More air cargo power for Philadelphia 
Another US airport is adding weight to its cargo business as Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) wants to expand its air cargo facility footprint by 550,000 sqm and almost triple the surface of its cargo building from 55,700 to 130,000 sqm. The presentation of the... more
Third life for a "Queen of the skies"
From passenger plane to water tanker - and soon a freighter. This is the career of a "jumbo" that was initially in service with Japan Airlines. In 2016, the B747-400 was converted by a group of investors into the largest water bomber ever. With its 66,200-litre... more
From Canada to Cairo (and more)
In anticipation of its first maindeck freighters, Air Canada Cargo continues to introduce new all-cargo flights with its long-haul passenger aircraft. Starting today, 17 June 2021, a new service between Montréal and Cairo will be added, operating three times a week with... more
Crossing the Channel and the Atlantic
Customers of Lufthansa Cargo's special speed company Time Matters now have access to more than 30 additional direct flights per week between Paris CDG and ten US stations (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Washington).... more
Developing an electrical airship platform
Skyborne Technology (STI), Research in Flight (RIF) as prime contractor and Auburn University from Alabama (USA) are now prototyping an electric extended range airship with modular payload under the 1st phase of the Air Force "Afwerx" contract aerial transport platform... more
New nonstop connections for Alaska
Alaska Air Cargo is increasing its year-round nonstop service to Anchorage (ANC) – adding routes to Chicago and Las Vegas, and expanding services to Phoenix and Maui from seasonal to year-round. Three new cities will also get summer-season nonstop routes: Denver, starting today,... more
Korean Air's longest flight ever
Thanks to Covid-19, Korean Air flew its longest non-stop flight since its establishment in 1969 using one of the 16 passenger planes it has converted into freighter aircraft by removing passenger seats. Flight KE8047, one of 8,300 cargo-only flights Korean Air operated... more
Cargo softens first non-profitable year
With a loss of AED 22.1 billion (USD 6.0 billion), 2020-21 was Emirates Group's first non-profitable year in over three decades. With the strong demand in air freight throughout the year, Emirates Skycargo reported a revenue of AED 17.1 billion (USD 4.7 billion), an increase... more
Pfizer partners with Zipline
USA-based drone services provider Zipline is partnering with Pfizer to test and develop an end-to-end distribution solution for Covid-19 vaccines. As part of the collaboration, a system has been developed that can be used to safely distribute any vaccine. Zipline’s on-demand... more
All hands on deck! 
May saw a depressing new record set in India, with more than 28 million cases of a new variant of Sars CoV 2 reported. Bringing the foreign relief available to India and its health system is quite a logistics challenge. The ITJ spoke to Mukesh Aghi, president of the US-India... more