Two military transport aircraft crash 
The Aviation Safety Network reported that there were two accidents involving military transport aircrafts last weekend. On 20 September, an Antonov 32 transport plane operated by the Indian Air Force (photo) was damaged while landing at Chandigarh airport (India). According to... more
Major relief efforts to help Ebola-stricken countries
Last week, Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International operated another charter flight to Monrovia (Liberia) in cooperation with and on behalf of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors without borders) to help provide medical supplies aimed at containing the fast spreading... more
Airbus deal with South African providers
Airbus has signed cooperation agreements with Denel Aerostructures and Aerosud, two South African aviation companies. Following an international tender process, Aerosud was awarded a contract in November 2013 for the manufacture of a variety of parts and assemblies for the new... more
Asian-Pacific airports remain top of the crop
Airports Council International (ACI) has released the latest world airport traffic report, based on data for almost 2,000 airports in 160 countries worldwide. "With many major economies remaining in a fragile state, 2013 can best be characterized as a year of unstable... more
Where there is dormant potential 
Africa’s demographic development is making corporate managers around the world wake up to the huge economic potential of the continent. Prejudices and uncertainties about local conditions still prevail, however. more
Airfreight volumes grow despite some obstacles
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has just published its latest quarterly cargo market analysis. It mentions that airfreight volumes continue to show solid gains on a year ago, supported by economic improvements in some regions, but high jet fuel prices and... more
AF-KLM-Martinair Cargo to Entebbe and Shanghai
Starting today (16 September 2014), Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo is launching a new once-per-week freighter flight (B747-400ERF) to Entebbe (Uganda) from Amsterdam (Netherlands). This new service is an addition to the existing daily passenger flight (A330) and stops in... more
Launch of new freight forwarders network
From yesterday (15 September 2014), applications are being accepted to join "the Cooperative Logistics Network", a capped non-exclusive network in which hand-picked freight forwarders in each major air/seaport cooperate in a financially secure environment to reduce... more
Fastjet fills hold with "freighty" passenger service
The East African low cost carrier Fastjet offers international passengers the chance to carry up to 80 kg of hold luggage by purchasing its new "freighty" upgrade package. This package is designed to appeal to those that fly with Fastjet to either collect or purchase... more
5.8% more global airfreight in July
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released data for global airfreight markets showing a strong increase in air cargo in July. Compared to the same month in 2013, freight tonne kilometres (ftks) rose by 5.8%. This is an acceleration in growth from June when cargo... more