Air cargo capacity above pre-pandemic level 
According to the latest weekly market analysis released by Clive Data Services, part of Xeneta, an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking platform, global air cargo capacity increased for the eleventh consecutive month in February 2023, up 11% on the same period last year,... mehr
Spright selects Blueflite drone platform
Blueflite, an advanced logistics drone, is entering a long-term partnership with Spright, a USA-based drone services provider. Spright has placed options for 40 units of Blueflite’s advanced logistics drone platform with an initial four units to be delivered over the coming... mehr
Chapman Freeborn delivers lifesaving aid
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has chartered numerous flights from across the world to deliver humanitarian aid to Turkey and Syria following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the 6 February 2023. A second earthquake hit... mehr
Draught horse still lame
Cargo volumes at Moroccan airports are still far below the levels recorded before the outbreak of Covid-19. In 2022, eleven of the 21 gateways, at which the national airport authority Onda registered freight traffic, handled a total of 69,750 t of goods. This was only 0.4%... mehr
"Special flight division" with "special cargo"
"Human remains" are sensitive cargo, and long-haul transports are usually carried out by aircraft. With the help of Flightradar 24, our colleagues at The Moscow Times have observed that in the war that Russia has been waging in Ukraine as a so-called "special... mehr
Silk Way West Airlines expands network
Silk Way West Airlines is expanding its network in the Middle East and Central Asia by introducing twice-weekly regular cargo flights to and from the Saudi Arabian city of Dammam, as well as to and from Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. These scheduled routes will enable... mehr
World’s first collapsible AAX now available
VRR’s foldable and stackable cargo container, the world’s first collapsible AAX, has just been certified by Easa and is now ready for take-off. Developer VRR is delighted that it can bring its product to the air cargo market. “We’re very excited that we can officially launch the... mehr
Titan in der Luft 
Knöcherne Luftfracht von Buenos Aires nach London Heathrow. Es ist ein Name, der sich für ein Urvieh schickt: Patagotitan Mayorum. Das Skelett eines Dinosaurier-Riesen, der in Argentinien beheimatet ist, überquerte für eine Ausstellung des naturhistorischen Museums in London als... mehr
Cathay Pacific Cargo rebrands as Cathay Cargo
Cathay is launching Cathay Cargo, a rebrand of its cargo business, and a change of name from Cathay Pacific Cargo. The change is part of the airline’s overarching brand redesign and reinforces the existing strong brand association and perceptions held by its customers. The... mehr
Champ Cargosystems now EU-ICS2 compliant
Champ Cargosystems has successfully completed its conformance testing in preparation of the new EU-ICS2 (Import Control System 2) regulation which comes into play in March 2023. This means that Champ's Traxon Global Customs (TGC) and Traxon Global Security (TGS) products are now... mehr