HK Air Cargo bans Vivo phones, forwarders after HKG fire
Hong Kong Air Cargo is suspending carriage of Vivo smartphones as well as banning two freight forwarders after pallets of smartphones and accessories caught fire at Hong Kong airport. ➤
Brussels inaugurates new Brucargo logistics facility
Brussels Airport (BRU) officially opens its new 50,000 sqm logistics facility after two years of construction. ➤
Rickenbacker sees 500th ‘preighter’ as capacity still tight
Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) handles its 500th passenger-freighter since the start of the Covid–19 pandemic. ➤
Worldwide Flight Services gains Customs status at MXP
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is the first cargo handler at Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to be awarded Authorised Receiver status by Italy’s Customs authority. ➤
ASL Airlines UK becomes worlds newest cargo airline
ASL Airlines UK receives its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and its Operating Licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority, becoming the world’s newest cargo airline. ➤
CMA CGM Air Cargo opens two more US destinations
CMA CGM Air Cargo, the ocean shipping group’s new dedicated air freight division, is building on its initial service offering of Liege (LGG) – Chicago (ORD) with New York (JFK) and Atlanta (ATL). ➤
GMR Hyderabad, StaTwig bring blockchain to vaccine shipments
GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) and Singapore-based technology startup StaTwig are teaming up to bring blockchain-based real-time tracking to vaccine shipments. ➤
Worldwide Flight picks up Ukraine Int’l cargo in Milan
Ukraine International Airlines awards Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) an 18-month cargo handling contract in Milan. ➤
Vaccines help boost Feb cargo at Brussels Airport
Building on a successful start to the year, Brussels Airport saw further growth in air cargo volumes, up 21 per cent in February compared to the same period 2020. ➤
One year since Emirates SkyCargo began ‘preighter’ ops
Emirates SkyCargo marks one year since it began operating cargo-only flights using passenger aircraft. ➤
Amerijet uplifts Covid vaccines to Caribbean, Central America
Amerijet continues its role in the global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, with recent deliveries to the Caribbean and Central America on behalf of Odyssey Logistics. ➤
Qatar Airways Cargo hits 10 million Covid vaccine milestone
Qatar Airways Cargo recently surpassed a milestone with 10 million COVID-19 vaccines transported globally. ➤
Vallair prepares for Q4 surge with new Châteauroux facility
Vallair has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Centre-Val de Loire Region and the Châteauroux Centre Airport Establishment for a new MRO and conversion facility at Châteauroux (CHO). ➤
Dnata reaches milestone with over 5,000 ‘preighter’ flights
Dnata achieves a cargo milestone in Dubai (DXB) handling over 5,000 cargo-in-cabin flights comprising 50,000 tonnes since March last year. ➤
Dnata, Cebu Pacific extend Asia Pacific partnership
Dnata and Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) expand their long-standing partnership in Asia Pacific with Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore. ➤
Volga-Dnepr, Leipzig/Halle team up over humanitarian hub
Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) partner on setting up an Emergency Logistics/Humanitarian Hub. ➤
Cathay delivers first Fosun Pharma/BioNTech vaccines to HKG
The first batch of one million Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccines, co-developed by Fosun Pharma and BioNTech, to be supplied to Hong Kong were delivered by Cathay Pacific from Frankfurt on Saturday. ➤
SIA gains CEIV Fresh cert, launches perishables product
Singapore Airlines (SIA) launches new THRUFRESH perishables product following its IATA CEIV Fresh certification. ➤
India’s SpiceJet launches scheduled freighters to Singapore
SpiceXpress, the dedicated cargo arm of India-based SpiceJet, launches scheduled cargo flights connecting Mumbai (BOM), Bengaluru (BLR) and Chennai (MAA) with Singapore (SIN). ➤
AF-KLM uplifts first vaccine shipments to Bonaire, Aruba
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo uplifts its first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bonaire and Aruba in the Caribbean, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. ➤
WFS forges temp-controlled pharma truck fleet for CDG
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is expanding its pharma capability in France through partnerships with trucking companies for temperature-controlled trucking. ➤
EVA Air, WFS extend global partnership with new Seattle contract
EVA Air signs a new three-year cargo handling contract with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Seattle (SEA), extending more than 15 years of partnership in North America. ➤
Air Belgium gives cargo a nod with maindeck move
Following up on its statements several months ago, Air Belgium announces it will soon introduce four freighters to its fleet. ➤
Silk Way West to begin new Baku-Narita service with NCA
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West Airlines is set to begin a new twice-weekly service to and from Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT), alongside partner Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), from 11 February. ➤
MIA sets new record for cargo throughput in 2020
Miami International Airport (MIA) sets a new record with 2020 cargo volumes reaching 2.32 million tonnes – 57,382 more tonnes than its total in 2019.
