LATAM Cargo first airline to be CEIV Lithium Battery certified
LATAM Cargo is the world’s first airline to receive IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Lithium Battery certification…. Read More »
Maiden flight for all-electric cargo aircraft
The first-ever fully electric commuter plane, ‘Alice’ built by Eviation Aircraft, has completed its maiden flight as part of DHL… Read More »
Challenge Airlines IL gains CEIV Live Animals
Challenge Airlines IL has become the latest company to achieve the IATA CEIV Live Animal certification. Speaking on the sidelines… Read More »
Astral Aviation gears digital expansion
Kenyan cargo airline Astral Aviation has chosen FR8Manage–Airline and FR8Booking solutions to expand its digital footprint. Nairobi-based Astral has teamed… Read More »
Air Canada Cargo adds CargoWise eBooking platform
Air Canada Cargo has become the first North American carrier to join the CargoWise eBooking platform that will allow customers… Read More »
Atlas Air in Boeing 777F ACMI deal with MSC Air Cargo
Atlas Air will operate four new Boeing 777-200 freighters on a global ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) basis for… Read More »
Challenge Group welcomes u-turn on Israel’s four engine aircraft ban
Challenge Group has welcomed the news that the Israel Airports Authority has decided to reverse its decision to ban four-engined… Read More »
IATA: The current state of the air cargo market
IATA chief economist Marie Owens Thomsen turned to her native language of Swedish when asked to outline the current state… Read More »
Jettainer expands in Asia and reveals ambitious growth plans
ULD management firm Jettainer is hoping to double the size of its managed fleet of ULDs as it adds new… Read More »
Boeing delivers 100th 737-800BCF Boeing Converted Freighter
Boeing has delivered its 100th contracted B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF), which will serve the fast-growing e-commerce market. AerCap, the… Read More »
IATA keynote: Harness air cargo’s value and invest
Air cargo has never been more valued and the industry must leverage this now to invest sustainably. This was the… Read More »
Lufthansa Cargo and Kintetsu in SAF agreement
Japanese forwarder Kintetsu World Express will reduce around five percent of its total CO2 footprint of transported airfreight with Lufthansa… Read More »
CHAMP Cargosystems achieves 10m API calls in August
CHAMP Cargosystems achieved 10m API calls in one month, in August 2022. The provider of IT solutions and distribution services… Read More »
Magma Aviation benefits from demand for long-term freighter deals
Freighter operator Magma Aviation last year benefitted from demand for long-term contracts as companies looked to avoid space shortages by… Read More »
Psi Air eyes Philippines-US flights
Philippines-based cargo airline Psi Air has applied for a foreign air carrier permit and exemption from the US Department of… Read More »
TIACA sustainability programme launch customers announced
TIACA has announced the launch customers for the air cargo industry’s first multi-sector sustainability verification programme. Following the launch of… Read More »
Rosy outlook beckons for freighter conversions
Freighter conversion suppliers expect a strong e-commerce market to support the switching of passenger jets to cargo use, although capacity… Read More »
IAG Cargo approves Envirotainer’s Releye units for pharma
IAG Cargo has become the latest airline to approve the use of Envirotainer’s Releye RLP and RAP ULDs to transport… Read More »
National Airlines adds nose-loading 747-400 freighter
US carrier National Airlines has added a Boeing B747-400 Extended Range Freighter (ERF) to its cargo fleet as part of… Read More »
ASL sees revenues soar on the back on long-haul cargo
Aircraft lessor ASL Aviation Holdings reported “strong” financial figures last year on the back of its long-haul cargo operations. The… Read More »
Lufthansa Cargo prepares to add capacity to portal CargoAi
Lufthansa Cargo has launched a pilot project in three countries as it prepares to add its capacity to online booking… Read More »
Amazon Air slows expansion as e-commerce demand flattens
Amazon Air has “greatly reduced” its overall rate of expansion since March in response to a slowdown in e-commerce sales… Read More »
Airbus expands outsize air cargo capabilities
Airbus is expanding its outsized air cargo capabilities with a new loading system for the Beluga A300-600ST aircraft for military… Read More »
Kalitta and Cargo Choice hope new Ecuador flights will bloom
Kalitta Air has launched new freighter flights from Ecuador to the US in partnership with GSA Choice Cargo as they… Read More »
FedEx scales back operations following disappointing Q1 2022 results
A drop in volumes and economic volatility “adversely impacted” FedEx’s results for the fiscal first quarter ended August 31, prompting… Read More »
Cathay Pacific claws back capacity amid flat demand
Cathay Pacific has continued to benefit from the easing of quarantine restrictions in Hong Kong and the return of its… Read More »