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. ➤
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. ➤
Asia Pacific
Cainiao launches $76m open tender for logistics services
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of China’s largest e-commerce platform, Alibaba Group, launches its 2021 open tender for logistics services. ➤
Airports
Cargojet expands ACMI services with DHL Express
Cargojet expands its dedicated ACMI aircraft agreement with DHL Express with the addition of three international routes. ➤
