AAPA: air cargo demand declined in May 
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (Aapa) recently released its preliminary traffic figures for May 2023. The region’s carriers registered a 193.2% year-on-year increase in the number of international passengers carried to 21.4 million in May, whereas subdued demand... more
A bigger brother for "G-OASL"
ASL Airlines United Kingdom’s first B737-800BCF has entered service with the airline and operated its first revenue service from Paris-CDG to East Midlands (EMA), where the airline is headquartered, and on to Belfast (BFS), a route which it will fly five days per week. The... more
WFS reduces truck waiting times in North America
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, has begun rolling out a new dock management system in North America, which has already reduced truck waiting times at its operations in New York JFK by more than 20%. The solution is another feature of WFS’... more
Global Crossing gets second A321 freighter
Global Crossing Airlines Group has taken delivery of its second A321 freighter and has placed it on the GlobalX operating certificate as of 16 June 2023. The aircraft was converted under the Precision STC and leased from Greenwich Highland Aviation. It will serve GlobalX clients... more
Swissport opens new cooling facility in Dublin
Swissport International is further investing in its pharma logistics business. Earlier this month, the global provider of airport ground services and air cargo handling, opened its newest warehouse for temperature-controlled cargo at Dublin Airport. Swissport’s new 400 sqm... more
Nordic carrier digitally increases efficiency
Webcargo has announced that the Norwegian airline Widerøe has joined its cargo booking platform, aiming to deliver real-time rates, capacity and e-bookings. Over 3,500 forwarders in 10,000 offices now have access to air cargo shipments from Norway, Denmark, and UK through... more
Bvlos flights to transport medical radioisotopes
Drone Delivery Canada has gained official approval for Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (“Bvlos”) flights in tandem with the transportation of dangerous goods for its care by air drone route. With the Bvlos flight authorisation, DDC’s drones will be able to operate beyond... more
French energy partners "Take Kair" for aviation
Axens, EDF, Holcim and Ifpen (IFP Energies nouvelles) have signed a MOU to develop "Take Kair", an innovative industrial e-kerosene pilot in Pays de la Loire region, which will meet the needs of the new French e-SAF industry. The Air France-KLM Group is to be the... more
Stratos: two more widebodies delivered
Aircraft investment specialist Stratos delivered two widebodies at the end of May, continuing a deal flow involving over ten widebodies to different buyers and lessees over the past twelve months. Stratos completed the sale of A330-300 MSN1338 to an affiliate of DHL – the... more
Genesis takes delivery of 20th 737-800BCF
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company Limited (Gameco) announced the completion of its 20th 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) at Gameco’s facility in Guangzhou, China. After completion, Boeing handed over the aircraft to Genesis, an Irish-based aircraft... more