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China Airlines launches ultra-low temp vaccine service
China Airlines launches Ultra-Low Temperature Service as it continues to grow its pharma capabilities including IATA CEIV Pharma Certification. The only airline in Taiwan to have obtained international pharmaceutical cold chain logistics certification, the new ➤
Dubai forms logistics alliance to expedite vaccine distribution
Dubai launches a new Vaccine Logistics Alliance in support of the COVAX initiative to distribute COVID-19 vaccines around the world. ➤
KIX Task Force readies airport community for COVID-19 vaccine
Kansai Airports announces its KIX Vaccine Transport Task Force has set up a framework for COVID-19 vaccine transportation at Kansai International Airport (KIX). The task force was formed in December 2020 to prepare for the ➤
Astral Aviation’s new B767-200F opens Nairobi-Sharjah service
Astral Aviation is deploying its newly-acquired B767-200 freighter on the Nairobi (NBO) – Sharjah (SHJ) route, with effect from 3 February. ➤
Frankfurt Cargo Services handles first Covid vaccine shipments
Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) handles its first shipments of Covid-19 vaccines from German biotechnology company BioNTech as the airport gears up to facilitate vaccine shipments. ➤
Lufthansa Cargo begins FRA air freight centre renewal
Lufthansa Cargo begins the modernisation of its Frankfurt logistic centre following supervisory board approval for the investments. ➤
SpiceJet strengthens vaccine delivery network with AMD
As India launches what is set to be one of the largest mass Covid-19 vaccination drives in the world, SpiceJet and its cargo arm SpiceExpress have added another airport partner in the country. ➤
Nallian nabs former BRU cargo head Steven Polmans
Former head of cargo at Brussels Airport and current TIACA chairman, Steven Polmans is joining effective immediately. ➤
Pandemic pulls Schiphol’s 2020 cargo down 8%
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), in the midst of another shake-up of its cargo division reports a -8.0 per cent cargo volume decline for 2020, year-on-year at the hands of the Covid-19 pandemic. ➤
Hong Kong airport wraps up 2020 with 7% cargo decline
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) says the Covid-19 pandemic deflated 2020 cargo volumes at the airport by -7.0 per cent. December 2020 saw cargo volumes return to near normal numbers with only a 0.2 per ➤
Geert Aerts to succeed Steven Polmans at BRU
Brussels Airport announces Geert Aerts will be succeeding Steven Polmans from 8 March as director Cargo & Logistics at BRU. ➤
MASkargo begins new year with Covid-19 test kit charter
MAB Kargo (MASkargo) makes its first charter flight for the year transporting approximately 20 tonnes of Covid-19 test kits from Seoul to Jakarta. ➤
Schiphol cargo shaken up again, Pouwels and van der Ent to exit
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol announces another restructuring of its Cargo Division, one that will see the departure of a number of cargo veterans. ➤
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 ➤
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. ➤
Cargojet expands ACMI services with DHL Express
Cargojet expands its dedicated ACMI aircraft agreement with DHL Express with the addition of three international routes. ➤
Singapore Changi air hub primed for Covid vaccine distribution
Singapore Changi Airport’s air cargo hub is ready for the transportation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, says the Changi Ready Taskforce. ➤
LATAM’s first foray to Doha with peak season perishables
The LATAM Group completes its first service to Doha, Qatar using a B777-300ER passenger aircraft reconfigured for cargo use. ➤
Qatar Airways Cargo returns to Pittsburgh Int’l
Qatar Airways Cargo and its freight forwarding partners resume flights to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) from 4 December. Connecting PIT with Bangladesh (DAC), the carrier will be conducting weekly flights into PIT for the next ➤
Virgin Atlantic Cargo kicks off new UK-Pak’n services
Virgin Atlantic Cargo commences flights between the UK and Pakistan from 7 December, supporting growing trade volumes between the two countries. ➤
Cainiao partners Ethiopian for China’s Covid-19 vaccine transport
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network is partnering Ethiopian Airlines to launch a special cold chain air freight solution for temperature-controlled medicines from Shenzhen Airport (SCX), including Covid-19 vaccines. ➤
MUC’s Jost Lammers re-elected as president of ACI Europe
Jost Lammers, CEO of Munich Airport (MUC) is re-elected president of the Airport Council International (ACI). ➤
Covid vaccine supply chains could see armed escorts: TAPA
Pharmaceutical supply chains are set to face their biggest security challenge in history as Covid-19 vaccines inch closer to reality. ➤
One-of-a-kind cargo bus feeder service ready to roll in Hyderabad
GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) partners Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) to jointly promote international cargo through the launch of a cargo feeder system. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two will create ➤
Amazon Air launches Leipzig/Halle air hub
Amazon Air launches operations at its first-ever regional air hub in Europe at the Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) in Schkeuditz, Germany. The new operations expand the regional capacity of Amazon Air with the 20,000 sqm cargo ➤