Airports
HKG’s Hactl launches new system-wide nerve centre
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) opens its new Integrated Hactl Control Centre (iHCC), creating a single command centre that is manned 24/7/365. ➤
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Carriers
Lufthansa Cargo marks over 50 preighter flights for EgeTrans
Lufthansa Cargo completes 50th ‘preighter’ connection from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chicago (ORD) for the forwarding company EgeTrans Internationale Spedition based in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. ➤
Airports
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. ➤
Airports
One year since Emirates SkyCargo began ‘preighter’ ops
Emirates SkyCargo marks one year since it began operating cargo-only flights using passenger aircraft. ➤
Cargo Handlers
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. ➤
Aircraft Manufacturers
Lufthansa Cargo posts record results, plans to add another B777F
Lufthansa Cargo posts its best result in its 26-year history as the global pandemic stokes demand, with the carrier saying it will acquire an another B777 Freighter. ➤
Carriers
Cathay Pacific, Airlink partner in Americas on relief efforts
Cathay Pacific Airways and Airlink are partnering in the Americas, giving the organisation and its 130 nonprofit humanitarian relief partners access to Cathay Pacific’s extensive Asia network from its 16 passenger and cargo ports in ➤
Cool Chain
ATC Aviation ready for global vaccine distribution race
ATC Aviation Services, the Frankfurt-based GSSA, says it is ready for the start of Covid-19 vaccine distribution following the work of its internal task force. The task force is headed by Volker Dunkake, ATC’s charter ➤
Asia Pacific
Cathay Pacific flags rising cargo demand on back of emerging peak
Cargo demand is ramping up across Cathay Pacific’s network as the sector enters the beginning of the traditional peak season. Tonnage carried improved nearly 7.0 per cent month-on-month in September, although this was still substantially ➤
Airports
Cargo-only ‘preighters’ pose numerous challenges: Fraport
The coronavirus-induced upheaval in the air cargo market which has led to use of passenger aircraft pressed into service as freighters has created numerous procedural and manpower challenges, says Frankfurt Airport (FRA). The global coronavirus ➤