Saudia Cargo lifts record payload between Lahore to Riyadh in April

May 3, 2020
Saudia Cargo says it made a record payload carrying essential food supplies from Lahore, Pakistan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, using a passenger aircraft turned into an all-cargo flight, a new...

Turkish Cargo certified ‘Fresh’ under IATA CEIV program

April 29, 2020
Turkish Cargo, the fastest-growing air cargo airline in the world with continuously prospering operations, became the first air cargo airline to concurrently achieve all three "CEIV Pharma, CEIV Fresh, and CEIV Live Animals" certifications,...

DAMCO’s new Business Resilience Program keeps cargo moving through Covid-19 supply chain disruption

April 28, 2020
DAMCO’s ongoing investment in its Business Resilience Program is helping the freight forwarder to keep cargo moving through Covid-19 supply chain disruption. The Program, developed over the last 18 months, prepares all staff for...

Pharma.Aero reveals new members to its air pharma network

April 27, 2020
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, positions itself as the first Middle East airline to hold both of IATA’s CEIV Fresh and CEIV Pharma certifications, and one of the two...

SAL shifts services to its newly launched state-of-the-art facilities at KKIA

April 26, 2020
This comes in line with SAL new operational plan aiming to enhance ground-handling services and streamline the cargo acceptance procedures through the village, which is a global integrated logistics platform for cargo and supply...

LATAM Cargo transports stem cells as part of ‘Solidary Plane’ program

April 22, 2020
As part of the ‘Solidary Plane’ program, for the first time in the region, LATAM Cargo has transported cells for a patient from Argentina. With closed-border policies worldwide and a low flight demand caused...

Jazeera flies its first all-cargo flight to Saudi Arabia

April 19, 2020
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways recently announced that it ran its first all-cargo flight to and from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). This move follows many other airlines as they make the most of their unused...

WFS praised for quick ’emergency response’ for cargo handling operation at Liege Airport

April 16, 2020
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) took just 72 hours to launch a new ‘emergency response’ cargo handling operation at Liege Airport following a request from the airport to help increase its capacity to accept more...

An-225 Mriya takes part in fighting coronavirus crisis

April 15, 2020
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's largest plane, started participating in the coronavirus crisis effort. The giant completed its first commercial flight between Tianjin, China, and Warsaw, Poland, transporting medical equipment, including 7 million...

Bühler reports good performance in 2019

April 14, 2020
In 2019, Bühler delivered good performance at Group level, increasing the EBIT margin to 7.6% (previous year: 7.1%). Turnover was stable at CHF 3.3 billion while order intake decreased by 4.6% to CHF 3.1...