Saudia Cargo and Cainiao strengthen partnership 
The success of last year's cooperation agreement with Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, has enabled Saudia Cargo to achieve significant growth in e-commerce shipments this year. ITJ wrote an article about this cooperation last year. The agreement created a... more
Ethiopian Airlines MRO begins first P2F in Africa
Ethiopian Airlines MRO recently celebrated a milestone on B767 passenger to cargo conversion as the first conversion site in Africa, in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), was opened in the presence of His Excellency Ambassador Alelign Admasu, ambassador of... more
Fifth A330 for AELF Flightservice
AELF Flightservice’s fifth Airbus 330-200 (registered as 9H-CFS) is officially on certificate, flying in passenger-to-freighter (PTF) configuration. The aircraft started its first commercial flight in PTF configuration on 23 April 2022, flying from Vietnam to USA. With the... more
ATSG chooses Safran’s brakes
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), the world’s largest lessor of freighter aircraft and provider of air cargo transportation services based in Wilmington, Ohio (USA), has selected Safran Landing Systems for the retrofit of more than thirty Boeing 767 freighters operated by the... more
"Evaporated" cognac, rerouted honeybees
In the US District Court in Pasadena, American Airlines is being sued by Bacardi USA over the mysterious disappearance of six of 24 pallets containing 1,680 cases of cognac flown on 20 September 2021 from Paris to Los Angeles. According to Bacardi, the missing alcohol was worth... more
Russians let Let go
The company Aircraft Industries - LET Kunovice, Czechia’s largest manufacturer of civilian transport aircraft, is returning to Czech ownership after 14 years. On 21 April, the Russian owner Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company and the Omnipol Group agreed to sell 100% of... more
Hot stuff in cooler cups from Jamaica
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati, Ohio, in New York City and in Philadelphia intercepted four shipments of cocaine from Jamaica that concealed cocaine inside the insulated walls of four thermos cups. Each shipment consisted of four souvenir... more
AFA initiative against congestion
The Airforwarders Association (AFA) is driving an initiative to help find solutions for five critical issues contributing to airport congestion in the USA. Members of AFA’s airport congestion committee (ACC) met to agree to focus on developing solutions in the areas of... more
Extended partnership in Brussels
Dnata, which currently provides ground handling, cargo, catering and retail services at over 120 airports in 19 countries, and Qatar Airways Cargo, one of the world’s largest cargo carriers, have extended their partnership in Belgium. The multi-year extension of the contract... more
Champ starts API partner programme for Cargospot
Champ Cargosystems has launched an API partner programme to promote collaboration around its flagship product Cargospot. APIs allow Cargospot clients to innovate faster, leverage the strengths of their partners, support new business models and build digital business ecosystems.... more