Volga-Dnepr Group : The ‘Wings of Russia’ that specializes on oversize & heavy cargo

February 14, 2022
“When it comes to project cargo transportations, which are usually taking place somewhere in less equipped areas and airports, there are no better freighters in the world than An-124 and Il-76 as they are...

Global air cargo industry posts stellar performance in 2021

February 1, 2022
GENEVA, Switzerland—The global air cargo demand went up by 18.7 percent in 2021 compared to 2020 year-on-year, making it the industry’s second-best performance (behind 2010’s 20.6% gain) since the International Air Transport Association began...

Wiremind Making sense of technology on global transport and people

January 14, 2022
Air Cargo Update talks to Nathanaël De Tarade, Chief Commercial Officer of the Paris-based software and data science company Wiremind, about how digitalization is reshaping the industry and how their company is making sense...

Turkish Cargo safely flies 63 horses across the Atlantic to Istanbul

January 4, 2022
ISTANBUL—Some 63 horses safely traveled from Chicago, USA to Istanbul aboard Turkish Cargo  as if they were in their natural surroundings thanks to the carrier’s expertise and experts in handling live animals. Providing the...

FedEx bullish over air cargo’s future

December 16, 2021
FedEx Express is expanding further its global presence through the UAE and KSA taking advantage of their ideal geographic location connecting continents easily. The world’s largest express transportation company moved nearly 110 kilotons of...

IATA: Keys to Safely Restoring Global Mobility—Simplicity, Predictability, Practicality

November 29, 2021
Geneva, Switzerland — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to adopt simple, predictable and practical measures to safely and efficiently facilitate the ramping-up of international travel as borders re-open. Specifically, IATA...

Airglow Aviation Group Defying adversity

November 16, 2021
The only authorized distributor of CCN Solutions in GCC, which is an integrated platform service for streamlining the supply chain management of the cargo community, Airglow Aviation Group continues to soar despite the many...

Emirates reaffirms its commitment to Australia with 100% capacity on flights to Sydney and Melbourne

November 2, 2021
With Australia’s borders re-opened to international travelers from November, Emirates welcomes this move by enhancing its operations to the country to meet pent up demand for travel into and out of Australia. With vaccination...

Turkish Cargo rises as new global air bridge and pharma carrier

October 18, 2021
The 2020 pandemic kept the airfreight industry extremely busy transporting life-saving medical supplies and other essentials. Their critical mission remains along with the additional role of distributing billions of COVID-19 vaccines to save people...

Air cargo up 7.7% in August, reels from capacity shortage

October 4, 2021
GENEVA: Global air cargo markets grew by 7.7 percent in August, surpassing pre-COVID levels as demand continues to be strong but pressure on capacity is rising, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. Global demand,...