Sensitive to tiny little car sensors 
On 30 May 2022, CBP officers inspected a shipment of sensors arriving from Hong Kong. Based on intelligence gathering and experience, officers suspected that the sensors were counterfeit. Officers reached out to GM’s global brand protection investigator - global security, which... mehr
Declining volumes at world's biggest cargo hub
The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has released Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) traffic figures for May 2022. Cargo throughput and flight movements recorded 365,000 t and 10,440, respectively, representing decreases of 9.7% and 4.0% compared to the same month in... mehr
Fully automated in new Chinese airport
Lödige Industries has installed a new air cargo terminal at Chengdu Tianfu airport (TFU), which has become one of the largest in the world since it opened a year ago (1.3 million t of cargo and mail). The core of the new facility consists of two elevating transfer vehicles with... mehr
ECS Group offers four new Flyone destinations
The low-cost Moldovan airline Flyone, for which ECS Group provides total cargo management (TCM) services, recently added four new destinations to its network and now operates weekly A320 flights from Amsterdam (AMS) in The Netherlands, Barcelona (BCN) in Spain, Brussels (BRU) in... mehr
Lucky Aviation makes Angolans happy
Taag Angola Airlines has signed a commercial agreement with the Chinese aviation group Lucky Aviation, "valued at approximately USD 200 million." The operation is leveraged on a charter contract basis exclusively for the transport of cargo, mainly raw materials,... mehr
Air cargo security tolerates no mistakes
The German Federal Aviation Authority (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, LBA) may ban inspectors from continuing to work if they have committed just one serious breach of due diligence in inspecting freight consignments, according to a recent ruling of the administrative court of... mehr
AFKLMP is launching "Modify my Booking"
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) is launching a new feature in Mycargo called “Modify my booking”. “Modify my booking" is a new self-service solution in Mycargo that gives customers an easy option to alter their booking anytime, anywhere. Mycargo allows AFKLMP... mehr
Latam Cargo goes live on Webcargo by Freightos
Air cargo has undergone a digital revolution over the past three years, driving more reliable, accurate, and accessible supply chains. This is particularly important in South America, which exports approximately USD 1 trillion of goods annually. Digital Air Cargo is... mehr
Qatar Airways Cargo: record growth in 25th year
Qatar Airways Cargo’s revenue showed an impressive growth of 25% over last year with the growth in cargo capacity (available tonne kilometres) of 25% annually. Against the backdrop of disruptions caused by the pandemic, Qatar Airways Cargo transported more than 3 million t... mehr
Improving connectivity between Asia and Europe
Fedex Express, a subsidiary of Fedex Corp., is launching a new route between Asia and Europe to improve connectivity and service reliability for customers in North Asia, including China and Japan. Customers in Singapore will also benefit from additional inbound capacity from... mehr