Boosting Belgian cargo connectivity 
Thai Airways has appointed ECS Group’s Aero Cargo Belgium as its cargo partner on key routes between Europe and Asia. The partnership, effective from 1 February, focuses on the Brussels–Bangkok route, with seamless connections to Australia, Korea, India, Japan, Manila and... more
CPaT wins training contracts with new carriers
CPaT Global has announced new training agreements with Air Algérie and Bermuda’s Longtail Aviation, reinforcing its position as a leading provider of aviation distance learning. Air Algérie’s pilots will receive CPaT’s comprehensive 'Pilot Training Suite', covering Airbus... more
Menzies expanding in India
Menzies Aviation has secured a major three-year contract with Air India, providing ground handling and cargo services at eight locations on four continents. Services will include passenger, ramp, de-icing and cleaning operations at LHR, CPH, YYZ, KWI and LAX. In the first year,... more
Preparing South America’s first ACCS
Kale Info Solutions has entered into a partnership with El Dorado airport in Bogota (Colombia) to implement South America’s first airport cargo community system (ACCS), enhancing efficiency and transparency in airfreight operations. El Dorado, Latin America’s busiest... more
Powering a new logistics solution
Qatar Airways Cargo has introduced a specialised logistics product tailored to the aviation, defence and space sectors and called it ‘Aerospace’. Designed for time-critical shipments, it ensures rapid, secure and supervised transport of essential components, including... more
IAG Cargo boosted volumes in 2024
IAG Cargo reported EUR 1.234 billion in revenues for 2024, marking a 6.7% increase year-on-year. Cargo volumes, measured in cargo tonne kilometres (ctk), grew by 12.6%, whilst Q4 revenues surged by 25.5% to EUR 364 million. The company also enhanced its efficiency and... more
HK’s ‘Airport City’ developing
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) is advancing its ‘Airport City’ development, launching the new ‘Skytopia’ brand to attract global business. The initiative aims to enhance Hong Kong’s role as a key logistics and aviation hub. The financial secretary’s budget also... more
IPR violations from China and HK
US Customs and Border Protection officers at the port of Birmingham AL have seized 200,000 counterfeit US Forever Stamps from Hong Kong, with a retail value of USD 146,000. The fraudulent stamps were discovered at a local sorting facility, where officers... more
Be sure to keep the cargo door shut!
The USA’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a special airworthiness information bulletin addressing a potential safety concern regarding the main deck cargo door on Boeing B757-200 freighter conversions completed under the firm Precision Conversions’s... more
Emirates SkyCargo – more dynamic and flowing design
Emirates SkyCargo has unveiled the first freighter featuring the airline’s refreshed livery, which was introduced in March 2023. The Boeing B777 freighter A6-EFV, delivered without livery in July 2024, has now emerged from Emirates Engineering’s paint shop with the airline’s... more