16th IATA WCS kicks off with three priorities
IATA’s 16th World Cargo Symposium (WCS) opened in Istanbul on April 25, with global head of cargo Brendan Sullivan highlighting… Read More »
Aircraft lessor ATSG adds two converted 767-300s
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), an aircraft lessor and transportation services provider, has taken delivery of two newly converted Boeing… Read More »
New British One Air airline launches with a 747-400F frieghter
One Air, a new British cargo airline, has been granted its Air Operators’ Certificate (AOC) by the UK Civil Aviation… Read More »
Mammoth Freighters’ first 777-200LR modification certification planned for 2024
Mammoth Freighters now expects to complete its first 777-200LR modification by year-end and to achieve an initial regulatory certification by… Read More »
IATA WCS launches with insight into dynamic air cargo market
Digitalisation, sustainability and safety and security will once again be the central themes of the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS)…. Read More »
Sichuan Airlines launches flights between Chengdu and Budapest
Chinese carrier Sichuan Airlines has launched cargo flights between Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in China and Budapest Ferenc Liszt International… Read More »
Cathay Pacific still faces demand challenge
Cathay Pacific experienced a remarkable 25.3% growth in cargo volumes in March 2023, compared to the same period in the… Read More »
WestJet eyes Latin America as freighter services set for takeoff
In two days’ time, on Apr. 22, Canadian carrier WestJet will launch its first-ever freighter service following the certification of… Read More »
Delta Cargo joins wildlife protection initiative
Delta Cargo has joined United for Wildlife’s Transport Taskforce to help combat illegal wildlife trade. The Transport Taskforce convenes airlines,… Read More »
Air Canada Cargo starts freighter operations to Basel
Air Canada Cargo has begun freighter operations to Basel, Switzerland to tap into the area’s pharmaceutical business. The previously announced… Read More »
DHL Express orders 9 Boeing 777-200LR converted freighters
DHL Express has ordered nine Mammoth Freighters-converted Boeing 777-200LR freighters from lessor Jetran. The first cargo aircraft will be delivered… Read More »
Gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport
A cargo container carrying gold and other valuables worth more C$20m has been stolen from a facility at Toronto Pearson… Read More »
Icelandair Cargo takes delivery of second Boeing 767 converted freighter
Icelandair Cargo has taken delivery of its second Boeing 767-300 converted freighter and carried out the aircraft’s first flight to… Read More »
Natilus completes UAV prototype flights
Californian autonomous cargo aircraft developer Natilus has successfully completed multiple flights of the subscale prototype of its 3.8 ton payload… Read More »
Avianca Cargo expands US connections with Los Angeles freighter flights
Avianca Cargo will add new freighter flights between Quito and new destination Los Angeles as it targets growing demand between… Read More »
UPS sees intra-Asia trade growth as “immense opportunity”
UPS sees intra-Asia trade as an “immense opportunity” and aims to help champion small businesses in the region with its… Read More »
Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines link up networks
Etihad Cargo and China-based express carrier SF Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to link their respective networks…. Read More »
Antonov flies its largest single piece of cargo on a AN-124
Antonov Airlines has transported a power supply skid on board one of its AN-124 aircraft – the largest single piece… Read More »
FedEx pilot strike woes continue
FedEx could soon be under pressure to keep its freighters in the air with pilots considering strike action. FedEx Express… Read More »
Aero Africa handles first Nairobi-Muscat SalamAir freighter
Air cargo management group Aero Africa has successfully handled the first SalamAir direct freighter from Nairobi, Kenya to Muscat, Oman… Read More »
CMA CGM Air Cargo launches new Paris-Guangzhou air cargo route
CMA CGM Air Cargo has carried out the maiden flight for a new air cargo route between Paris, France and… Read More »
Zhongyuan Longhao Airlines launches flights between Zhengzhou and New Delhi
Zhongyuan Longhao Airlines (China Central Longhao Airlines) has begun operating flights between Zhengzhou, China and New Delhi, India. The state-owned… Read More »
Court awards lessor BOC Aviation damages over Russian-operated freighters
Lessor BOC Aviation has been granted damages of more than $400m against Russian freight operators AirBridgeCargo and Volga-Dnepr, over defaults… Read More »
FAA looks to Merlin for autonomous cargo flights
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Merlin, a developer of autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, a $1m… Read More »
10 people charged with defrauding Polar Air Cargo Worldwide
10 people have been charged with defrauding Atlas Air Worldwide subsidiary Polar Air Cargo. Elements of the US criminal justice… Read More »
Mystery customer buys four A350 freighters
Four Airbus A350 freighters were ordered in March by an undisclosed customer. This is according to the airframer’s monthly orders… Read More »