Since renewing its strong partnership in April 2022, Qatar Airways Cargo and Airlink have delivered 58 shipments on behalf of 22 organisations offering 2.1 million USD in transportation relief, mobilising 351 tonnes of humanitarian supplies to seventeen countries. This translates to an estimated 5.8 million people worldwide. Much needed aid has been sent to several […]
Britain’s new all-cargo airline, One Air, has completed its inaugural Boeing 747-400 freighter flight, operating a full charter for client Shandong Glory from China to the United Kingdom. The 100-tonne payload arrived at London Heathrow from Jinan-Shandong last night, marking the commercial launch of the new airline. Chris Hope, One Air’s Chief Operating Officer, said […]
(from left to right): Mirsamad Movsumzade, Senior VP Finance, Silk Way Group, Jitte van den Bout, Head of Commercial, CTS at L3Harris Technologies, Adalat Samedov, First Vice-Rector, National Aviation Academy. Image Source: Silk Way West Airlines Silk Way West Airlines, the leading cargo airline in the Caspian and Central Asian region, has purchased a 777-200LR […]
Korean Air has received IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Lithium Batteries certification. Introduced in 2021, the CEIV Lithium Batteries certification establishes and validates baseline standards to improve the level of competency and quality management in the handling and transport of lithium battery shipments throughout the supply chain. Experts conduct an in-depth evaluation […]
Silk Way West Airlines, the leading cargo airline in the Caspian and Central Asian region, announces that it has been recognized by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a CEIV Lithium Batteries Certified company. Silk Way West Airlines is committed to staying at the forefront of industry regulations and implementing all necessary measures to […]
Maersk announced new scheduled cargo service from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE). The flights operate twice weekly using Boeing 767 freighter aircraft operated by Amerijet International Airlines. The service will increase to three weekly flights beginning in May 2023. GSP is the first South Carolina airport to offer scheduled cargo […]
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, the leading cargo security and supply chain resilience industry Association, has recorded its 1,000th Facility Security Requirements (FSR) certification as it continues to accelerate its activities to reduce cargo thefts costing businesses hundreds of millions of euros per annum. The […]
Air Canada Cargo has announced that it has become a member of the Pharma.Aero cross-industry collaboration platform. Working with other key stakeholders in the pharmaceutical transportation sector, Air Canada Cargo will contribute to and benefit from the group’s knowledge and expertise to further develop its handling of pharmaceutical shipments. “As we continue to expand […]
New milestone in the monitoring and thus optimized transport of fresh produce Fresh produce logistics within the air cargo industry has developed rapidly in recent years thanks to new technological possibilities. As one of the world’s leading air freight companies, Lufthansa Cargo, in cooperation with Sensitech and Lobster Logistics Cloud, has now succeeded in setting […]
Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide joined thousands of people – including current and former employees as well as customers and suppliers – to celebrate the delivery of the final 747 to Atlas, bringing to a close more than a half century of production. Boeing employees who designed and built the first 747, known as the […]
