Carriers
Emirates SkyCargo transports Brazilian satellite to India
Emirates SkyCargo successfully executes a cargo charter to transport the Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 from Sao Jose dos Campos (SJK), Brazil to Chennai (MAA), India. ➤
Month: December 2020
Asia Pacific
Turkish Cargo brings Sinovac Covid vaccine to Turkey
Turkish Cargo carries the first batch of the Covid-19 vaccines procured from China’s Sinovac, to Turkey. ➤
Aircraft Manufacturers
FedEx Express takes delivery of first of 30 ATR 72-600Fs
FedEx Express takes delivery of the first-ever purpose-built turboprop regional freighter. This follows the company’s 2017 signing of a firm order of 30 aircraft, with the option to purchase 20 more. ➤
Aircraft Manufacturers
Atlas Air Worldwide scoops up Boeing’s final four 747-8Fs
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings orders four new B747-8 freighters driven by what it says is particularly strong, continuing growth in the e-commerce and express sectors. ➤
Disruption
Pelican BioThermal, Nepal Flying Labs top TIACA awards
Pelican BioThermal and Nepal Flying Labs took top place as winners of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Air Cargo Sustainability Awards 2020. Sponsored by CHAMP Cargosystems, the Awards aim to celebrate and encourage outstanding ➤
Cargo Handlers
WFS deploys Descartes’ Bluetooth tracking technology
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is offering its airline customers real-time visibility and asset management solutions with Descartes’ Bluetooth tracking technology. Currently live at WFS’ airport locations in Paris, London, Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid, New York and ➤
Regulators
US pilots, air traffic controllers ok’d for Covid vaccine
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given the green light for pilots and air traffic controllers to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The approval came a day after the Emergency Use Authorisation was issued by ➤
Airports
Cathay CEIV Pharma re-certified as Covid vaccine begins moving
Cathay Pacific Cargo’s eco-system at Hong Kong airport (HKG) is now re-certified under IATA’s CEIV Pharma accreditation, as the initial doses of the Covid-19 vaccine begin trickling move around the world. ➤
Carriers
Turkish Cargo returns 1,700 year-old ‘Cybele’ statue home
Turkish Cargo returns a 3rd century AD statue of the mother goddess ‘Cybele’ back to its home in Istanbul from New York on 12 December. ➤
Carriers
Jalan Kalrock consortium reviving bankrupt Jet Airways
Bankrupt Indian carrier, Jet Airways may take to the skies as early as summer 2021 if the partners are successful in regaining domestic slots. ➤