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 Airport (BRU) officially opens its new 50,000 sqm logistics facility after two years of construction. ➤
Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) handles its 500th passenger-freighter since the start of the Covid–19 pandemic. ➤
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 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, 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 Air Cargo (GHAC) and Singapore-based technology startup StaTwig are teaming up to bring blockchain-based real-time tracking to vaccine shipments. ➤
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. ➤
Emirates SkyCargo marks one year since it began operating cargo-only flights using passenger aircraft. ➤
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. ➤
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