Special livery to celebrate 60th anniversary 
OE-LPF, a new B777, will join the long-haul fleet of Austrian Airlines in May. Painting and labelling work on the aircraft, which is still undergoing modifications in Hong Kong, has been completed and the aircraft already sports a new design. In addition, the B777... mehr
Russian and German railfreight carriers cooperate
Russia-based RZD Logistics and the German service provider, DB Cargo, have agreed to develop a joint multimodal container service with expedited cargo delivery from China to ports in the Kaliningrad region ports and on to certain terminals in Europe and vice versa. RZD... mehr
More blocktrains on Eurasian route 
The Switzerland-based Interrail group and the Russian transport and logistics company Fesco have signed a declaration of intent (DoI) to develop joint transport services on the China-Russia-Europe route and vice versa, as well as establish an offer for Europe to Russia. The... mehr
A350-900 ULR completes first flight
MSN 216, the ultra long range (ULR) version of the A350 XWB, has successfully completed its first flight. The latest variant of the A350 XWB family will be able to fly 9,700 nautical miles (17,965 km) - further than any other commercial airliner - and will enter service with... mehr
Germany – South Korea/Japan in under 23 days
Russian Far East Land Bridge (Felb) has introduced a new, once per week high speed FCL rail service from Germany to Suzhou, near Shanghai (China), via Malaszewice/Brest on the border between Poland and Belarus. The transit time for the eastbound container train from Hamburg... mehr
Cardig Air receives B737 conversion
As part of a managerial change ten years ago, the Indonesian freight airline, Cardig Air, switched from B737-200C equipment that could be swiftly converted from a passenger to a freight configuration and vice versa to converted B737s. Now the carrier has augmented its fleet... mehr
Inland rail: construction in NSW starts this year
The Australian government is continuing to promote the Melbourne to Brisbane inland rail project by awarding an AUD 6 million (EUR 3.83 million) contract to WSP Australia and Mott MacDonald for feasibility design work between Illabo and Stockinbingal in New South Wales (NSW).... mehr
IAG Cargo celebrates 1,000th HK flight with Qatar Cargo
Yesterday (22 April 2018), marked the 1,000th flight of IAG Cargo's Hong Kong - London Stansted freighter agreement with Qatar Airways. Served with B777F equipment five times per week, the route commenced on 1 May 2014. During that time, IAG Cargo successfully moved over... mehr
Fedex connects Guangzhou and Memphis
The US transport company Fedex Express has launched a new route which, for the first time, connects the Fedex APAC hub in Guangzhou (China) and the company's world hub in Memphis TN (USA). Initially, a MD-11F will operate the five flights per week service. The aircraft will... mehr
New rail line to aid mining in Chhattisgarh
A new railway line has opened in the Kanker district in North Bastar, Chhattisgarh (India). The long-awaited track, which connects Dallirajhara in the Balod district to Bhanupratappur, is part of the 235 km Dallirajhara – Raoghat – Jagdalpur rail link project. The railway... mehr