The first of three new destinations from today 
Two months after its first air freight services were launched, CMA CGM Air Cargo, the air freight division of CMA CGM Group, is now introducing regular connections between Liège and Dubai (DWC) from today, 19 May 2021. With its services to Dubai, a hub ideally located at the... mehr
Smartlynx to provide widebody cargo capacity
Smartlynx Airlines Malta, an EU-based specialist in full-service ACMI aircraft leasing solutions, has extended its Airbus fleet. Currently operating an A320 and A321, the carrier has now added the A330 type as well. Five A330 will be modified to Zero LOPA by removing... mehr
Geodis to open new site at Paris CDG
Geodis is planning to open a 6,000 sqm site within the cargo area of Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport to provide certified services (Iata CEIV Pharma and TAPA Level A), especially for customers in the health and luxury goods sectors. The new complex will become operational in... mehr
Sputnik V to India, Mexico and Moldova
144 thermo-containers with Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccines were recently delivered onboard charter flights of Volga-Dnepr Group's carriers – Air Bridge Cargo Airlines and Atran Airlines - to Hyderabad, Kishinev and Mexico City. The transportation of over 25 t of special cargo... mehr
Iata CEIV Pharma for Atlas and Polar Air
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has announced that its companies Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide have each achieved Iata's centre of excellence for independent validators (CEIV) corporate pharma credential, confirming their commitment to meeting pharmaceutical... mehr
Amazon Air now in Kansas City and Pittsburgh
An Amazon Air B737-800F touched down at Pittsburgh airport (PIT) for the first time last week, adding the Western Pennsylvanian airport to its expanding US cargo network. The airport describes the daily service as its "biggest cargo". Through a partner lease... mehr
Toronto mit Gepäck 
Es ist die kanadische Fluggesellschaft Air Canada Cargo, die am Euro-airport die erste reguläre Transatlantik-Frachtverbindung eröffnet. Der nationalen Luftfracht-Carrier Kanadas bindet mit Toronto zunächst den grössten Flughafen des nordamerikanischen Landes an. mehr
Proponent partners with Sine Draco
Proponent, a Californian aerospace parts distribution business, has been selected by Sine Draco Aviation Technology to serve as a Tier 1 supplier of machined parts and other conversion hardware for Sine Draco's A321 freighter conversion programme. Under the deal, the team of... mehr
Green light for nine new routes
Hong Kong Air Cargo (HKAC) has received approval from the Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority to operate scheduled cargo flights to nine new routes. In December 2020, HKAC formally submitted applications to add Chennai, Delhi, Jakarta, Liege, Manila, Melbourne,... mehr
Boeing to convert B737-800 in Costa Rica
Boeing will open the first of two 737-800BCF conversion lines with Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindustriales (Coopesa) in Alajuela, Costa Rica early next year. The US aircraft manufacturer forecasts that 1,500 freighter conversions will be needed by 2040 to... mehr