Vacad welcomes CHI Aviation 
Founded in 2007, the Association of Air Cargo Handlers in Germany (Vacad) now has 16 members operating at almost all commercial airports in Germany. A new addition is CHI Aviation Handling, based in Frankfurt/Main, which offers all air cargo services from a single source and... more
JFK/MEX pharma partnership takes flight
Building on the first transborder alliance between the USA and Mexico, Delta Cargo and Aeromexico Cargo have formed a new pharma partnership. It expands the US carrier’s dedicated pharma network by enabling connections via its New York (JFK) hub to Aeromexico's Mexico City (MEX)... more
Tamale Intl airport terminal commissioned
Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, vice president of the Republic of Ghana, has commissioned the new Tamale International Airport. This follows the successful operationalisation of the terminal and the transfer of operations from the old to the new terminal. The vice president was... more
Northlink receives green light from FAA
Northlink Aviation has passed an important milestone in the development of its e-commerce and express freight terminal at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport ("ANC"). The terminal project has received a ‘finding of no significant impact and record of... more
Replacing A330s and A380s
Qantas has announced a firm order for 24 widebody aircraft, consisting of twelve Boeing 787s (eight 787-10 and four 787-9) and twelve Airbus A350-1000s. With deliveries starting in FY/27 and continuing into the 2030s, these aircraft will replace the bulk of the current A330... more
WFS: fifth cargo terminal in Madrid
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of The SATS Group, is to open a fifth cargo handling terminal at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport to provide additional growth capacity and secure its position as Madrid’s largest independent handling provider. Construction of... more
Air Charter Service expands in Texas
Air Charter Service has further invested in Texas by moving its Houston office to new, much larger premises to accommodate its growth plans for the state. Dustin Roades, ACS Houston’s CEO: “Last year was ACS Houston’s best, in terms of both charter numbers and revenue. On... more
Egyptair Cargo seems to be doing it again
One year after stopping shipping monkeys to laboratories, Egyptair has apparently gone back on its word, risking the spread of disease and depleting the world of an endangered species. As the NGO People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) has learned, the African airline... more
Paragon Aviation takes over
Namibia Airports Company (NAC) reports that Paragon Aviation has commenced providing ground handling services at Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA). This move is compliant with the supreme court's assertion that Menzies Aviation relied on unlawful self-help to stay put... more
CBP seizes 100 shipments of counterfeit products
During a one-week period in July, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intensified inspections on incoming shipments moving through the Cincinnati Port of Entry. On 10 – 14 July, during the special operation “home plate”, officers focused enforcement efforts on... more