Dnata goes pink in fight against breast cancer 
Dnata, a provider of global air and travel services, has taken a unique initiative to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. The company has repainted one of its pushback tractors to pink to increase awareness and promote regular screening and early detection of... more
A land bridge through the sand 
Stimulate freight transport by expanding Saudi Arabia’s rail infrastructure. Saudi Arabian Railways’ network covers approximately 5,000 km today. Over the next five to seven years it is set to be expanded to 8,000 km, which should give a boost to the ‘Vision 2030’ that the... more
Qatar Airways Cargo on two digital platforms
Qatar Airways Cargo has chosen to publish its capacity on Cargo Ai, significantly augmenting the platform’s Middle-Eastern presence and global network reach. The +6,500 forwarder users in 105 countries of the Singapore-based digital marketplace can now look forward to real-time... more
For better navigation in Bahrani waters
The Middle East Navigation Aids Service (Menas) has signed an agreement with the Bahrain Ports and Maritime Affairs (PMA) to remove and replace three abandoned light beacons in the Northwest of Bahrain and to survey all Aids to Navigation (AtoNs) in Bahraini waters. The... more
Saudi Arabia completes new rail link
With a special ceremony, the Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has celebrated its new constructed rail connection linking country’s East Track with the North Track. The new line is 124 km long. The operation is expected to start in Q1/2023. The rail line will serve the industrial... more
German-Turkish conversion cooperation
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a German centre of excellence for Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions, and the MRO company Turkish Technic have announced a new collaboration in A330P2F conversions. It will see Turkish Technic becoming the first MRO company to provide... more
DHL is not Fedex
Deutsche Post DHL Group is celebrating its preliminary results for Q3/2022. A particular focus lay on the group’s ebit, which passed the threshold of EUR 2 billion over the period (Q3/2021: EUR 1.78 billion). Thus, with its group ebit for the first nine months of 2022... more
Rail link Sohar – Abu Dhabi getting closer
Oman Rail and Etihad Rail have signed an agreement to jointly establish the equally-owned Oman-Etihad Rail Company. It will hold an overall investment power of USD 3 billion to design, develop and operate a railway network connecting Sohar Port to the UAE national rail network.... more
Agility invests in e-mobility supplier
Agility Ventures, the venture capital branch of Kuwait-headquartered Agility, has invested in Loop Global, a USA-based developer of hardware and software for electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations and networks. Loop, which operates in all 50 US states and more than 15... more
A quality stamp for challenging animal transports
Already holding the Iata Ceiv Pharma certificate, Challenge Airlines has now also been Iata Ceiv Live Animals certified. The certificate was formally presented to Hay Sasson, COO of Challenge Group, by Iata's SVP product and services Frederic Léger at the Iata World Cargo... more