Inspiration I: the return of the airships 
While airships were able to fill the empty headlines in the popular media during the summer with the recent deal between British manufacturer HAV and Spanish regional airline Air Nostrum, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his company LTA Research (after "lighter than... more
A new tool for checking up on global ports
The International Association of Ports and Harbours (Iaph) has developed a new source of information. The first edition of its quarterly dashboard and detailed report on the global port industry for its members is now available. For this publication, Iaph sources data from... more
Pre-pandemic levels in Hong Kong
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) published its annual report 2021/22 this week for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2022. While Covid-19 continued to impact on passenger traffic and flight movements at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), cargo throughput rebounded to... more
Inspiration II: twice around the world
The year 1932 was a special one for aviation. Only two months after Amelia Earhart's solo flight across the Atlantic, exactly 90 years ago, on 8 July 1932, Elly Beinhorn (1907-2007) was on the last of a total of 32,000 km of her round-the-world flight in an easterly direction,... more
ABX Air names Patrick Fluegeman
ABX Air, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has appointed Patrick Fluegeman as chief operating officer, effective 1 July 2022. Fluegeman joined ABX Air in 2016 as director of operations analysis and was named director of strategic operations the following... more
Panama Ports Company can continue
Now that the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has decided to renew the 25-year lease, PPC (Panama Ports Company), an affiliate of Hutchison's Panama Ports, can continue to develop the ports of Balboa on the Pacific coast and Cristobal on the Atlantic coast of Panama. The... more
Three more airlines fined for cheating
By paying fines, Air France and KLM (USD 3.9 million) as well as Delta Airlines (USD 10.5 million) have resolved their alleged liability under the False Claims Act for falsely reporting information about the transfer of US mail to foreign posts or other intended recipients under... more
Melvin takes the helm at SC Ports
South Carolina Ports’ Barbara Melvin is now stepping into her new role as president and CEO and the first woman to lead one of the top ten operating container ports in USA. Over the past 24 years, Melvin has served SC Ports in a variety of roles and led major infrastructure... more
Cyber threat under control?
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published two new unified requirements (UR) on cyber resilience, which will be mandatory for all ships whose construction contract is signed on or after 1 January 2024. The new URs, called E26 and E27, were... more
Another kind of retail presence
DHL Express recently added a new kind of location to its network, by setting up its second mobile pop-up store in Austin, TX, USA. The 670 cbm mobile service point offers an easy-to-use shipping option for customers, proximity to technology companies, and is the second... more