Antonov: Heavy lifting heavyweights
Andriy Blagovisniy, commercial director, Antonov Airlines. ACW: After winning “Best Invention of the Year” award back in December, how is Antonov continuing to improve and develop cargo equipment? Andriy Blagovisniy: Antonov Company continues to improve loading equipment by working on modifications to existing loading equipment based on operating experience. Also, we are working on new […]
Challenge accepted
Challenge Group, which consists of CAL Cargo Airlines, Challenge Airlines, Challenge Handling and Challenge Air Cargo and the recently launched Belgian AOC, are not shy of a challenge when it comes to difficult shipments. “The group specialises in special services and vertical products, one of which is oversized shipments, from a 45 tonne power plant […]
Project Cargo Network: expertise is the key
Established in 2010, Project Cargo Network (PCN) is an international organisation of heavy lift and project cargo specialists. PCN CEO, Rachel Crawford told ACW what she believes is the key to successful and safe transportation of oversized and heavy cargo. “Expertise! To manage a project, one needs to understand both the practical and technical aspects. […]
Gatwick’s revival is critical to the region’s economy
Gatwick’s strong revival is critical to the region’s economic recovery and will help create the dynamic, connected and innovative business environment necessary to diversify the region’s economy, according to a new report – Gatwick’s Economic Value – published today. Diversifying the region’s economy and making it more resilient has become an important objective for several […]
Priority Freight: quick off the mark
Priority Freight reports its services were called upon by an automotive manufacturer who required immediate support transporting two tonnes of automotive parts from Tianjin, China to Spain in just 48 hours. When the call came in from the customer in Spain on Thursday evening, the relevant Chinese manufacturers and airlines were already closed. The cargo needed […]
AEI convert B737-800SF for CargoAir
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has successfully redelivered CargoAir’s first B737-800SF freighter. This aircraft (MSN 30664) also represents the first AEI B737-800SF freighter conversion to be operated in Europe. AEI received EASA approval for the B737-800SF on May 7, 2021. In November of last year, CargoAir signed up for two AEI B737-800SF freighter conversions, after cancelling […]
Oman Air begins humanitarian ‘Cargolift’ flights to India
Oman Air has activated an emergency cargolift initiative to help ferry critical medical aid to India. The ‘COVID cargolifts’ will be rolled out on routes to India for the next 15 days, in cooperation with Oman’s Foreign Ministry and the Indian community in Oman, and will guarantee 10 tonnes of free cargo space on several […]
Swissport wins easyJet contract at Berlin Airport
Swissport has won a major contract from easyJet at Berlin Airport. From 1 October 2021, the world’s leader of airport ground services and air cargo handling will provide full ground handling services for easyJet passengers at check-in and gate, and will also be responsible for aircraft handling on the apron, including baggage loading and pushback […]
SmartLynx adds 5 Airbus A330 aircraft
SmartLynx Airlines Malta, EU-based specialists in full-service ACMI aircraft leasing solutions, has announced an addition to its Airbus fleet. Currently operated Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft will be joined by Airbus A330 aircraft type with a goal to become leaders of long-haul market. Five Airbus A330 aircraft will be modified to Zero LOPA by removing […]
Chapman Freeborn appoints new CIO
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed a new Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) as it seeks to optimise its operations and transition into a fully digitised, paperless organisation. Laurent Jossa, who has over 20 years of experience working at a variety of aviation and air freight […]
Antonov transports 70 tonnes of oxygen equipment to India
Antonov Airlines has safely transported 70 tonnes of oxygen concentrators from Tel Aviv, Israel to Delhi, India for its Indian general sales agent Flywell Aviation Pvt. Ltd., and supply chain Service(s) provider, Delhivery. The journey from Tel Aviv included a technical stop in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for refuelling. The 2,500 concentrators were loaded […]
FedEx Express charters aid to India
FedEx Express has announced the arrival of a second dedicated charter flight carrying critical medical aid to India. This is part of the company’s relief efforts to support India’s fight against the recent COVID-19 surge. On May 16, more than 780 oxygen concentrators, over 1.8 million KN95 masks, and medicines and pharmaceutical supplies were unloaded from […]
HK Airport sees cargo growth
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) today released Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) traffic statistics for April 2021. During the month, cargo throughput saw a year-on-year increase of 15.5% to 389,000 tonnes. HKIA handled 60,000 passengers and 10,375 flights, marking year-on-year increases of 89.0% and 9.9%, respectively. The surge in cargo volume last month was mainly […]
Avianca helps Mother’s Day bloom
From April 13 to May 4, 2021, Avianca Cargo moved more than 15,000 tonnes of flowers for the Mother’s Day holiday. This volume corresponds to a growth in tonnes transported of 9.6% compared to the same period of the previous year. Avianca Cargo operated 246 flights in A330F, A300-600, and B767 cargo aircraft, which have […]
DAKOSY: Celebi Cargo to launch mandatory slot booking at Frankfurt Airport
Air freight is booming. Since the start of the pandemic, the cargo business has been running at full speed, especially at Frankfurt Airport. To ensure that the high volume of freight can be handled quickly and smoothly, the planning and coordination provided by FAIR@Link’s door management system are indispensable. For Christopher Licht, managing director at […]
Menzies wins new contracts
