B737-800BCF flying high over Paris and Europe 
During last week's Paris Air Show, ASL Aviation Holdings, which provides network solutions for express freight integrators (2018: 357,000 t), and Boeing signed a MoU for 20 737-800 Boeing converted freighters (BCF), bringing the next-generation 737-800 freighter conversion to... more
First US carrier to use Skycell containers
United Cargo will enhance its Tempcontrol service by becoming the first US carrier to lease and transport the temperature-sensitive containers manufactured by Skycell. Each container of the Swiss-based company is equipped with IoT sensors that connect to Skycell's... more
US haulier deploys Globe Tracker's IoT devices
Southwest Dedicated Transport, a motor carrier from Oklahoma (USA), has selected Globe Tracker, a provider in IoT tracking and monitoring solutions for logistics assets, to outfit its refrigerated trailer fleet with IoT devices that track and monitor cargo conditions. The GT... more
Five new B777F on three new routes
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced a significant new order for five Boeing 777 freighters. Qatar Airways Group chief executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker (left, together with Kevin McAllister, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes), also revealed three new... more
Improving access to truck-to-rail transload in Illinois
The city of Peru in Illinois (USA) and Omnitrax will receive a USD 6,081 million grant for extensive track work on the transport company-managed Illinois Railway (IR). It will improve crossing surfaces and install 40 km of 50 kg rail, 20,000 ties and seven switch sets, and... more
Amazon targets fleet of 70 aircraft by 2021
At the International Paris Air Show this week, Amazon announced a partnership with GE Capital Aviation Services to lease an additional fifteen B737-800 freighters. These units will be added to the five B737-800's already leased from Gecas. They will fly in the USA out of the... more
Phillip Brown joins SAL Heavy Lift in USA
SAL Heavy Lift and their American subsidiary have appointed Phillip Brown as vice president – projects to head the Houston based sales Team as from 1 July 2019. With his extensive knowledge of the U.S. project transport segment, Brown will add considerable strength to SAL’s... more
Cargolux returns to Santiago de Chile
Cargolux Airlines returned to Santiago de Chile on a re-designed South American routing on 14 June. The weekly Santiago connection forms part of a South American routing that includes four other destinations in the area. The flight rotation is Luxembourg-Viracopos-Santiago... more
Big Gecas order for small converted Boeing freighters
GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, signed an agreement with Boeing at the Paris Air Show exercising ten purchase rights to firm orders and adding 15 more purchase rights for the B737-800 Boeing Converted... more
Fleet upgrade to improve intermodal services across USA
Roadrunner Intermodal Services in the USA has acquired over 60 new tractors for operations at U.S. ports and railway hubs. According to the company, the new equipment will help to increase safety, reduce breakdowns, improve fuel efficiency, provide a better driving experience... more