The Swiss Post, in partnership with Matternet, has started to fly drones to deliver laboratory samples between two hospitals in the city of Lugano near the Italian border. The national mail service partnered with California-based ➤
The B787-10 Dreamliner took to the skies for the first time today at Boeing South Carolina. The aircraft, which is the newest and longest model of the 787 family, completed a successful flight totaling four ➤
BOC Aviation Limited has purchased two B747-8 freighter aircraft, both of which have been committed on long-term leases to AirBridgeCargo Airlines. “We are pleased to add a strong new partner, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, to our customer ➤
Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics Network has opened a new office in Warsaw, Poland which will support its expansion in Europe. The office will be headed by Diana Sokół, managing director of Poland, who was previously ➤
Cautioning that year-over-year (YoY) comparisons for the early months of the year should be treated with caution, due to the influence of Chinese New Year on the world’s air cargo flows, WorldACD painted a rosy ➤
Japanese online shopping firm Rakuten is betting on drone technology to lift it to the next level. CEO Hiroshi ‘Mickey’ Mikitani expects drones to revolutionise the delivery sector: “The capacity in the skies above us ➤
SEKO Logistics has named Tony Barnes as its new chief operating officer of its Asia Pacific region, succeeding James Gagne, who assumed the post of president of SEKO Logistics at the start of 2017, based at ➤
Former Cargolux chief executive Dirk Reich is set to be appointed as a new board member at Panalpina at its Annual General Meeting on 3 May. Reich will succeed Roger Schmid, who will not stand ➤
Qatar Airways Cargo demonstrated its equine finesse recently with the transport of 50 of the finest European thoroughbreds from Amsterdam to Omaha, USA. The horses were transported via special charter onboard Qatar Airways Cargo’s B777 ➤
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has appointed two new trustee members from long-standing members, KLM Cargo and Icelandair Cargo. Air France-KLM Martinair’s executive vice president, Marcel de Nooijer and Icelandair Cargo’s managing director, Gunnar ➤
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