Flying Koi carp around the world 
American Airlines Cargo has transported koi carp, an ancient and long-living ornamental fish, in increasing volumes for 20 years. The carrier’s team in Japan exported record shipments last year, totalling over 19.1 t to Los Angeles and 9.6 t to Dallas/Fort Worth alone. The most... mehr
Another Boeing 767 freighter
Air Transport Services Group has commenced a new lease agreement with DHL Network Operations (USA), under which ATSG’s cargo aircraft management (CAM) has leased a 767-300 freighter aircraft to DHL to operate within the provider’s global network. “As one of our longest... mehr
More support for seagliders
The Hawaiʻi Seaglider Initiative (HSI), a broad coalition of public and private organisations working to increase awareness and understanding of seagliders as a new affordable and accessible transport option to Hawaiʻi communities, has added Southwest Airlines as a corporate... mehr
IAG Cargo: BCN-MIA in ten days
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has announced a new service between Barcelona and Miami. The route will run to Miami International Airport three times a week from 31 March 2024, increasing to four services from June to September.... mehr
Liege airport: a great start to 2024
The first two months of 2024 confirm the robustness of Liege airport's business model, with an increase in the number of flights (+15%) and tonnage (+13%) compared to the same period of 2023. Freight traffic rose by 13%, in a highly competitive market where some ten airports are... mehr
Big Singapore interest in Stockholm
Singapore-based aviation services group Sats has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, WFS Sweden, is planning to acquire Terminal & Transporttjänst i Sigtuna and APH Logistics for SEK 94 million (approximately EUR 8.4 million). The transaction is subject to regulatory... mehr
Jetzt auch in Lüttich 
Zusammenarbeit zwischen Saudia Cargo, Cainiao und WFS. Geliefert wie angekündigt: Am 1. März stellten drei Partner ihr auf den E-Commerce ausgerichtetes Geschäftsmodell für die Luftfracht-Lieferkette auf dem Flughafen Lüttich vor. Die Zusammenarbeit wurde Ende November in Jeddah... mehr
More movements but less volume
At the annual press conference held by the French airline association Union des Aéroports Français (UAF) a week ago today, on 13 March 2024, developments in the airfreight sector were only mentioned in passing - as they were before the pandemic. With a volume of 2.244... mehr
Another B777F for Silk Way West
Silk Way West Airlines, a cargo airline based in the Caspian and Central Asian region, will acquire an additional Boeing 777 freighter, scheduled for delivery in 2025. This order is an extension to the original agreement signed with Boeing in April 2021, wherein Silk Way... mehr
MSC Air Cargo banks on Descartes
MSC Air Cargo, the cargo airline which the MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company launched in 2022, has adopted the Descartes Air Messaging solution to better manage airfreight shipments. The software developed by the Descartes Systems Group, a logistics technology platform,... mehr