Asia Pacific
Korean Air, SkyCell partner on hybrid container leasing
Korean Air Cargo and SkyCell sign an agreement to lease SkyCell’s hybrid containers. ➤
Equipment Providers
Equipment Providers
Jettainer rolls out new basic ULD service, plug&fly
Jettainer, global provider of unit load device (ULD) management, launches plug&fly, a new basic version of its full-service ULD solution. ➤
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 ➤
Carriers
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo partners with SkyCell
SkyCell and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo sign a partnership agreement to expand access to SkyCell’s hybrid containers in supply chains, enabling further safety and sustainability solutions for pharmaceutical shipments. SkyCell says the new agreement ➤
Cool Chain
Pelican BioThermal extends deep frozen packaging offering to -80°C
Pelican BioThermal expands its temperature controlled packaging offering to include deep frozen temperatures required in at least one of the Covid-19 vaccines. ➤
Cool Chain
Va-Q-tec signs major thermal container deal for Covid vaccine
Va-Q-tec strikes a comprehensive agreement with an un-named global pharmaceutical manufacturer for the international distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine in Q1 2021. ➤
Disruption
Drone Delivery Canada partners India’s CSC on Condor
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) signs letter of intent with India’s CSC Drone Aviation to develop market opportunities in the country for DDC’s Condor drone. ➤
Airports
TIACA, Pharma.Aero highlight “concerning” lack of vaccine readiness
TIACA and Pharma.Aero express “strong concern” over the current state of air cargo industry readiness for the coming COVID-19 vaccine transport. ➤
Cargo Handlers
Unilode to outfit all dnata warehouses with Bluetooth kit
Unilode Aviation Solutions and dnata are teaming up to equip all dnata warehouses with Unilode’s Bluetooth readers to enhance the efficiency of ULD operations in the global network of their customers. Unilode’s digital solution, for ➤
Equipment Providers
Pelican supporting UK air ambulances with onboard blood products
Pelican BioThermal, global provider of temperature-controlled packaging, says an increasing number of UK Air Ambulance Charities are deploying its Crēdo ProMed to protect and transport lifesaving blood products on board emergency response aircraft. Helicopter Emergency ➤