DHL Global Forwarding appoints Maier to lead in the Middle East and Africa
DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Tobias Maier as chief executive for the Middle East & Africa region, effective 1 December, succeeding Amadou Diallo
DHL targets Sub-Sahara Africa with €300m investment
DHL will deploy €300m across Sub-Saharan Africa targeting express, forwarding and supply chain capabilities as the region posts 10% trade value growth in H1
Obituary: Air Ghana founder Marwan Traboulsi
The air cargo industry mourns the loss of Marwan Traboulsi, founder of Air Ghana, who passed away peacefully in London on 30 September, surrounded by family
Scan Global Logistics continues expansion with Egypt office
Freight forwarder Scan Global Logistics has opened a new office in Cairo as part of its strategic expansion across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey region
Astral Aviation launches China-South Africa cargo route
Kenyan cargo carrier Astral Aviation has commenced operations on a new China-South Africa route, connecting Haikou with Johannesburg using its Boeing 767-300F
Cargo included in Kenya Airways-Air Tanzania MoU
Kenya Airways and Air Tanzania have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost strategic cooperation and enhance connectivity, including cargo operations
Windracers establishes Malawi hub for humanitarian air cargo missions
Windracer is establishing an operational hub in Malawi to demonstrate how its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can help in humanitarian air cargo missions
Ethiopian launches first direct cargo flight from China's Xinjiang to Africa
Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new route between northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Advantage Air buys De Havilland freighter conversion kits
Kenya-based Advantage Air has purchased two Dash 8-400 Package Freighter Conversion Kits from De Havilland Aircraft of Canada
Africa’s Air Bonanza Express shifts IL-76 freighter base
African charter service provider Air Bonanza Express is shifting the base of its IL-76 freighter aircraft to cater for demand out of Chad and the Ivory Coast
Embraer looks to African air connectivity potential
Brazil-headquartered aircraft manufacturer Embraer has produced a report that assesses the “untapped potential to enhance intra-African air connectivity”
Ethiopian takes delivery of its last Boeing 777F
Ethiopian Cargo has received its 12th Boeing 777 production freighter as it continues to build its fleet
Astral Aviation adds 767F
Astral Aviation has added a Boeing 767-300 freighter as part of plans to renew its fleet, expand its capacity and fly longer distances
TAAG launches freighter route to Nairobi
TAAG Angola Airlines has launched a new freighter route from Luanda in Angola to Nairobi in Kenya in a bid to capitalise on demand for flowers
JAL to increase cargo codeshare flights with Kalitta
Japan Airlines will increase weekly Kalitta Air codeshare cargo flights between Narita and Chicago from three to five from 10 December
Titan delivers first A330-200P2F to JD Airlines
Titan Aviation Leasing has delivered the first of two A330-200P2F freighters to JD Airlines, expanding the carrier's widebody capacity for Asia Pacific