La branche tire profit de la crise 
Un entretien avec Fabrice Panza, manager global cool chain solutions, Etihad Cargo. En 2022, on produira probablement deux fois plus de vaccins anti-covid qu’en 2021 et 40% seront acheminés par avion. Fabrice Panza relate la manière dont le fret aérien en général et Etihad... plus
From A(irstream) to Z(imex) 
Airstream International Group, a provider of aircraft remarketing services headquartered in England, has recently arranged the resale of three ATR72-212 freighter aircraft on behalf of Hawaiian Airlines, the US carrier having definitively stopped its inter-island cargo... plus
Medicargo: developing drone logistics
ADAC Luftrettung and the German Red Cross blood donor service of Baden-Württemberg - Hesse will be working in close cooperation to develop drone logistics for transporting blood, medicines and tissue in future. More than 100 drone flights have been performed between the DRK... plus
Seven Star-ISMS for Astral Aviation
The Star Navigation Systems Group has signed a sales agreement with Astral Aviation of Kenya to purchase seven units of the Star-ISMS (in-flight safety monitoring system) for seven of its cargo fleet, with an option of a further three aircraft in the next twelve months. The... plus
Big business with the Taliban?
Ariana Afghan Airlines, Afghanistan’s state-owned carrier, whose fleet currently comprises an A310 and three B737, is looking to add widebody aircraft. Further to tender documents, the Taliban-controlled airline is planning to buy three A330-200s including one dedicated... plus
Oman know-how for Kilimanjaro airport
Christine Mwakatobe, acting MD of the Kilimanjaro Airport Development Company (KADC), and Abdul Nasser Abdullah al Yamani, VP business development, Oman Airports, have signed a MoU to develop the aviation infrastructure of the Tanzanian airport which has been in operation since... plus
Brand refreshed by Champ Cargosystems
Champ Cargosystems has unveiled its new corporate brand. Like the air cargo industry, Champ has evolved over the last 17 years and established itself as a provider for all stakeholders, forwarders, GHAs, GSAs and carriers. Champ Cargosystems CEO Chris McDermott says that... plus
Sensitive to tiny little car sensors
On 30 May 2022, CBP officers inspected a shipment of sensors arriving from Hong Kong. Based on intelligence gathering and experience, officers suspected that the sensors were counterfeit. Officers reached out to GM’s global brand protection investigator - global security, which... plus
Declining volumes at world's biggest cargo hub
The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has released Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) traffic figures for May 2022. Cargo throughput and flight movements recorded 365,000 t and 10,440, respectively, representing decreases of 9.7% and 4.0% compared to the same month in... plus
Fully automated in new Chinese airport
Lödige Industries has installed a new air cargo terminal at Chengdu Tianfu airport (TFU), which has become one of the largest in the world since it opened a year ago (1.3 million t of cargo and mail). The core of the new facility consists of two elevating transfer vehicles with... plus