Five years of humanitarian aid with Airlink 
Yesterday, 19 August 2025, on the UN's 'World Humanitarian Day', Qatar Airways Cargo reaffirmed its commitment to humanitarian aid through its 'WeQare' programme, highlighting five years of cooperation with Airlink and 42 NGO partners. Since 2020, the airline has moved 720 t of... more
SF Airlines and ST Engineering open MRO facility
SF Airlines and ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business have opened a new airframe MRO facility at Ezhou Huahu International Airport, China’s first dedicated cargo airport. The site, developed through their joint venture ST Engineering Aerospace (Hubei) Aviation Services,... more
ECS to manage Asiana belly cargo
ECS Group has been appointed by Asiana Airlines as its exclusive global GSSA partner for international belly cargo operations. Effective 1 August, ECS is managing sales, reservations, customer service, and ground handling coordination across 33 major locations in nine countries,... more
Hybrid-electric breakthrough
Elroy Air has marked a milestone in autonomous air cargo development with its "Chaparral" hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft. In three recent flights in California, the drone transitioned autonomously from vertical takeoff to forward, wingborne flight, reaching more... more
New cargo flows at Changi
Sats has opened a BUP handling centre at Singapore Changi airport, designed to accelerate bulk unitisation programme shipments (BUP) assembled by forwarders or shippers. Covering half a soccer field at Sats Cargo’s airfreight terminal the sheltered facility cuts minimum... more
Expanding the fleet with A330-300P2Fs
Saudia Cargo has signed a wet-lease agreement with ASL Aviation Holdings for two Airbus A330-300P2F freighters. The first aircraft, MSN 1272, arrived in Shannon in June after passenger-to-freighter conversion and will begin service with ASL Airlines Ireland in September... more
Contract renewal boosts Malta’s global cargo reach
KM Malta Airlines has renewed its total cargo management (TCM) contract with Network Airline Services (NAS) after a competitive tender process. The Maltese national carrier operates around 280 weekly flights with eight Airbus A320neo aircraft to 18 direct destinations from... more
21,000 t weekly capacity to 25 gateways
Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its East and Southeast Asian network to 25 gateways in twelve countries and territories, offering over 21,000 t of weekly capacities. The addition of passenger flights to Hangzhou (China) complements 44 weekly freighter services to... more
Dokasch opens pharma container station in Atlanta
Dokasch Temperature Solutions has opened a new service station in Atlanta GA (USA), in partnership with Seko Logistics. Operational since May, the facility is located near Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta airport (ATL), a major cargo hub with wide-body capacity and strong links to... more
MRO deal for ASL Belgium B747s
Haeco has extended its base maintenance agreement with ASL Airlines Belgium, securing continued support for the carrier’s Boeing B747-400ERF freighter fleet from 2026 to 2029. The work will be carried out at Haeco’s Xiamen facility, where the company has been maintaining... more