Another epic journey for six historic pianos 
In 1788, a square piano made by Frederick Beck, a piano maker in London (UK), became the first keyboard instrument to arrive in Australia. The "First Fleet Piano" was transported on board a ship that took eight months to travel from Portsmouth (UK) to Sydney via Rio de... more
American Airlines Cargo chilling with Jettainer
The ULD services provider Jettainer has welcomed American Airlines Cargo as a customer for its "cool management" service. The US carrier now has access to the 24/7 service of Jettainer's own Cool Center of Excellence in Abu Dhabi, which is specifically responsible for... more
Qatar Airways adds 250th aircraft
Qatar Airways recently celebrated the arrival of its 250th aircraft, an Airbus A350-900 from Toulouse (France), the latest addition to the group’s growing fleet of passenger, cargo and executive aircraft. This landmark comes just 22 years after the carrier began... more
Saudia Cargo appoints executive director for global...
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company has appointed Per Hojland executive director, cargo operations worldwide. Hojland, a Danish national, took up his new position in Jeddah in March. He joins Saudia Cargo after having spent the past 25 years in various roles in the air cargo and... more
Turkish Cargo refutes accusations from World Animal...
World Animal Protection recently claimed that "Turkish Airlines transported African grey parrots between Kinshasa and Kuwait via Istanbul, with more than 60 birds found dead on arrival". A month ago in Johannesburg, the ITJ spoke with A. Bahadir Büyükkaymaz, manager... more
Ekol's founder buys back shares
Ahmet Musul, the founder and majority owner of the Turkish company Ekol Lojistik, has purchased 37% of Ekol shares that had been held by Rigond Finance, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi-based Invest AD and the Japan-based SBI, since 2010. Turkey’s competition authority has... more
World's cargo hubs see volume growth weaken in 2018
According to the preliminary world airport traffic rankings published by Airports Council International last week, the air cargo market did not fare as well as passenger traffic (+6%) with a year-end growth figure of 3.2%. This is a much lower growth rate than in 2017 (7.7%),... more
Rising cargo yields in the Far and Middle East
Cathay Pacific’s cargo business of benefited from robust demand in 2018. Group revenue grew by 18.5% to USD 3,607 million. Capacity of Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon increased by 2.6%. The load factor inched up by 1 percentage point to 68.8%. Tonnage carried was up 4.7%. Yield... more
Kick-off for stage two of the UAE rail network
Stage two of the UAE’s national rail network to connect Ruwais (UAE) with Ghuweifat on the UAE border with Saudi Arabia has been initiated. At a ceremony, the state-owned railway operator Etihad Rail signed a contract with the JV of China’s CSCEC and South Korea’s E&C for... more
Saudia Cargo in first Saudi international air show
Under the umbrella of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), Saudi Airlines Cargo participated alongside the other subsidiaries in the first Saudi international air show, which took place in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) from 12 March until today, 14 March 2019. The airline's booth... more