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Drones: When eagles snare
07 / 10 / 2016
With one of Europe’s major air hubs within its borders, the Netherlands is getting increasingly exercised by the problem of…
New royalty: Amsterdam is the King of Cargo
15 / 09 / 2016
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport has been granted a ‘Royal’ designation by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, an award described as the…
MD-11F freighter becomes a flying ambassador for Lufthansa Cargo
14 / 09 / 2016
A Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 freighter now bears the name ‘Hello, Bonjour Canada’ and will carry this message with it around…
VIDEO: Trucker Jan de Rijk bones up on T-Rex transport
26 / 08 / 2016
Jan de Rijk Logistics has transported the 66m year old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Airline KLM asked the Netherlands-based…
Better late than never
15 / 08 / 2016
More of interest to travellers than cargo shippers maybe, but recent probing by the BBC has revealed that Gatwick, not…
Spot the Frankfurt plane-spotter
28 / 07 / 2016
Plane-spotters worldwide can now rejoice. Frankfurt airport’s famous viewing area has reopened. One of the most popular leisure attractions in…
Chicken sandwich flies with a drone
22 / 07 / 2016
Last mile drone delivery has taken a step forward after retailer 7-Eleven and drone delivery service provider Flirtey completed the…
Buyers wanted for world’s emptiest airport
19 / 07 / 2016
Could Sri Lanka’s Mattala Rajapaksa International’s status as the world’s most underused airport finally be over? The brand new hub,…
Plane-spotting
18 / 07 / 2016
These days, air travel has become mundane and few booking systems allow passengers to search for and select a preferred…