American Airlines welcome special human rights guest onboard

October 7, 2019
American Airlines Cargo welcomed a special guest on a Buenos Aires – Dallas flight, Sandra the orangutan who has human rights. The 33-year-old orangutan has spent her life in captivity, born in Germany before...

Van de Weg joins ECS Group

October 7, 2019
Industry veteran Robert Van de Weg, has joined Paris-based ECS Group to help with its revolutionary transformation. The KLM Cargo, Atlas Air, Cargolux and, most recently, Volga Dnepr Group veteran says, “ECS Group represents...

UPS to invest $750m on infrastructure projects at Louisville Worldport

October 7, 2019
UPS will invest $750 million at its Worldport base in Louisville, Kentucky including the construction of a $220 million aircraft maintenance hangar. The 262,000 square foot hangar will be able to accommodate two Boeing...

FAA approves the use of Opticooler RAP

October 6, 2019
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the use of DoKaSch Temperature Solutions’ Opticooler RAP, opening up the North American market. Approval means DoKaSch can extend operations in the Americas, and in anticipation of...

Insight into Deutsche Post’s Strategy 2025 for digitization

October 2, 2019
Deutsche Post DHL Group will invest €2 billion in digitalization as part of its Strategy 2025, building on Strategy 2020. The new strategy is the group’s answer to trends in globalization, digitalization, sustainability and e-commerce,...

DAKOSY’s ZODIAK steers e-commerce hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport

October 1, 2019
From now on, e-commerce shipments arriving at Leipzig/Halle Airport will be handled completely digitally and in an automated way. The reason for this is a newly introduced Customs software called ZODIAK, developed and operated...

TIACA partners sign up for new sustainability program

September 30, 2019
Four new Strategic Partners, including Brussels Airport, Flexport, Oman Aviation Services, and Turkish Airlines, have signed up to back The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)’s new Sustainability Program. They join CHAMP Cargo Systems, sponsors...

Tel Aviv is Virgin Atlantic’s new cargo network

September 26, 2019
Virgin Atlantic’s first flight to Tel Aviv touched down at Ben Gurion International Airport yesterday with a full cargo payload as the airline continues to extend its international route network. The new daily Airbus...

DHL, Ethiopian Airlines to start DHL-Ethiopian Airlines logistics services

September 25, 2019
DHL Global Forwarding and Ethiopian Airlines plan to grow their joint venture, with Berhanu Kassa leading the company, DHL-Ethiopian Airlines Logistics Services. The former director of logistics services at Ethiopian Airlines has been named...

Unisys to help MASkargo expand its cargo booking options

September 24, 2019
Unisys Corporation today announced it will help MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo), the cargo division of Malaysia Airlines, expand its range of cargo booking options with a new online booking service allowing all types...