Cargo Handlers
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. ➤
Carriers
Asia Pacific
DB Schenker continues expansion of its own-controlled network
DB Schenker extends its own-controlled, global flight network connecting America, Europe, and Asia directly for the first time. ➤
Carriers
CEVA joins Hope Consortium for Covid-19 vaccine distribution
CEVA Logistics joins the Hope Consortium – the umbrella organisation of a UAE-based public-private partnership aimed at supporting global COVID-19 vaccine distribution. ➤
Airports
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. ➤
Asia Pacific
Japan Airlines taps CHAMP for new domestic cargo service
Japan Airlines (JAL) implements CHAMP’s API Gateway solution to power a new domestic air cargo service in Japan. The solution enables the carrier to compete with other modes of transport, seamlessly integrating air and land ➤
Carriers
Air Canada plays key role in getting Covid vaccine to Canadians
Air Canada Cargo says it is playing an important role in transporting COVID-19 vaccines to Canada in partnership with supply chain partners. “We are seeing shipments of vaccines and vaccine consumables being transported by Air ➤
Carriers
IAG Cargo uplifts over a million doses of Covid-19
IAG Cargo transports over a million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine worldwide through its Constant Climate hubs in London Heathrow, Dublin and Madrid. ➤
Asia Pacific
Singapore Airlines sees hope in vaccines, progressive opening
As Singapore Airlines continues to reel from Covid-19 pandemic border lockdowns, its cargo division has continued to log high cargo load factors, hitting 88.7 per cent in December. ➤
Airports
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. ➤
Asia Pacific
UPDATE: Indonesian Sriwijaya Air B737 black boxes, human remains found
Indonesian search and rescue teams delivered 16 body bags from a Sriwijaya Air B737-500 that crashed Saturday for further examination at a hospital in Jakarta, a police spokesman says, as the Indonesian Navy confirmed the aircraft’s flight recorders had been detected. ➤