Major relief efforts to help Ebola-stricken countries 
Last week, Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International operated another charter flight to Monrovia (Liberia) in cooperation with and on behalf of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors without borders) to help provide medical supplies aimed at containing the fast spreading... plus
Airbus deal with South African providers
Airbus has signed cooperation agreements with Denel Aerostructures and Aerosud, two South African aviation companies. Following an international tender process, Aerosud was awarded a contract in November 2013 for the manufacture of a variety of parts and assemblies for the new... plus
Asian-Pacific airports remain top of the crop
Airports Council International (ACI) has released the latest world airport traffic report, based on data for almost 2,000 airports in 160 countries worldwide. "With many major economies remaining in a fragile state, 2013 can best be characterized as a year of unstable... plus
Le potentiel caché 
Le développement démographique en Afrique attire l’attention de managers du monde entier sur le grand potentiel économique du continent. La plupart sont pourtant mal informés sur les conditions en Afrique ou ont des préjugés. plus
Airfreight volumes grow despite some obstacles
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has just published its latest quarterly cargo market analysis. It mentions that airfreight volumes continue to show solid gains on a year ago, supported by economic improvements in some regions, but high jet fuel prices and... plus
AF-KLM-Martinair Cargo to Entebbe and Shanghai
Starting today (16 September 2014), Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo is launching a new once-per-week freighter flight (B747-400ERF) to Entebbe (Uganda) from Amsterdam (Netherlands). This new service is an addition to the existing daily passenger flight (A330) and stops in... plus
Launch of new freight forwarders network
From yesterday (15 September 2014), applications are being accepted to join "the Cooperative Logistics Network", a capped non-exclusive network in which hand-picked freight forwarders in each major air/seaport cooperate in a financially secure environment to reduce... plus
Fastjet fills hold with "freighty" passenger service
The East African low cost carrier Fastjet offers international passengers the chance to carry up to 80 kg of hold luggage by purchasing its new "freighty" upgrade package. This package is designed to appeal to those that fly with Fastjet to either collect or purchase... plus
5.8% more global airfreight in July
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released data for global airfreight markets showing a strong increase in air cargo in July. Compared to the same month in 2013, freight tonne kilometres (ftks) rose by 5.8%. This is an acceleration in growth from June when cargo... plus
Another Fokker cargo plane crash in East Africa
A Fokker 27 plane operated by the Kenyan airline Safari Express Cargo was destroyed in an accident in the Serengeti national park in Tanzania on 31 August. All three occupants sustained fatal injuries. Further to the Aviation Safety Network, the airplane had departed Mwanza... plus