Chris Dee joins Green Swan Partners 
Green Swan Partners (GSP), a Pittsburgh, PA-based venture builder, welcomes Chris Dee as partner and COO. Most recently, Dee was partner and COO of Auction Mobility, a software company that successfully moved to the Auction Technology Group, a TA Associates portfolio company.... more
Truck conversion to green drives well on track
In the commercial vehicle segment, the retrofit business is booming due to growing demand for truck conversions to zero-emission drives. Quantron generated sales of EUR 10 million in 2021, an increase of 500% compared to 2020. Among other things, the company delivered 30... more
Caribbean AMO agents seized aircraft
US Customs and Border Protection, air and marine operations (AMO) agents seized an aircraft suspected of having been used for smuggling events. During an arrest conducted in autumn 2021, AMO agents working with drug enforcement administration agents and US immigrations and... more
Smartlynx Airlines and ATSG sign agreement
Smartlynx Airlines, a part of Avia Solutions Group, has signed an agreement with Air Transport Services Group to be one of the first customers to take delivery of six Airbus A330-300 P2F converted cargo freighters under the terms of a six-year lease. The first of the aircraft is... more
JMC Group expands North American presence
JMC Group, a provider of aviation manpower and engineering services headquartered in southwest UK, has strengthened its North American division, having launched in Canada in June 2021. Experienced recruiter Patrick Ramsey joins the business in Montreal, bringing nearly five... more
Reducing emissions with higher biodiesel blends
US class I railroad Union Pacific (UP) will start using a higher biodiesel blend in locomotives it acquired from Wabtec. UP will begin testing with B20 biodiesel and R55 renewable diesel on trains powered by Wabtec FDL engines operating in California in Q2/2022. As testing... more
Six B757 freighters for Amerijet
US cargo carrier Amerijet International Airlines has incorporated six B757 freighters into its fleet. The addition comes as part of an expansion and modernisation strategy launched in 2020. The B757-200(PCF) freighters will offer Amerijet customers versatility, range and... more
Sea Lead adds new loop
Singapore-based ocean carrier Sea Lead Shipping is including the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) in the rotation of its first US East Coast container service. Jacksonville will serve as the last port of call on Sea Lead’s Asia East Coast (AEC) loop connecting the Florida... more
Chapman Freeborn chooses Hendrik Falk
Chapman Freeborn, a global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Hendrik Falk as senior vice president of cargo for the Americas. Born in Germany, Falk spent most of his youth in USA. After gainig a bachelor’s degree in international... more
Hainan Airlines: ramp handling contract with WFS
Hainan Airlines has added a new ramp handling contract to its longstanding cargo handling partnership with Worldwide Flight Services at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Chinese airline, which has been a customer of WFS in Seattle for cargo handling since 2013, has... more