On Tuesday, 04NOV2025, a UPS-operated MD-11 freighter crashed shortly after take-off near Louisville, Kentucky, the package delivery company’s global hub. The plane was en route from Louisville Mohammad Ali International Airport (SDF) to Daniel K. Inouye Airport (HNL) in...
Wolfgang Meier’s core message at the German Air Cargo Association (acd) in Frankfurt last Tuesday (28OCT25), was that Baku is increasingly becoming a central hub for air freight and land transport between the Far East and Europe.
His participation at...
BlueLight claims to be the world’s first airline focusing on humanitarian aid, not on profits. Its noble motto: Supporting human dignity in a world where no call goes unanswered and no life is beyond reach regardless of skin color,...
The Colombian carrier is growing its freighter fleet by adding an A330P2F to its current fleet of six A330-200F. The aircraft can accommodate 60+ tons per flight and was converted from passenger to cargo aircraft in Singapore by ST...
Antin’s Mid Cap Fund I has secured a majority stake in Madrid-based Swiftair Group. The airline’s founder, Salvador Moreno, will remain CEO and a significant shareholder. According to Antin, the main purpose of the investment is to support a...
The U.S. Department of Transport has ordered Delta Air Linesto null its joint venture accord with Aeromexico come 01JAN2026. The decision ends a 20-months lasting quarrel between the two carriers and the U.S. government which significantly aggravated since Trump's...
Five years ago, LATAM Cargo operated five weekly cargo flights between South America and Europe. The airline then increased its rotations to 12/7 and at the same time grew the number of destinations served between these two continents. Now...
The Putin regime might soon be in command of three additional AN-124 freighters belonging to Volga-Dnepr’s fleet. They would add to the fleet of – supposedly – ten AN-124 operated by the Russian Air Force. Alexey Isaikin, founder and...
New brooms sweep clean, as the saying goes. Latvian national airline airBaltic is now following this motto by placing the airline's management in the hands of an experienced financial expert. His name: Erno Hildén. The Finnish native will take...
To improve its environmental footprint, the Chinese fashion retailer has signed a deal with Lufthansa Cargo to drive the adoption of sustainable solutions for air freight transportation. The MoU, inked on 19AUG25, includes a scheme to scale up the...
Exactly 99.4 million passengers departed from or arrived at German airports in the first half of 2025 – that is 15.8% less compared to the same period in the pre-COVID year of 2019. The latest figure puts Germany in...
According to Spanish and Turkish news agencies this will be Turkish Airlines. The company has announced that it will grant the Spanish airline (IATA: UX) a loan of EUR 275 million in exchange for securing up to 27% of...
The negotiations took a long time, originally set to be completed on 31MAR25. However, on 01AUG25, the takeover was finalized: ANA Holdings has acquired all shares of former domestic rival, Nippon Cargo Airlines. Through the takeover, All Nippon Airways...
Washington’s Department of Transport (DoT) has taken steps to withdraw antitrust immunity from the aviation alliance of SkyTeam members: Delta Air Lines and Aeroméxico. In a first reaction, Mexican policymakers speak of a “direct attack on the existing and...
The ongoing growth of the Gulf airlines is breathtaking. Their European competitors, once their role models, are meanwhile only seeing the tail fins of their competitors from the Middle East. Following the ascent of the industry leaders, Qatar Airways...
Strength (and flexibility) in numbers – in this case, number of flights and destinations. Swiss WorldCargo announced this week that it has joined the transatlantic agreement that already existed between Lufthansa Cargo and United Cargo. The result, once it...
The carrier has introduced enhanced services specifically tailored to the diverse needs of the Greater China market, with plans to further expand into APAC. For this, a landmark joint venture agreement was inked with the carrier’s long-standing strategic partner...
A study from the African Airlines Association reveals that the African aviation industry is still facing significant challenges to up its global competitiveness despite political, economic and infrastructural support in the recent past. Main stumbling blocks are excessive taxes...
The Scandinavian airline, SAS, will become a subsidiary of the Franco-Dutch airline, Air France-KLM. As announced in Paris on Friday (04JUL25), the latter will increase its minority stake in SAS from the current 19.9% to 60.5%. The transaction is...
The Mexican cargo airline, AeroUnion, has been renamed, given the brand of its Colombian parent company, Avianca. The rebranding of the freight carrier kicks off a new phase focused on fleet growth combined with regional and international network expansions.
Despite...
No airline or forwarding agent likes claims. This is because they are the result of irregularities in freight transportation, damaged shipments or even total losses. Often, they are costly and settling them is time consuming, since usually several parties...
“myCargo” has become one of the leading booking platforms in the industry since its launch in 2016. The tool allows 24/7 bookings instantly and includes a new allotment customization functionality, enabling spot bookings to contracted capacity, this way giving...
Alain Chisari (AC) heads Swiss WorldCargo since 01OCT24. He succeeded Lorenzo Stoll, who left the company. Since taking the helm of the cargo division, the 53-year-old has not yet given an interview to any media. So, CargoForwarder Global (CFG)...
The three cargo carriers are preparing to launch a trilateral partnership which they say will be the biggest and most unique of its kind. Specifics of the pact were unveiled during a press meeting at the Air Cargo Europe...
Aircraft, capacity, network and rates - these are the core topics in cargo. What has been neglected so far are emotional aspects, emphasized Lufthansa Cargo CEO, Ashwin Bhat during his company’s press conference at Air Cargo Europe last week...
