Menzies has issued a further takeover rebuff to Agility subsidiary National Aviation Services (NAS), which last week launched a 510…
February 2022
CDB Aviation orders A330 P2Fs and secures leases
15 / 02 / 2022
CDB Aviation has ordered an additional twelve A330-300 P2F conversions with Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), expanding its fleet of this…
Volga-Dnepr supports space satellites
15 / 02 / 2022
Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore Space & Technology (SSTL). Freighter operator Volga-Dnepr will…
Ukraine declares airspace “open” as airlines retreat
15 / 02 / 2022
The Ukraine has declared airspace over the country is “currently open and accessible for flight planning” as the threat of…
Brussels air cargo throughput soars in January
14 / 02 / 2022
A surge in freighter services and bellyhold cargo saw Brussels Airport overcome a drop in express shipments to handle 4%…
Italian government kicks off ITA sale
14 / 02 / 2022
The Italian government has begun the process of finding a partner for Italian state airline ITA Airways after container shipping…
Air cargo load optimisation leveraged by quantum computing
14 / 02 / 2022
Software company Quantum-South is looking for air cargo partners in a proofs of concept (PoC) for its solution to optimise…
AirAsia X targets air cargo revenue with bellyspace deal
14 / 02 / 2022
AirAsia X (AAX) has secured full belly space utilisation for one third of its widebody A330-300 fleet as it strives…
Asia Pacific region will need over 17,600 new aircraft by 2040
14 / 02 / 2022
Asia Pacific airlines will require 17,620 new passenger and freighter aircraft by 2040, with nearly 30% of these replacing older,…
ST Engineering leases P2F aircraft
14 / 02 / 2022
ST Engineering’s commercial aerospace business has signed an agreement to lease up to five Airbus A320 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft to…
Flower power for Saudia Cargo
14 / 02 / 2022
Saudia Cargo has seen its flower volumes increase since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the airline has also…
CharterSync reports rising demand in 2021
14 / 02 / 2022
Online charter portal CharterSync saw air cargo volumes (measured by flights) grow 19% year on year last year, with a…
Lufthansa Cargo joins air cargo digitalisation project
11 / 02 / 2022
Lufthansa Cargo is taking part in a new project by the German government to digitalise air cargo. The Federal Ministry…
Dronamics makes senior appointments as it gears up for growth
11 / 02 / 2022
Dronamics has expanded its R&D and manufacturing teams with the addition of three industry veterans who will help the company…
Emirates SkyCargo names top Valentine commodities
11 / 02 / 2022
Emirates SkyCargo has named the top five Valentine’s Day commodities transported on its aircraft. Flowers; chocolates; high-end perfumes; watches and…
Korean Air merger doesn’t affect cargo competition
11 / 02 / 2022
Korean Air’s acquisition of Asiana Airlines will not reduce cargo competition, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has…
Amazon targets freight forwarding with Global Logistics offering
11 / 02 / 2022
Amazon is looking to ramp up its freight forwarding business as the e-commerce giant continues to expand its supply chain…
Strike action threatens Vancouver Airport operations
11 / 02 / 2022
Air cargo operations could be disrupted at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) following the decision by air fuellers to vote in…
Canadian government funds Winnipeg Airport infrastructure
11 / 02 / 2022
Government of Canada funding will enable Winnipeg Richardson International Airport to add a dedicated vehicle access lane for processing cargo….
NAS: Menzies takeover offer ‘compelling’
10 / 02 / 2022
National Aviation Services (NAS) has hit back at John Menzies’ rejection of its takeover bid, describing its offer as compelling….
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