50 years ago: early biplane retires 
While the last A380 is about to be delivered, it is the 50th anniversary of the end of another double-deck aircraft. On 31 March 1971, the Bréguet 763 was withdrawn from civil service. Initial designs of a biplane were presented as a Breguet 760 at the air show in Paris in... more
Remarketing two regional combi aircraft
Canadian North has appointed ACC Aviation, a global aviation consultancy offering asset management and financial solutions to airlines, lessors and financiers, as the exclusive remarketing agent to sell its two De Havilland Dash 8-100. Built in the early 1990s, MSN 284 and... more
Start-up taps into freight business
Vietravel Airlines, a start-up launched in January, is considering entering the cargo market with in-house dedicated freighters, building on its current charter agreement with Indonesian carrier My Indo Airlines, covering services between Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok.... more
Asian Pacific cargo continues to grow
Preliminary February traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (Aapa) showed that a robust export activity amid improving global business confidence boosted demand for air cargo. For the region’s carriers, international air cargo demand, as... more
First post-Brexit fixed-wing AOC
ASL Airlines United Kingdom has received its air operator certificate (AOC) and its operating licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. This is the first fixed-wing AOC issued by the CAA post Brexit, and ASL Airlines UK, which will be closely aligned to ASL Airlines Ireland... more
Osprey: more than 600,000 hours
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey has logged more than 600,000 flight-hours since its first flight over 30 years ago, providing continuous customer support to maintain mission readiness and transport critical cargo and personnel. Built by Bell Textron, a Textron company, and... more
Flightless birds take to the skies
In another move in a longstanding partnership with New Zealand's department of conservation (DOC), which has seen Air New Zealand transport over 4,000 threatened species and conservation dogs that work to protect them around Aotearoa, the carrier recently helped fly 15 takahē... more
Meeting growing demand in Cincinnati
Aeroterm, owner and developer of on-airport cargo facilities, has completed a new class A, 4,680 sqm airside cargo facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). The building, which can be expanded to 11,150 sqm, can accommodate cargo, ground support... more
Chinese vaccines to the Caribbean
A new batch of vaccines developed by Chinese pharmaceutical companies Sinopharm and Sinovac was delivered from Beijing to the Dominican Republic by China Eastern Airlines on 18 March, according to the Shanghai-based airline. After 17 hours 34 minutes' flight, the vaccines... more
Simply epic
Iata has launched its enhanced partner identification and connectivity (Epic) platform to support the digitisation of the global air cargo supply chain. It aims to simplify the complex process of making digital connections across the air cargo value chain - over 40,000 freight... more