- TIACA Pilots New Online Cargo Service Quality Tool for Terminals and Airports[Apr. 28, 2018]
TIACA has launched a pilot of its new online Cargo Service Quality (CSQ) tool, allowing forwarders to rate and review the service quality they receive at participating hubs.
- Boeing Delivers First 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter[Apr. 19, 2018]
Boeing today announced the delivery of the first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). The first customer is GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and the freighter will be operated by West Atlantic Group, based in Sweden.
- Boeing Delivers First 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter[Apr. 19, 2018]
Boeing today announced the delivery of the first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). The first customer is GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and the freighter will be operated by West Atlantic Group, based in Sweden.
- Award of 100,000 US Dollars! SF Airlines Global Competition for livery Design Schemes for its Boeing 747 Freighter Officially Started[Apr. 20, 2018]
On 20 April 2018 (Beijing Time), "SF Airlines Global Competition for livery Design Schemes for Painting its Boeing 747 Freighter" was officially kicked off. Its sponsor SF Airlines Co., Ltd. will grant a cash award of 100,000 US dollars to solicit creative ideas from creative and design talents around the world for brand new finishing of its 747-400ER Freighter, expecting to improve its corporate image and brand influence.
- Etihad Cargo and IFHC Transport Vulnerable and Endangered Birds to Their Natural Habitats[Apr. 18, 2018]
Etihad Cargo and the International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC), one of the world's leading conservation programmes, have recently transported a shipment of more than 100 vulnerable Houbara bustards for release into their natural habitats. In the past three years, the partnership between the two organisations has led to the successful relocation and integration into the wild of more than 3,000 Houbara across the world.
- Emirates SkyCargo Introduces New Product for Rapid Transport of Aircraft Parts[Apr. 19, 2018]
Emirates SkyCargo, the world's largest international cargo airline, has launched Emirates AOG -- a new airfreight product designed for transporting aircraft parts quickly across the globe.
- DoKaSch Provides Opticooler for Etihad Cargo[Apr. 18, 2018]
DoKaSch Temperature Solutions, the provider of climate-controlled solutions for air cargo, and Etihad Cargo signed a master agreement for its Opticooler. "With Etihad Cargo, we are able to expand our service network for Opticoolers further. All leading airlines of the Middle East are now our partners as they want to offer their clients the most reliable packaging solution to transport highly temperature-sensitive air cargo shipments," said Andreas Seitz, Managing Director of DoKaSch Temperature Solutions.
- Smart Cargo Mainport Program Highlighted at the 2017 Schiphol Aviation Awards[Apr. 16, 2018]
The winners of the Schiphol Aviation Awards were announced last night by Birgit Otto, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, at the Schiphol Centre, Amsterdam.
- Jota Aviation Takes Delivery of First of Four Bae 146-300 QTs[Apr. 11, 2018]
UK based Jota Aviation has taken delivery of the first of four 146-300 QT pure Freighter aircraft in a multi-million dollar deal which is set to substantially increase its market share and position the company as a market leader in the cargo charter sector.
- Air Freight up 6.8% in February but Protectionist Risks Remain[Apr. 04, 2018]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released demand growth results for global air freight markets for February 2018 showing a 6.8% increase in demand measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) compared to the same period last year. Adjusting for the potential Lunar New Year distortions by combining growth in January 2018 and February 2018, demand increased by 7.7%. This was the strongest start to a year since 2015.