Off the record

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a robot peregrine falcon designed to reduce the danger of bird strikes at airports

Bird strikes represent a huge danger to aircraft when they are taking off and landing, but one German airport is…

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Its a trough life: Heathrow’s HOGS making a meal of 25 years

A fine dining and good fellowship institution is celebrating 25 glorious years at Heathrow in early June. The HOGS, which…

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FedEx ups support of Duke of Edinburgh Award charity

FedEx Express has stepped up its sponsorship of Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award charity to become a gold partner. Though…

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American Airlines steps in to fly water tablets for Ecaudor earthquake relief

American Airlines Cargo has shipped more than 20 pallets of water purification units to families across Ecuador whose lives were…

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Boeing video to celebrate company’s centenary

Boeing has produced a video to celebrate the plane maker’s its 100th anniversary. Said Boeing: “This milestone has given us…

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LEGO scores a hit with airfreight

LEGO kits are now the latest marketing craze for the air cargo industry, with Heathrow Airport and Volga-Dnepr using the…

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Berlin’s new airport nightmare refuses to go away

In the latest twist in the saga of Berlin’s new airport, prosecutors are investigating reports that an engineer working on…

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FedEx gets Oliver the otter’s seal of approval

FedEx has helped transport a rescued otter pup named Oliver to a wildlife sanctuary in Denver. The river otter was…

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Detection dogs fail to sniff out crime at airport, but do hunt down sausages

Air Cargo News claims no expertise in the deployment of detection dogs to sniff out drugs and explosives at airports,…

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China’s HNA bites into bigger Swiss role

Following its purchase of cargo and luggage handler Swissport International in July 2015 for Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has agreed…

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