Accelerating entries at Frankfurt airport 
Frankfurt airport (FRA) operator Fraport has introduced a technology that automates the process of driving into FRA’s "Cargo City South". At Gates 31 and 32, an innovative camera system now reads the number plates of arriving visitors and crosschecks them against... more
Linking Mali
Established in July last year, Sky Mali plans to add the first international destinations later this month. Until now, its network is limited to five domestic airports (Bamako, Gao, Kayes and Timbuktu). The new carrier in this landlocked country which is "a public... more
Better screening at USA's biggest mail facility
The International Mail Facility (IMF) at New York JFK has undergone a multi-million-dollar renovation. Troy Miller, senior official performing the duties of the commissioner: "I am immensely proud to cut this ribbon and step into a new era of narcotics detection and border... more
Iconic cargo facility opens at Brussels airport
After two years of construction work, a logistics building for goods handling has been officially opened in the West of Brussels airport's logistics area. This 50,000 sqm facility with direct airside access will henceforth accommodate three logistics companies: Kuehne +... more
Logistics marathon continues
42 days after the first doses of Covax, the global mechanism for equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, were shipped and delivered internationally, to Ghana, more than 38 million doses of vaccines from AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech and Serum Institute of India have now been... more
Iata certifies Çelebi's Budapest pharma ops
Çelebi Ground Handling Hungary has completed all the evaluations and audits and received Iata CEIV Pharma certification for cargo/warehouse operations at Budapest airport. Its Turkish parent company Çelebi Aviation said: "From the beginning of Covid-19 pandemic Çelebi... more
AFI KLM E&M: three more ASL freighters
Airline-MRO Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Belgian airline operator ASL Airlines Belgium have signed an agreement to extend their component support contract covering a fleet of five B747-400F and 747-400ERF. AFI KLM E&M will... more
Covid-19 vaccines to Latin America and Caribbean
IAG Cargo, which was created as a single business unit exactly ten years ago, following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has delivered 2.5 million doses to Latin America and the Caribbean since January. The shipments were transported using IAG... more
Western Global pilots vote to join Alpa
The US National Mediation Board (NMB) has certified the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (Alpa) as the bargaining representative for the 180 pilots of Florida-based carrier Western Global Airlines. The NMB announced that 69% of the eligible pilots participating in the... more
CEIV Pharma for Taiwanese logistics providers
EVA Air and Evergreen Airline Services (Egas) both earned Iata CEIV Pharma certification. It verifies the highest standards in the companies' cold chain air and ground service operations at Taipei airport (TPE), which Egas introduced in 2018. It also distinguishes EVA as one of... more