Menzies Aviation has announced that it has won new cargo contracts with United Airlines, at Sydney and Melbourne Airports, as well as renewing ground handling contracts with the airline at the same stations. The agreements also include provision of services at Brisbane should United flights resume there. These new contracts mean that Menzies now provides […]
Edmonton Airport, JOIN & IAC sign MoU
NTT, Edmonton International Airport (EIA) and the Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN), with support from the Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC), announced today that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop smart transportation projects. The MOU includes plans to deploy a Smart Solutions pilot to […]
Atlas Air and Polar receive CEIV Pharma
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. today announced that its companies Atlas Air, Inc. and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. have each achieved the Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Corporate Pharma credential from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). CEIV Pharma is a quality certification program developed by IATA that has established high standards […]
CSafe to provide shipping solutions Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
CSafe Global is partnering with BioNTech as the thermal shipping solution provider for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine shipments from BioNTech’s facility in Germany. The custom thermal shipping container maintains -70°C for a minimum of 240 hours to help ensure the vaccine arrives safely at locations around the world. The custom container uses a double wall of best-in-class Vacuum Insulated Panel (VIP) […]
Allcargo Logistics appoints new directors of the board
Allcargo Logistics Ltd, India’s largest integrated, end-to-end logistics solutions provider, has announced the appointments of VS Parthasarathy, former Group CFO and CIO of Mahindra & Mahindra, and Martin Mueller, a Swiss national and a former Partner at global consulting giant McKinsey, as independent directors on its board. Mueller and Parthasarathy have also joined the board […]
WeQare: From captivity to freedom
Last week, Qatar Airways Cargo reported their first successful transport under Chapter 2, Rewild the Planet, part their WeQare sustainability programme. Seven rescued lions were flown for free by the airline, from Ukraine all the way to South Africa, via Doha. The lions are safe and sound in their new homes.
SWISS to resume London City-Zurich route
SWISS will resume flights from London City Airport to Zurich. SWISS will operate two rotations per week to Zurich initially, although their schedule will increase in line with the anticipated surges in demand for leisure and business travel as travel restrictions are relaxed in the UK and Europe this summer. Commenting on the resumption of […]
Senior management acquires 20% of Air Atlanta Icelandic
A 20% share of Air Atlanta Icelandic and its affiliates has been acquired by Baldvin Hermannsson, the Company’s CEO and a group of senior management. Air Atlanta reported that the objective of the transaction is to further strengthen and grow the business in coming years. Currently operating a global network of nine B747-400 freighters, Air […]
Volga-Dnepr operates three charters to India
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has operated three charter flights to India from China, Ireland and Germany carrying out an aid & relief mission to help the nation in its battle against severe COVID-19 resurgence. Over 200 tonnes of vital medical equipment containing oxygen storing containers, concentrators and cryogenic containers were delivered onboard An-124-100 and Il-76TD-90VD to various […]
What does the Queen’s Speech mean for Logistics?
UKWA CEO Peter Ward comments on the Government’s agenda. “In the Queen’s Speech yesterday, the Government outlined its priorities for the country post-pandemic and post-Brexit. “For the warehousing and logistics sector, there were some key takeaways. The emphasis on training and education, with the lifetime skills guarantee designed to boost jobs, was welcome news and […]
Antonov statement regarding incident yesterday
“Yesterday, 11th May 2021, at approximately 5:15am, local time, an Antonov Airlines AN-124-100M overran the runway after landing on runway 09L at São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), Brazil. The nose landing gear rolled out from the paved surface of the runway by approximately six metres. The main landing gear remained on the runway. “A push-back […]
IAG Cargo reports strong Q1 2021 financial results
Today IAG Cargo has reported its Q1 financial results with cargo markets still impacted by the pandemic. Revenues of €350 million were achieved from January 1 to 31 March 2021; an increase of 50% at constant currency versus the same period last year. Overall yield for the quarter was also up 106% at constant currency […]
WACO members to benefit from Slync.io digital solution
The WACO System (WACO) has appointed global logistics Software as a Service company Slync.io as an Associate Vendor Member. The Logistics Orchestration platform by Slync.io provides WACO members with the option to access an automated processes system that can identify and resolve exceptions through a simple interface that adapts to member needs, regardless of their […]
Brussels Airport sees accelerated cargo growth
250,065 passengers passed through Brussels Airport in April, down 89% on April 2019. This very low number is explained by the ban on non-essential travel which remained in effect until the April 18 and the array of travel restrictions and conditions. Cargo traffic continues its strong growth with a 72% increase on the same period […]
Kuehne+Nagel complete Apex acquisition
Kuehne+Nagel has completed the acquisition of Apex International Corporation (“Apex”). In 2020, Apex generated turnover of CHF 2.2 billion (£1.7 billion), gross profit of CHF 296 million (£231.6 million) and earnings before taxes of CHF 126 million (£98.6 million) and ranked seventh in terms of global air freight forwarding volume. In the first quarter of […]
