Short Shots

HACTL and Hungary Airlines sign handling contract

The new year started out with a new handling contract for Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl). The cargo handler was the winner of the handling tender for Hungary’s newest cargo airline: Hungary Airlines (see CFG’s article on...

Sin-Kung Logistics gearing up for air cargo later this year

Alan Ong, Managing Director of Sin-Kung Logistics, has every reason to smile. His company has just completed the acquisition of Malaysian company Prima Air Sdn Bhd (Prima Air for short) for a total of RM 20.7 million – roughly...

TIACA’s Sustainability Awards again sponsored by CHAMP

Same procedure as every year, Miss Sophie! And why not, if it works well and is worthwhile? Talk is of TIACA’s Sustainability Awards, now heading into their 6th consecutive year, and – as with every passing year – once...

Silk Way West Airlines presents B777 simulator to NAA

Silk Way West Airlines recently transferred its state-of-the-art Boeing 777 Full-Flight Simulator (FFS) to Azerbaijan's National Aviation Academy (NAA), thus bolstering the country's status as a prominent aviation training center. The handover ceremony, held on 10MAR25, was attended by...

Duvenbeck launches MAN eTGX electric truck operations

On 11MAR25, the Duvenbeck Group launched regular operations with MAN's new eTGX Ultra Low Liner electric truck on the route linking Duvenbeck's Herne logistics warehouse and Volkswagen's Wolfsburg factory. Duvenbeck is among the pioneers of this electric truck, and...

Bryan Bedford is a hot candidate for heading the FAA

The current CEO of Republic Airways leads the list of several candidates for the position of chief of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). If he is appointed, a conflict of interest threatens, because as CEO of the airline, his...

Andreas Spies to head ACS’ time critical services

Global aircraft charter broker, Air Charter Service (ACS), announced this week that it has appointed Andreas Spies as its new Head of Time Critical Services. Spies has a communication background, having begun his career in PR around 18 years...

HACTL and Hungary Airlines sign handling contract

The new year started out with a new handling contract for Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl). The cargo handler was the winner of the handling tender for Hungary’s newest cargo airline: Hungary Airlines. Hungary Airlines began thrice-weekly...

Sin-Kung Logistics gearing up for air cargo later this year

Alan Ong, Managing Director of Sin-Kung Logistics, has every reason to smile. His company has just completed the acquisition of Malaysian company Prima Air Sdn Bhd (Prima Air for short) for a total of RM 20.7 million – roughly...

TIACA’s Sustainability Awards again sponsored by CHAMP

Same procedure as every year, Miss Sophie! And why not, if it works well and is worthwhile? Talk is of TIACA’s Sustainability Awards, now heading into their 6th consecutive year, and – as with every passing year – once...

Silk Way West Airlines presents B777 simulator to NAA

Silk Way West Airlines recently transferred its state-of-the-art Boeing 777 Full-Flight Simulator (FFS) to Azerbaijan's National Aviation Academy (NAA), thus bolstering the country's status as a prominent aviation training center. The handover ceremony, held on 10MAR25, was attended by...

Duvenbeck launches MAN eTGX electric truck operations

On 11MAR25, the Duvenbeck Group launched regular operations with MAN's new eTGX Ultra Low Liner electric truck on the route linking Duvenbeck's Herne logistics warehouse and Volkswagen's Wolfsburg factory. Duvenbeck is among the pioneers of this electric truck, and...

Bryan Bedford is a hot candidate for heading the FAA

The current CEO of Republic Airways leads the list of several candidates for the position of chief of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). If he is appointed, a conflict of interest threatens, because as CEO of the airline, his...

Andreas Spies to head ACS’ time critical services

Global aircraft charter broker, Air Charter Service (ACS), announced this week that it has appointed Andreas Spies as its new Head of Time Critical Services. Spies has a communication background, having begun his career in PR around 18 years...

Kale automates customs clearance at Kansai Int’l Airport

Ground handler, CKTS Company Limited opted to have Kale Logistics Solutions’ GALAXY system installed in its premises at Osaka, Japan’s Kansai International Airport, and is already reaping the benefits. The cloud-based cargo handling software has been used to automate...

TIACA invites registrations for its Executive Summit 2025

24-26JUN25 will see The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)'s Executive Summit 2025 take place at the Conrad Hotel in Hong Kong. It is being hosted by Cathay Cargo. Registration for the event has now opened on TIACA’s website and...

Lödige upgrades its own handling system from 1979

In 1979, while the world bought their first Sony Walkmans and listened to Michael Jackson’s ‘Rock with you’, or Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick in the Wall’, Lödige Industries was busy installing a material handling system over at Singapore Changi...

Silk Way West Airlines honored by Azerbaijan

Silk Way West Airlines is possibly the only airline in the world to have been honored with the Highest Taxpayer Award. The Republic of Azerbaijan recently recognized the airline with this award, which was presented by the State Tax...

Cargojet pioneers Aerios’ Carrier App

CargoTech member Aerios, has designed an app that is specifically tailored to the requirements of the air cargo charter market. Called ‘Carrier App’, it covers and industry niche that up until now as seen no comprehensive digital development. Carrier...

Royal Air Maroc offers Sino-Moroccan connections

On 20JAN25, Royal Air Maroc resumed its Morocco-China scheduled connection between Casablanca (CMN -Morocco) – Beijing (Daxing International Airport -PKX -China). The pandemic had brought a halt to the airline’s successful Sino-Moroccan operations. Three direct flights per week (outbound...

Aero Cargo Belgium is GSSA for Thai Airways

The GSSA agreement between Thai Airways and the Belgian ECS Group subsidiary, Aero Cargo Belgium, came into effect on 01FEB25, already. The GSSA is tasked with filling the holds of Thai Airways’ flights out of Brussels (BRU) to Bangkok...

Qatar Airways Cargo’s AEROSPACE is ‘out of this world’

Qatar Airways Cargo has taken the industry’s universal AOG (Aircraft on Ground) process and given it its ‘Next Generation’ treatment. The carrier’s enhanced product, ‘AEROSPACE’, promises to be “out of this world”, the press release states. What is different...

Kale and El Dorado create South America’s first CCS

El Dorado not only figuratively refers to a place of wealth, success, or happiness, but now also includes good collaboration. South America is about to see its first Cargo Community System (CCS) go into operation, as India’s Kale Info...

Smaller and even more sustainable: Envirotainer’s RelEye RKN

Reliable transport is crucial when it comes to temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals shipments. Sweden’s Envirotainer has combined this reliability with sustainability aspects and now launched the smallest in its RelEye family: the RelEye RKN. It has a tare weight of 583...

Gebrüder Weiss grows its Poland business

International logistics company, Gebrüder Weiss, has significantly expanded its services in Poland since the beginning of 2025. The company now offers national and international partial and full truck loads (LTL/FTL), as well as additional warehousing and logistics solutions, including...
spot_img
spot_img