Zurich Airport generates profit 
Traffic volumes at Zurich Airport recovered significantly after travel restrictions and preventive measures were lifted at the beginning of the first half of the year. The upturn is also reflected in the key financial figures: the airport operator generated consolidated profit... more
Singaporean platform opens Caribbean capacities
Caribbean Airlines Cargo, headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago and with hubs in Miami, New York, Kingston, Guyana and Barbados, has entered into a partnership with the digital air cargo solution platform CargoAI. CargoAI users have thus had access to more connections between the... more
Misusing an avionics space, not a cargo hold
US Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 41 pounds of cocaine from the avionics space of a flight that arrived at Philadelphia airport from the Dominican Republic on 12 August.CBP officers routinely examine aircraft spaces after flights arrive from overseas... more
A special homecoming – eight decades later
Eugene Shauvin, a young US Army Air Corps 2nd Lieutenant from Spokane WA, was piloting a transport aircraft from Belgium to the Netherlands in World War II when his plane was shot down. Seven decades went by with no news of his whereabouts – until spring last year, when his... more
Air cargo tonnages and rates both declining
Global air cargo flown tonnages and prices continued their gradual decline in the first two weeks of August after volumes staged a brief and partial recovery in the second half of July, as the latest figures published by World ACD Market Data show. Looking at week 32... more
Nigeria calls upon aviation specialists
Interested companies and consortia wishing to participate in a bidding process for the development of airports with a focus on cargo business, especially agricultural products, in Nigeria still have exactly three weeks to submit their candidature. The West African country's... more
Aeronet Chicago moves to larger facility
Aeronet Worldwide’s station in Chicago, Illinois, has upgraded to a larger facility. With this move, the company increases its warehouse capacity by 40% (totalling 4,460 sqm). This allows more space for operations such as storage, transloading, e-commerce fulfilment and... more
Norse Atlantic Airways chooses ULD services provider
The new Norwegian long-haul carrier Norse Atlantic Airways has been taking to the skies since June, connecting Oslo with several North American destinations. Now the network is being ramped up with regular connections from Berlin to New York and Los Angeles. From the very... more
Global K9 joins school safety programme
Global K9 Protection Group (GK9PG), a provider of canine screening solutions, has joined the first public and private consortium to introduce a new school safety programme using detection dogs at Auburn High School, Alabama. The Paws on Patrol School Safety Programme will... more
Azul awards ULD management contract to Unilode 
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras has signed a full-service ULD (unit load device) management agreement with Unilode Aviation Solutions, which specialises in outsourced ULD management, repair and digital services. Azul serves over 150 destinations worldwide and operates a fleet of... more