10,000 flying mammals in five years 
Brussels airport is marking five years of its 'Animal Care and Inspection Centre' (Acic), Europe’s first air cargo hub fully aligned with EU animal welfare standards. Since it opened in 2020, nearly 10,000 mammals – including over 5,500 dogs, 1,600 horses and 800 cats – have... more
Qatar Airways inks partnership with Art Basel
Qatar Airways has signed a global partnership with Art Basel, the world’s leading contemporary art fair. The airline will support all five annual editions – including Basel (which opened today, 19 June), Paris, Hong Kong, Miami Beach and Doha (starting in 2026). The new... more
Azul expands Europe–Brazil cargo network
The Global GSA Group has announced the launch of Azul Brazilian Airline’s new cargo routes from Madrid and Porto, further expanding the airline’s European footprint. Since 10 June Azul has operated 13 weekly Airbus A330 flights connecting Madrid and Porto to the key Brazilian... more
JetZero selects Greensboro for Z4 manufacturing hub
JetZero, headquartered in Long Beach CA, has decided to produce its all-wing Z4 aircraft at a new facility in Greensboro NC, targeting entry into service in the early 2030s. While originally conceived for passenger operations, the Z4’s wide-body layout and aerodynamic... more
SmartLynx saves 30 million pages with digital cockpit
SmartLynx Airlines is marking ten years of operating a fully paperless cockpit. Since launching its 'Electronic Flight Bag' (EFB) programme in 2015, the airline headquartered in Latvia has saved more than 30 million pages of paper – equivalent to over 3,500 trees. Pilots now... more
Realterm and Leipzig/Halle to build cargo hub
Realterm and Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) have unveiled plans for a new 45,000 sqm built-to-suit air cargo facility at Germany’s second-largest freight hub. Designed for single or multi-user operations, the terminal will feature direct apron access, truck staging and flexible... more
Promising start of Paris Air Show
On day one of the Paris Air Show 2025, Saudi Arabia’s lessor AviLease placed its first Airbus order, confirming an order for ten Airbus A350F freighters and 30 Airbus A320neo aircraft. The agreement includes options for twelve more A350Fs, underlining the lessor’s confidence... more
Pactl reinforces reach and joins Cargo iQ
At Transport Logistic 2025 in Munich, Pactl–Shanghai Pudong Int’l Airport Cargo Terminal, a joint venture between the Shanghai Airport Group and Lufthansa Cargo, showcased its strategy for the first time and reaffirmed its Cargo iQ membership, originally announced in... more
Airbus prepares for surge in freighter demand
Just ahead of the Paris Air Show 2025, which runs from today, 16 June, until 22 June, Airbus released its latest 'Global Market Forecast', projecting a 60% increase in air cargo traffic by 2044. This growth will drive demand for 970 new freighters over the next two decades,... more
FedEx – trans-Atlantic for 40 years and a day
FedEx Express is marking 40 years since the launch of its first scheduled trans-Atlantic flights on 15 June 1985, connecting New York, London and Brussels with a fleet of Boeing B727s. What began with seven aircraft has evolved into a global air and ground network linking... more