30 years in Singapore 
Emirates Skycargo has completed 30 years of operations in Singapore, one of the biggest cargo stations in its network. Over the years the carrier has transported an important volume of cargo, over 185,000 t just between 2014 and 2019. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Emirates... more
Relief flight from Switzerland to Venezuela
An aircraft chartered by Switzerland carrying mainly medical supplies has recently reached Caracas. Nine partner organisations brought the materials to Zurich airport where they were unloaded and transported to Venezuela by the humanitarian aid department of the Swiss Agency for... more
Drugs before Independence Day
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized more than 345 kg of khat from Nigeria at Washington IAD. Officers initially examined two shipments after they arrived as air cargo aboard an Etihad Airways flight from the UAE. The shipments, manifested as clothing... more
Supporting South Korea's small and medium exporters
The global express transportation company Fedex Express, a subsidiary of Fedex Corp., has signed an alliance programme with Incheon Main Customs to provide discounted international shipping rates for small and medium-sized enterprises. This alliance programme addresses 130... more
A clean solution
Qatar Airways has signed a formal partnership agreement with Airlink, which supports over 130 aid organisations by harnessing the power of the aviation industry, to transport 200 t of humanitarian aid free-of-charge until 2022. Under the new agreement, Airlink, its non-profit... more
More converted B767 freighters and a perfect flight
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured a contract with DHL International to convert an additional three B767-300 passenger aircraft to cargo aircraft, with the potential for a fourth unit. Valued at tens of millions of USD, this contract marks a milestone for IAI’s... more
Another Latin American carrier seeks protection
After this week's grounding of Liat, owned by seven Caribbean governments, and preceded by Avianca (see ITJ 21-22/2020, p. 41) as well as Latam, Grupo Aeromexico announced on 30 June 2020 that it and certain of its affiliates have filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions in the USA... more
Trucking CDM platform welcomes Malaysia Airlines
From today, 1 July 2020, Malaysia Airlines joins the Trucking CDM platform, developed by Cargohub, for its Amsterdam operation. The aim is to provide transparency and predictability in the transport chain for air cargo industry stakeholders. Increasing the service level for... more
Chinese air purification units flown to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian XLP member Glaube Logistics completed a recent air charter from Chengdu to Riyadh. The cargo consisted of 3,600 pieces of air purification units, weighing a total of 110 t, and the plane used was a B747-8F. The initial challenge for Glaube Logistics was to... more
New EU regulations for Switzerland
New EU regulations for civil aviation come into effect in Switzerland today, 1 July 2020, as the mixed EU/Switzerland air transport committee agreed last month. The regulations, which, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, temporarily ease financial requirements for certain actors... more