IAG Cargo restarts services to Saudi Arabia 
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), will resume its London Heathrow (LHR) and Jeddah King Abdulaziz International (JED) service from tomorrow, 2 November 2024. The six times weekly service will be operated by a Boeing 787 widebody aircraft... more
Port modernisation in Vietnam
Vingroup JSC and AD Ports Group have signed an MOU to explore joint development in Vietnam’s ports, logistics, and maritime sectors. The collaboration aims to modernise Vietnam’s logistics infrastructure and enhance its role in global supply chains. Vingroup will assess and... more
Pushback to the future 
People are travelling and flying again. GSE Expo Europe, which took place in Lisbon in September, made it clear what’s important again on the aprons at airports after the pandemic. ITJ editor-in-chief Andreas Haug spoke to Stavros Hatziiannou, the manager in charge of sales at... more
25 years of daily Munich-Dubai flights
Since its first A310 flight on 2 November 1999, Emirates has operated 34,600 scheduled flights between Munich and Dubai. Today it covers this route twice daily with A380s. Below-deck cargo capacity of up to 60 t per route plays a key role in strengthening trade relations between... more
AI-driven revenue management solution launched
Since they signed their partnership in early 2023, Qatar Airways Cargo and Wiremind have been steadily rolling out a range of solutions for demand forecasting, inventory optimisation, and overbooking recommendations. Their most recent implementation is a bid price machine... more
Ramping up in Riyadh
Agility has embarked on the final phase of expansion at its logistics complex in Riyadh, bringing the total available space to over 551,000 sqm. Backed by an investment of SAR 250 million, this new addition of 100,000 sqm is the last part of the company’s development programme... more
Ruscon to deliver more agricultural goods
The intermodal operator and affiliate of the Russian Delo-Group recently signed an agreement with Resource to transport agricultural goods to the markets of Asia and the Middle East. The parties intend to develop transport and logistics solutions based on the existing services... more
Il-76 cargo plane probably shot down in Sudan
An Ilyushin Il-76 freighter of New Way Cargo, which is headquartered in Ras Al Khaimah (UAE), but has strong ties to Kyrgyzstan, crashed on 21 October in North Darfur, Sudan. Further to the Aviation Safety Network, it departed its home base and headed to Amdjarass (Chad), but... more
Improving logistics in Iraq
In a new joint venture in Iraq, Aramex is working with ZK Holding to provide enhanced domestic and international courier, forwarding and logistic s services. Though ZK Holding is based in Abu Dhabi, it has access to over 7,000 points of sale in Iraq. Combined with Aramex’s... more
Emirates opts for Boeing
Emirates has placed a firm order for five more Boeing 777 freighters to be delivered from 2025/2026. Together with its previous orders, Emirates now has 14 Boeing 777Fs pending delivery from Boeing from now until the end of 2026. In addition, the airline has signed a... more