September 2022

German government support fund sells remaining Lufthansa stake

Germany’s Economic Stabilisation Fund (ESF) has withdrawn its interest in Lufthansa after the airline’s operations and income were hit by…

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Gesher and Freightos merger and listing plans progress

Publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company Gesher I Acquisition Corp. and cargo booking portal Freightos have progressed their plans to merge…

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Forwarder deugro sells its Russian business

Project forwarder deugro has sold its Russian business following the outbreak of war in Ukraine. The company said that the…

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Freight data platform Xeneta raises funding to expand

Sea and airfreight data provider Xeneta has raised $80m in funding that will be used to expand its commercial team…

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Peli BioThermal launches new tailored service

Temperature-controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has launched a new service that uses data analysis to decide which packaging is best…

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Dronamics partners with Cotesa to manufacture cargo drones in Europe

Middle-mile drone company Dronamics has partnered with composite manufacturer Cotesa to manufacture long-range cargo drones in Europe. The manufacturing partnership…

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Schiphol hit by staff shortages with airlines asked to cancel flights

Schiphol Airport on Monday asked airlines to cut flight numbers after being again hit by staff shortages. The Dutch airport…

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Etihad Cargo positive about new Guangzhou flights

Etihad Cargo is hoping to capitalise on the addition of new passenger flights to China in October. The two weekly…

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Teleport to add three leased Airbus A321 freighters

Teleport is expanding its fleet with the addition of three Airbus A321 freighters leased from BBAM. This increases the cargo-only…

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Scan Global Logistics adds second UAE office this year

Fast-growing forwarder Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has opened its second office in the UAE in less than a year. The…

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BBN plans to set up Indonesian cargo airline

Holding company BBN Cargo Airlines is planning on adding a new airline based in Indonesia as it looks to capitalise…

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UAE approves first electric cargo plane

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved a temporary licence for the first all-electric, zero-emissions cargo plane in the region. …

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Ethiopian to lease B767 freighters from Titan

Ethiopian Airlines has signed up to lease three Boeing 767-300ER converted freighters from Titan Aviation. The African carrier will take…

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Liege Airport appeals permit that will reduce “activities drastically and rapidly”

Cargo specialist Liege Airport will appeal a recently published environmental permit because of limits on flights and noise. The airport…

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CargoTech grows with its fourth member

Digital air cargo project CargoTech is growing with the addition of new Netherlands-based data intelligence company Rotate. Founded on June…

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Vietravel Airlines and Asean Cargo Gateway partner on new cargo airline in Vietnam

Vietnam’s Vietravel Airlines aims to launch a new cargo airline in cooperation with logistics service Asean Cargo Gateway (ACG). With…

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EFW hits conversion milestone and delivers freighter to MNG Airlines

Conversion house Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has hit a milestone with the completion of 20 A330-300 passenger to freighter conversions (P2F)…

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Air Charter Service launches dedicated time-critical division

Charter firm Air Charter Service (ACS) has launched a new time-critical business in order to consolidate its various services for…

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Aero Africa opens Nairobi office

Air cargo service provider Aero Africa has opened a new regional office in Nairobi. The new office will look after…

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Reliable Robotics and Astral team up on autonomous flying

Autonomous aircraft firm Reliable Robotics and Kenya-based airline Astral Aviation have launched a new partnership they hope will increase the…

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