Outsized and super-heavy air cargo transporter, Antonov Airlines, has delivered 110 tonnes of Covid-19 testing kits from Tianjin, China, to Linz, Austria, on the unique AN-225 ‘Mriya’ for use in Austrian pharmacies. ➤
FedEx Express has boosted its intra-Asia network capacity by replacing B757 narrow-body freighters with B767 wide-body freighters and added additional services between Asia and Europe/US. ➤
International air cargo markets remained resilient in August, propelled by ongoing expansion in e-commerce and demand for intermediate goods, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in its latest statistical analysis. ➤
DHL has passed the one billion mark in terms of COVID-19 vaccines delivered since the vaccine campaign began in December 2020. ➤
Kenya Airways has signed an aircraft lease agreement for two Embraer E190 and begun operating a cargo codeshare partnership with Congo Airways. ➤
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has named Philip Goh as its regional vice president for Asia-Pacific with effect from Sept. 13. ➤
Hong Kong’s air cargo throughput recorded a year-on-year increase of 15.5 per cent in August year-on-year to 429,000 tonnes according to the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK). ➤
As a member of the Singapore Changi airport community, Cargolux has contributed to a vital initiative to support Indonesia in the fight against COVID-19. ➤
Ethiopian Airlines Group establishes a global cargo conversion program to convert the B767-300ER passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft in partnership agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). ➤
Freight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Europe’s fourth-largest air cargo hub, are continuing to grow, with July cargo volumes up 9.1 per cent over the same month in 2020 to 133,873 tonnes. ➤
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