IAG Cargo returning to Pakistan 
IAG Cargo started operating a direct service from the UK to Islamabad (Pakistan) this month. The thrice-weekly service from London Heathrow will run year-round and offer 15 t of lift per flight.The new option will bolster the airline's position in the region, adding to the cargo... more
Eva Air decommissioning nose loader
Eva Air will use its B747-400F for the last time this weekend. Today (31 May 2019), the giant freighter with a nose loader will once again operate the Taipei - Hong Kong and Taipei - Singapore - Hanoi – Taipei rotations, then the Taipei - Singapore - Penang – Taipei route on... more
DHL enhances intercontinental fleet
Currently replacing the older intercontinental fleet with modern freighters, DHL has commenced revenue service with the first of the new B777Fs. The aircraft will strengthen DHL’s intercontinental services and connect the major DHL hub in Cincinnati OH (USA), from where the... more
Decline continues at Asian cargo airports
The preliminary traffic figures for April released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed further contracting air cargo volumes, following disruptions to global supply chains amid heightened trade tensions, particularly between the USA and China. Air cargo... more
US Navy orders Sikorsky heavylift helicopters
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, will build twelve production CH-53K King Stallion helicopters under a new USD 1.13 billion contract from the US Navy. Under the terms of the contract, known as low rate initial production (LRIP) lot 2 and 3, Sikorsky will begin deliveries of... more
Mexicans anticipate flight tracking regulation
Estafeta, a Mexican logistics service provider that operates a fleet of six B737F, has chosen an ADB-B solution from GKN Fokker Services. The deadline of the new "automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast" mandate, a surveillance technology in which an aircraft... more
Appointee to spearhead growth at Thordon Bearings
Neil Cooper has been appointed vice-president sales at Thordon Bearings, a Thomson-Gordon Group company. He is tasked with reinforcing the Canadian company’s position in the global water-lubricated bearings market and to drive continued growth. Thomson-Gordon group... more
USA: going even greener with RNG
UPS has signed an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels to purchase 645 million litre equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) through 2026. The measure will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than 1 million t. UPS said it is the largest commitment for the use of... more
Latam Cargo carries big cats to South Africa
Melena and Tika, a male and a female lion aged 6 and 18 years respectively, were the first of five big cats transported by Latam Cargo from Santiago del Estero (Argentina) to Johannesburg (South Africa). The move is intended to protect the animals' lives and ensure their welfare... more
Two "Aces" in USA – one too many perhaps?
Ace Belgium Freighters, a new Liege-based airline that secured its AOC only one month ago, seems to have encountered opposition in its bid to start commercial cargo flights to the USA, where the department of transportation (DoT) records show that a near-namesake carrier, Alaska... more