Reefer transport: small is beautiful 
For two years Markus Scheuber has been in charge of time-critical and temperature-sensitive consignments as the manager of the Swiss X-Presso and Swiss °Celsius services of Swiss World Cargo, the freight division of Swiss International Air Lines. He took time out to tell the... more
Boeing flies first 787-9 Dreamliner 
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner took to the skies for the first time on Tuesday, 17 September, beginning a comprehensive flight-test programme to culminate in certification and delivery in mid-2014. With its distinctive new Boeing livery, the latest member of the efficient 787... more
Bombardier's CSeries aircraft completes first flight
Bombardier's CSeries aircraft completes first flight Under perfect weather conditions, the Canadian corporation Bombardier Aerospace celebrated the successful first flight of its CSeries aircraft in Montreal on 16 September. It was a major milestone in the company’s development... more
Central Asian carrier returns to Volgograd
After a 16 year break, Uzbekistan Airways is resuming operations between its hub Tashkent and the southern Russian city of Volgograd today (18 September). The central Asian carrier will operate this route once a week, using an Airbus A320 aircraft. www.uzairways.com more
Turkish Airlines increases Algiers service
From today (18 September 2013) until 26 October, Turkish Airlines is offering more connections to Algeria. The carrier is adding four flights on its Istanbul Ataturk – Algiers route, bringing the total number to eleven per week instead of seven. www.turkishcargo.com.tr more
World's new highest airport commences operations
Air China is reported to have launched daily A319-100 flights from Chengdu to Daocheng Yading with effect from 16 September 2013. Situated at 4,411 m above sea level in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Daocheng Yading Airport has become the highest operational... more
UTair Group increases freight business
In the first eight months of 2013, the Russian UTair Group's aircraft delivered nearly 19,000 t of cargo, 6.3% more than in the same period in 2012. This volume growth between August 2012 and August 2013 was aided by the increased overall efficiency of the UTair route network... more
Saudia Cargo to expand freighter operations
Saudia Cargo is increasing its belly and freighter capacity on a number of routes across its global network. In its scheduled freighter service network, the cargo airline will add one additional flight per week from Guangzhou (China) to Brussels (Belgium), bringing the total... more
Zurich notes more airfreight in August
Zurich airport handled 35,116 t of freight in August 2013, equating to a 3.5% increase compared to August 2012. The Swiss airport’s overall volume for the first eight months of the year amounted to 275,394 t of cargo, 1.3% less than in the comparable period a year ago. Whilst... more
Ruslan moves giant rotor from China to Lithuania
Ruslan International has arranged the transport of a giant rotor from Chengdu, (China) to Šiauliai (Lithuania) on board one of the 17 Antonov AN-124s which it manages for its shareholders Antonov Company and Volga Dnepr Airlines. The load – which weighed a total of 116,800 kg... more