Ethiopian Airlines accused of ferrying arms to Eritrea
Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) is alleged to have helped ship weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment from Addis Ababa… Read More »
NTSB prepares to recover 737 cargo jet from ocean floor in Hawaii
National Transportation Safety Board investigators are scheduled to begin recovery operations this weekend for the wreckage of a Boeing 737… Read More »
Amazon Air founder has a new start-up that aims to take on FedEx and UPS by speeding up shipping
In late 2014, Scott Ruffin was deep in the trenches of Amazon’s logistics operation, when he was tapped to solve… Read More »
IATA’s latest global airline financial outlook shows improved results amid the continuing COVID-19 crisis
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its annual general meeting in Boston and announced its latest outlook for airline… Read More »
Vallair delivers its third Airbus A321 freighter
Vallair, the mature aircraft asset specialist dedicated to the support of both operators and lessors, and launch customer of the… Read More »
Ukraine’s Meridian to acquire B737, B767 freighters
Meridian is planning to acquire B737 and B767 freighters between 2022-2023 according to a United States Department of Transportation (DOT)… Read More »
JD.com charters B747 for UK-China flights
Chinese e-commerce retailer JD.com has signed a charter agreement with Moldova’s Aerotranscargo (F5, Chisinau) to operate 3x weekly between Hefei… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet “wipes out most debts” with cargo sale
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) shareholders have approved the transfer of its cargo and logistics business, SpiceXpress and Logistics Private Ltd,… Read More »
Boeing raised its forecast for China’s aircraft demand for the next 20 years to $1.47 trillion
Boeing raised its forecast slightly on Thursday for China’s aircraft demand for the next 20 years, betting on the country’s… Read More »
United Airlines has become a thriving freight company during the pandemic
During the pandemic, many airlines shifted their focus to flying freight to make up for lost passenger revenue. But no… Read More »
Airbus in talks on sales of A350 freighters and more A320s
Airbus is in talks with several potential customers for a new A350 freighter while seeing signs of demand for smaller… Read More »
Lufthansa Cargo grows Its 777-200LRF fleet with former Emirates jet
Lufthansa’s cargo plans have changed due to the pandemic. Once planning to reduce capacity, the carrier announced that it will… Read More »
Airbus pitching new A350 freighter to UPS and DHL
Airbus’ planned freighter version of the A350 jet is attracting interest from major cargo firms United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) and… Read More »
Australia’s Rex defers B737-800 deliveries due to lockdowns
Rex – Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) is no longer planning to add a further four B737-800s in 2021 but… Read More »
SpaceX launched its 21st rocket of the year sending a robotic Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station
SpaceX launched its 21st rocket of the year on Aug. 29, sending a robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the International… Read More »
Dynamic Growth of Cargo Traffic at Katowice Airport
SUMMARY OF JULY 2021 During the seventh month of 2021, 2,607 tonnes of freight, i.e. 762 tonnes more (+41.3%) in… Read More »
Panama’s Copa Air to convert two B737-800s into freighters
Copa Airlines (CM, Panamá City Tocumen Int’l) is set to again operate in-house dedicated freighters after more than two decades… Read More »
Malaysia’s Kargo Xpress to add two B737-800(BCF)s
Kargo Xpress (KXP, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has ordered two B737-800(BCF)s from GECAS with deliveries scheduled for October 2021 and January 2022, respectively. The two Boeing freighters will… Read More »
The Pentagon is sending commercial airliners to Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) on Sunday, drawing commercial airline companies into… Read More »
Alaska Airlines 737 flight evacuates after landing at SEA due to cell phone fire
An Alaska Airlines flight arriving from New Orleans had to evacuate shortly after landing at Sea-Tac Airport due to a… Read More »
Colombia’s AeroSucre adds first B737-300 freighter
AeroSucre (KRE, Barranquilla) has expanded its fleet with the addition of its first B737-300(F), which arrived in Bogotá on August… Read More »
Ethiopian to open 767-300P2F line with IAI, and set to increase cargo fleet
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a partnership agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries for the opening of a B767-300 P2F conversion line… Read More »
DHL Express adds 12 electric aircraft to fleet
DHL has purchased 12 electric aircraft from Eviation which will operate on all routes currently serviced by piston and turbine… Read More »
Singapore’s transport minister says aviation sector recovery will be a ‘long haul’
Singapore is lifting some border restrictions but recovery in its important aviation sector remains challenging given the Covid-19 pandemic’s uncertain… Read More »
New gov’t may reconsider Samoa Airways’ B737 plans
The newly confirmed government of Samoa is not convinced that adding an in-house B737-800 for Samoa Airways (OL, Apia Faleolo),… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet to pursue separate AOC for cargo unit
India’s Minister of Civil Aviation VK Singh has said that SpiceXpress & Logistics, the cargo division of SpiceJet (SG, Delhi… Read More »