Mercator and United Cargo launch major IT solution 
Mercator, a leading aviation IT solutions provider owned by the Emirates Group (UAE), and United Airlines, one of the world's largest cargo carriers based in Chicago IL (USA), have joined forces to migrate the airline's cargo logistics and revenue accounting systems to... mehr
Volga-Dnepr participates in new hangar opening
This week, one of Volga-Dnepr Airlines' AN-124-100 freighter aircraft was inspected by influential leaders from the Huntsville AL (USA) local community, as well as by state and congressional leaders in the US government during a visit to DynCorp International's new hangar... mehr
ANA Cargo adjusts Okinawa operation
From today (28 August 2013), ANA Cargo, the freight division of Japan-based All Nippon Airways, is adjusting its operation on the Tokyo-Narita - Okinawa route: The current twelve weekly Boeing 767-300F flights are being replaced by six weekly Boeing 747F links, operated by... mehr
Port Columbus opens new south runway
A 140 million USD runway, the largest capital project in the 85-year history of Port Columbus OH (USA), took centre stage last week. Funded jointly by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA), Port Columbus airport’s south... mehr
Rückkehrer und Neulinge 
Gemäss Weltluftfahrtverband Iata war das Frachtaufkommen im Juni in Nordamerika um 1,2% rückläufig gegenüber Juni 2012, nahm in Lateinamerika jedoch um 7% zu. Wie lebhaft der Markt ist, veranschaulichen in diesen Monaten (wieder) eingeführte Routen. mehr
Colombia: first commercial flight with new biofuel
Lan Colombia, a member of the Latam Airlines Group, aided by the Colombian oil and gas company Terpel, set a milestone in the country's and region's commercial aviation history by carrying out the first flight in Colombia using second generation biofuel. The aircraft used for... mehr
Roll-out of first B787-9
The US airframe manufacturer Boeing has completed the first B787-9 Dreamliner. The second member of the B787 family rolled out of the Everett WA, factory 24 August, to the flight line, where teams are preparing it to fly later this summer.At 6 m longer than the B787-8, the... mehr
Less freight and profit at Zurich airport
The airport operator Flughafen Zürich AG posted a profit of CHF 10.1 million (EUR 8.2 million) in H1/2013, 87% less than in the same six months in 2012. The special effect from restructuring long-term debts reduced the consolidated profit by CHF 73.3 million (EUR 59.4 million).... mehr
Air Burkina flying into financial turbulence
The government of Burkina Faso in West Africa wants to set up a dialogue with the Aga Khan Fund for economic development, the owner of Air Burkina, about the financial and economic state of the airline. The transport ministry in the country’s capital Ouagadougou is concerned... mehr
Latam guilty of air cargo price-fixing conspiracy
The Canadian Competition Bureau announced last week that the South American Latam Airlines Group SA (Latam), the parent company of Lan Cargo SA, pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy under the country's competition act. The carrier was fined CAD 975,000 (EUR 707,000) by a court... mehr