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... plus
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.... plus
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... plus
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... plus
Également à Liège 
Coopération entre Saudia Cargo, Cainiao et WFS. Livré dans les délais: le 1er mars, les trois partenaires ont présenté leur modèle d’affaires pour l’e-commerce destiné à la supply chain du fret aérien sur l’aéroport de Liège. La coopération a été signée fin novembre à Djedda... plus
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... plus
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... plus
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,... plus
FedEx shifts from Newcastle to Teesside
After signing a five-year deal for an airfreight handling facility at Teesside airport (MME), FedEx is to relocate its cargo operation from Newcastle to Teesside – bringing eight additional inbound and outbound flights a week. The operation will provide capacity for 89 t of... plus
Air instead of sea freight
Neo Air Charter operated 60 widebody freighter charters in the first two months of 2024, to circumvent e-commerce supply chain problems caused by the Red Sea attacks on shipping, which have effectively closed the Suez Canal route. The 60 B747F and B777F charter flights... plus