First destination in Oceania 
With its maiden flight from its Shenzhen hub to Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea on 20 August 2023, SF Airlines, the airline of the Chinese courier service SF Express, added its first scheduled destination in Oceania to its network. The B747-400 freighter... more
BUD Cargo City apron extension fully operational
Completed after just ten months of construction, the extension of the BUD Cargo City’s apron was recently handed over at Budapest Airport, in a special ceremony to mark the occasion. During the opening ceremony, Qatar Airways Cargo was the first guest, with a special livery... more
Cargo JV takes off at Düsseldorf Airport
Swissport Deutschland and Flughafen Düsseldorf have successfully closed the transaction for their cargo joint venture at Düsseldorf Airport. The new joint venture, named Swissport DUS Cargo Services, started operations on 17 August 2023. Following the signing of binding... more
Playing with cargo in the Americas
The global GSSA Strike Aviation is expanding its partnership with Play Airlines, having already acted as its agent in Poland. The Icelandic low-cost carrier, which has become a key player in the North American and European travel sectors, will now be represented by Strike... more
Ezhou welcomes inaugural Etihad Cargo flight
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has operated the carrier's inaugural flight to Ezhou Huahu Airport. Etihad Cargo's Boeing 777-200 freighter arrived in Ezhou on 18 August 2023, making the carrier the first international airline other than SF Airlines... more
CAI: two agreements with Cairo Airport
Changi Airports International (CAI) has inked two agreements with Cairo Airport Company to jointly develop Cairo’s International Airport, one of the busiest airports in Africa and Egypt’s largest airport in terms of passenger and cargo traffic. The first consultancy... more
Peta: Don't Trust them!
Documents obtained by Peta, the global animal welfare NGO founded 43 years ago today, from European partners reveal that between April 2021 and May 2023, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and other carriers flew more than 5,300 dogs from US suppliers to European testing laboratories.... more
Strong demand for converted mid-size freighters
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a provider of medium wide-body aircraft leasing, contracted air transportation, and related services, reports that its leasing subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) has delivered a record six converted freighters under lease in one month... more
Enhanced offering for crisis response
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group has launched Aviation Emergency Services (AES) to enhance its dedicated offering that facilitates swift and efficient emergency response charters and timely aid in crisis situations. Chapman... more
Music in the skies
After handling the Iron Maiden world tour in 2016, Air Charter Service (ACS) recently arranged a branded Airbus to transport the legendary rock bands, Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe, along with other VIPs and 23 t of the bands’ instruments and staging on their joint world tour,... more