New Chinese conversion partner for EFW 
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a subsidiary of ST Engineering and Airbus, has teamed up with Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corp (Ameco), a provider of MRO services for aircraft in China, for a new collaborative project for Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F)... more
Change in the cockpit of Zurich Airport
CEO Stephan Widrig has decided to take on new challenges outside the company and will be leaving Flughafen Zürich, the operator of Zurich Airport, at the end of April 2023. Widrig worked for the company for 23 years in various roles, including 15 years on the management... more
Strengthening the North-South route
Russia’s RZD Logistics, Kazakhstan’s KTZ Express and the Transport and Logistics Centre of Turkmenistan have signed an MoU with the aim of establishing a joint rail service on the Russian North-South route. In addition to an expansion of the rail infrastructure, the partners... more
Aero Union outsources ULD management to Jettainer
Mexican cargo airline Aero Union has outsourced the management of all its unit load devices (ULDs) to Jettainer. This was announced by both companies at Tiaca's Air Cargo Forum in Miami. The global market provider of ULD management has taken over more than 800 units from the... more
An office in New Zealand
Haifa-based ZIM has launched its own agency in New Zealand, replacing the current third-party agent. The new office will be led by David Mitchell, the current country manager, who will now join the ZIM team. He will report to Danny Hoffman, ZIM EVP Intra-Asia. The new agency... more
A Danish acquisition this time
In Denmark, Rhenus Warehousing Solutions has taken over DKI Logistics, including its warehouse investment firm DKI Automatic. The authorities approved the deal so that DKI is already an official part of the Rhenus Group. The responsible managers finally signed the contract... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
On the Polynesian island of Ua Pou, widows used to wear the skull of their deceased husbands around their necks for the rest of their lives. more
Close to Madrid
Farsound is expanding its operations in Spain with the opening of a new facility close to Madrid-Barajas Airport. The company’s new warehouse and operational facilities will be located in San Fernando de Henares, a town in the province of Madrid, and will be fully... more
Salvatore Sciacchitano re-elected Icao president
Salvatore Sciacchitano has been re-elected for a second three-year term as president of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao). Sciacchitano first assumed the office of Icao council president on 1 January 2020. Prior to this, he was part of the... more
Atlas Air announces results for Q3/2022
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has reported a Q3/2022 net income of USD 60.1 million, or USD 1.79 per diluted share, compared with the net income of USD 119.5 million, or USD 3.91 per diluted share, in Q3/2021. On an adjusted basis, ebitda totalled USD 194.0 million in Q3/2022... more