support equipment (GSE) at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport by replacing conventional fuel with biofuel. Starting this month, biofuel will power WFS GSE... more
Pactl projects plans until its 30th anniversary
Founded as a JV between Shanghai Airport Group Logistics Development, Lufthansa Cargo and the Shanghai-based JHJ Logistics Management, Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd. (Pactl) marked its 25th anniversary by unveiling a forward-looking five-year... more
After ‘Milton’ 
The ‘Sunshine State’ was well prepared for the hurricane – one of the strongest ever to hit the southeastern USA. How did the region’s airports fare? more
Il-76 cargo plane probably shot down in Sudan
An Ilyushin Il-76 freighter of New Way Cargo, which is headquartered in Ras Al Khaimah (UAE), but has strong ties to Kyrgyzstan, crashed on 21 October in North Darfur, Sudan. Further to the Aviation Safety Network, it departed its home base and headed to Amdjarass (Chad), but... more
Celebrating ten years of innovation
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Champ Cargosystems recently celebrated a decade of successful partnership, and the anniversary of JAL going live with Champ's Cargospot cargo management system. Members of both companies gathered in Tokyo to commemorate this achievement and highlight the... more
Emirates opts for Boeing
Emirates has placed a firm order for five more Boeing 777 freighters to be delivered from 2025/2026. Together with its previous orders, Emirates now has 14 Boeing 777Fs pending delivery from Boeing from now until the end of 2026. In addition, the airline has signed a... more
EFW registers its first A321P2F in South America
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a centre of excellence for Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions and a joint venture by ST Engineering and Airbus, has received the validation of its supplement type certification (V-STC) for its A321 P2F conversion programme by Brazil’s... more
Supporting Air Serbia's great leaps
In October, Globe Air Cargo became the exclusive representative of Air Serbia’s cargo services in the USA, boosting its presence in this key market. The ECS Group member will manage sales and marketing for 60 t of weekly freight capacity on five A330 flights from the airline's... more
Swissport clinches SGHA contract in Nairobi
Saudia Cargo has signed a new ‘standard ground handling agreement’ (SGHA) with Swissport International, which will serve as its official ground-handling agent at Nairobi Airport. Swissport will handle all aspects of ground support, including cargo handling, loading and... more
Monitoring pandas on voyage
Cathay Cargo leveraged an air cargo tracking solution of the Canadian logistics IT services provider Descartes to monitor the condition and location of two pandas in real-time as they were safely transported from Chengdu to Hong Kong, where they arrived on 26 September. The... more