HKIA ranked world’s busiest cargo airport by ACI in 2021

May 17, 2022
While the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) released traffic figures of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for March 2022 that showed passenger traffic continued to remain significantly lower than the pre-pandemic level in 2019,...

Etihad Cargo appoints Vice President – Commercial

May 17, 2022
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has appointed Tim Isik as Vice President – Commercial. Based in Etihad Cargo's headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Isik will oversee the carrier's...

SmartLynx to convert 4 A321s into freighters

May 12, 2022
Carrier SmartLynx has partnered with lessor APOC Aviation to purchase four A321 airframes that they intend to convert into freighters.

airBaltic reopens cargo operations in Ukraine

May 12, 2022
Latvian airline airBaltic has reopened cargo operations from Kyiv, Ukraine by organizing a multimodal mail transportation system in cooperation with Ukrposhta, the national postal service of Ukraine.

FedEx Express receives delivery of 50 Cessna turboprop freighters from Textron Aviation

May 12, 2022
Textron Aviation has delivered the first of 50 Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop freighters to FedEx Express.

Halifax Stanfield Air sees bright future with recent positive air cargo activity recovery

May 12, 2022
While the past two years have created significant uncertainty for the aviation sector, air cargo activity increased at Halifax Stanfield in 2021 in comparison to 2020, and recovery is expected to continue as exports...

ANC, FAI win excellence award for performance in snow and ice control

May 12, 2022
The Northeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives (NEC AAAE) announced this week that Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) received Balchen Post Awards for excellence in...

Resurgent business landscape under focus at 9th Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF)

April 21, 2022
The 9th edition of the Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF), scheduled to take place in Dubai from May 17 to 19 alongside The Airport Show and will focus on the resurging business landscape...

GK9PG, Anniston to develop new technologies in the canine security sector

April 19, 2022
Engineered canine screening and detection leader Global K9 Protection Group (GK9PG) has entered a strategic partnership with Anniston, Alabama-based 360 Security Partners, LLC, known in the industry as CSK9 (Cargo Screening K9) and VWK9,...

ACS plans recruitment drive set for later this year

April 19, 2022
Capitalizing on record figures for the company last year, Air Charter Service has announced expansion plans for the Midwest with a planned recruitment drive set to start later this year.