Hans gains GSSA for cargo business 
British start-up airline Hans Airways has inked a deal with Air Logistics Group for the company’s global air cargo sales and customer support. The exclusive GSSA agreement took effect on 1 August 2021, with the East Midlands-based supplier providing Hans Airways with full... plus
Touching down on a new continent
Celebi Tanzania Aviation Services, a subsidiary company of Çelebi Aviation, has been awarded a concession for the "provision of ground handling and cargo services" at Dar Es Salaam airport in Tanzania. The company states that its "dedicated headquarters and... plus
Qatar becomes cargowise
Doha-headquartered air cargo carrier Qatar Airways Cargo is working with software solutions provider Wise Tech Global to implement a direct data connection between their global operating systems. This link between Wise Tech’s Cargo Wise platform and Qatar Airways Cargo... plus
Sixth Swiss Humanitarian Aid flight to Asia
Switzerland is helping several Asian and African countries to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. On 28 July 2021, Swiss Humanitarian Aid dispatched 100 respirators and more than a million antigen tests (26 t) to Bangkok. The provision of this aid, which took off from Zurich airport in... plus
Flying the champs back home
A group of very special champions have made their way home from the Japanese capital on special flights operated by Emirates. Emirates Skycargo, the freight division of the Dubai-based carrier, operated 16 charter flights to fly 247 horses from Liege to Tokyo-HND and back.... plus
First 737-800BCF for Avia AM Leasing
Avia AM Leasing has welcomed its first 737-800 Boeing converted freighter (BCF) to the fleet. The passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion project, performed at the Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Company (Staeco) facility in Jinan, China, was the first of its kind for the... plus
Restoring Caribbean cargo capacities
After the re-opening of the borders of Trinidad and Tobago, where Caribbean Airlines is headquartered, on 17 July, Caribbean Airlines Cargo has resumed scheduled connectivity between Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada, New York and Toronto. The carrier transports cargo in the belly... plus
Le fret évince les passagers 
La très longue année de la pandémie a montré à quel point le fret aérien est vital pour le trafic aérien. Malgré cela, il est bien souvent l’enfant mal-aimé des compagnies aériennes et des aéroports. Pas à Brescia. Ce site du nord de l’Italie dédie désormais de grandes parties... plus
Ramping up South Pacific cargo capacity
Following recent cargo conversion in Miami, Nauru Airlines now has three dedicated freighter aircraft in its fleet. B737-300SF, serial 25607, arrived at Commercial Jet on 24 January 2021. It took approximately 140 days to transform the passenger aircraft to a freighter... plus
Geneva and Vienna calling
This July, Air Canada Cargo will add several new destinations to its timetable, returning not only to Lisbon and Rome, but also to Vienna and Geneva. Starting 21 July, three flights per week will be operated between Toronto and the Austrian capital. The following day will see... plus