One airshow after another 
Bahrain International Airshow (Bias) has set its sights high for industry-wide growth and development ahead of its 2024 edition, following the airshow in Le Bourget, France. Bahrain is quickly establishing itself as a major cargo centre within the region. A new 25,000 sqm... mehr
Converting Embraer in China
At the 54th Paris Airshow, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and the Chinese Lanzhou Aviation Industry Development Group signed a LOA for twenty E190F and E195F E-Jets P2F conversions. The companies plan to cooperate on establishing of E190F and E195F conversion... mehr
A new record for wildlife transportation
Uganda’s Bar Aviation has made a ground breaking achievement in the field of wildlife transportation. On the weekend of 3 - 4 June 2023, Bar successfully completed the transport of a group of eighteen rhinos from South Africa to Congo with its C-130 aircraft. The successful... mehr
A tool to improve capacity forecasting
With the recent renewal of its Skypallet contract with Wiremind, Westjet Cargo confirmed its the decision to take the digital collaboration further and explore capacity forecasting improvements. A proof of concept (POC) was initiated in April 2023 and will run for the next few... mehr
Deployable digital tower for safe missions
Not in Paris this week, but during the Turku Airshow in Finland last week, Saab unveiled "r-TWR Deployable", a deployable, digital tower that provides high availability, mission-to-mission modularity and flexibility. It is mission-ready within an hour and can be... mehr
Air Algérie orders eight Boeing 737 MAX jets
Boeing and Air Algérie confirmed an order for eight fuel-efficient 737-9 jets at the Paris Air Show. The Algerian flag carrier also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for two 737-800 Boeing converted freighters (BCF) to meet increasing cargo demand in the region.... mehr
Latam Cargo helps more than 3,000 UNHCR refugees
Latam Group has shipped more than 60 t of humanitarian aid free of charge in Latin America through its solidarity plane programme, benefiting more than 3,000 refugees assisted by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. During this first year of partnership, humanitarian aid was... mehr
Emirates reaffirms commitment to Zurich Airport
In August 1992, Emirates flew from Dubai to Zurich for the first time, heralding three decades of partnership with Switzerland. The airline congratulates Switzerland's largest international airport on its 75th anniversary and is looking forward to many more years of close... mehr
DHL Express: new gateway facility in Helsinki
DHL Express Finland is building a logistics centre to serve international air express transports at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. DHL Express’ total investment in new premises and technology in the Aviapolis area is around EUR 100 million for the entire lease period. Once... mehr
Now also flights from Rome to Tel Aviv
Poste Air Cargo has launched a scheduled service from Rome (FCO) via Larnaca to Tel Aviv. The service, which operates every Sunday, complements the Italian Post's existing direct flight from Milan (MXP) to the Israeli metropolis and adds the port city of Larnaca (Cyprus) to its... mehr