Preighters between Phuket and Penang 
Effective today, 2 February 2023, Qatar Airways Cargo will operate an A330 passenger freighter to Penang (Malaysia) via Qatar Airways’ passenger flights to Phuket (Thailand), four times a week. This adds over 70 t of available capacity each week that will feed into the carrier’s... more
A new intra-American service
Haifa-based carrier ZIM is launching its new service ZIM Colibri Xpress (ZCX) which will connect ports on the South American West Coast with the US East Coast. The rotation will be the following: San Antonio (Chile), Callao (Peru), Guayaquil (Ecuador), Cartagena (Colombia),... more
El Al opts for Dokasch's "Opticooler" solution
Dokasch Temperature Solutions, a German provider of temperature-controlled packaging solutions, and El Al Israel Airlines have signed a master rental agreement for the use of Dokasch’s Opticooler containers. The carrier can now deploy the active cooling containers for its pharma... more
Dnata launches its operations in Zanzibar
Global air and travel services provider Dnata has launched its operations at Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) with its partners Emirates Leisure Retail and Segap, a joint venture between airport infrastructure and operations specialists Egis and private... more
Aero Africa appoints Issa Baluch
Aero Africa air cargo management group has appointed chairman Issa Baluch as a non-executive advisory board member. Baluch is credited with pioneering multimodal sea/air transport via UAE into Africa and other regions and was founder and CEO of Swift Freight International, which... more
Container flows on a positive note?
In December 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) surged to 124.3 points from the 121.9 points (seasonally adjusted) registered the month before, according to... more
2M ends - in predisposed obedience? 
Maersk has published a press release saying that the alliance 2M is set to end in January 2025, speaking of "a thorough evaluation process" and a mutual agreement with its partner MSC. Besides wishing to minimise possible disruptions caused by the termination of the... more
Emirates to resume pre-pandemic Aussi ops
Two months from today, on 26 March 2023, services between Melbourne and Emirates' Dubai hub via Singapore will increase from two to three flights per day, with a third direct service to begin to Sydney from 1 May. The expansion of services follows the airline's recent... more
Challenge Airlines: first flight from Istanbul today
Challenge Group is starting the new year as it means to go on, with an historic, inaugural Challenge Airlines flight out of Istanbul, Turkey, today 25 January 2023. The freighter will carry a mix of Turkey’s main export products: garments, fabrics, and automotive parts, all from... more
The industry needs staying power
GSSA expects airfreight upturn in Q2 or H2. After a peak season that didn’t deserve the moniker the air cargo industry is now looking to the future with uncertainty. Andrius Antanaitis, director of business development for Europe at Strike Aviation, thinks the industry will have... more