There have been a few amusing videos making the LinkedIn rounds this week, illustrating what might become commonplace in the next decade. Japan Airlines (JAL) announced on 27APR26, that it has commenced a pilot project at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport,...
History was made on 28APR26, when Alaska Airlines launched “the first-ever direct connection between the Emerald City and the Eternal City” – in other words, connecting Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO)...
EFFH stands for the new ‘E-commerce & Freight Forwarder Handling’ services that SATS company, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), offers not just at Frankfurt, but also Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Liege, London, Madrid, Stockholm, and 12 French airports. Kuehne+Nagel recently...
That is pretty much a recycled article headline, since this is now the fifth time that the software provider has come out tops at International Air Cargo Association (IATA)’s ONE Record Hackathon. This time, the intense, 48-hour event wherein...
At last week’s IATA ONE Record Hackathon at Cathay City in Hong Kong, Jettainer posed the following real-life ULD challenge: “How can the storage and handling of cool passive pallets be ensured to always remain within the correct temperature...
The Uzbek airline, My Freighter, which was founded in 2019, has enlisted ECS Group’s services to fast-track its commercial growth across Europe. The airline, which has a great many interline agreements with other international carriers, operates a fleet of...
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK)’s e-commerce focus has resulted in another win. What began with the first dedicated e-commerce flight operated by Silk Way West Airlines back in DEC24, (CFG reported), and was quickly followed by the first Far East...
Air Canada has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR, becoming the launch operator of the type in Canada. The aircraft, leased from SMBC Aviation Capital, marks an important step in the airline’s fleet renewal program, helping to bridge...
On 10APR26, a United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying emergency essentials in the form of generators, baby wipes, and other hygiene supplies and goods that had been donated to Good360, departed from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) for Kahului...
But which spice was it? The Air Charter Service press release doesn’t say, though it does include a fun pun reference to itself as being “the seasoned professionals.” The details are that ACS transported several tons of seasoning to...
Taiwan is the heart of the world’s semiconductor production, and CargoLand by LGG is keen to position itself as the heart of Europe’s cargo transits. Thus, the CargoLand team set off on a ‘high-level mission’ to Taipei on 24MAR26,...
The world’s largest network of independent freight forwarders’ charitable function, the WCAworld Foundation rallied together to arrange relief aid for the many Sri Lankan communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah in NOV25. The storm unleashed severe flooding and landslides leading...
The GSSA contract was signed on 04FEB26 at airBaltic's new and modern home base facility in one of the region’s largest cargo hubs at Riga Airport in Latvia. The Baltic Cargo Center, which opened last year, can handle up...
Menzies Aviation has opened Auckland Airport's first dedicated airside cargo terminal in New Zealand, doubling its operating space within the Cargo Precinct. As the country’s main air freight hub handling 89% of international cargo (over 168,000 tons yearly), the...
What CargoForwarder Global reported on back in 2024, became reality on 15APR26, with the first successful flight its Production AIR Cargo Heavy UAS . A YouTube video of the event is available here. Hailed as the world’s largest quadcopter,...
Air cargo and logistics solutions provider, SATS, is supporting Kuwait’s low-cost carrier, Jazeera Airways’ cargo operations from Saudi Arabia to maintain supply links with Kuwait following the closure of Kuwait International Airport due to regional conflict. Operating from its...
DSV has marked an historic milestone in United Airlines’ corporate SAF program, by signing the largest amount that any single customer has pledged for to date, together with its customer, Microsoft. Up to 11 million gallons/41.6 million liters of...
Cebu Pacific has reaffirmed its long-standing partnership with Jettainer by renewing its long-term contract. Thus, Jettainer will continue to support the Philippine airline in its growth strategy. The partnership dates back to 2020, when the extraordinary circumstances of the...
Smart Freight Centre (SFC) and the British International Freight Association (BIFA) have joined forces to offer UK freight forwarders discounted access to specialist emissions training, aimed at strengthening the industry’s response to growing decarbonization demands. Under the partnership, BIFA...
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is Alaska’s iconic endurance test of man and dog. It first took place in its current form (running around 1000 miles from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska), in 1973, with 36 sled teams of...
At the end of last year, experts were predicting air cargo growth rates of between 2% and 3% for 2026. Yet, the year actually began on a high, greatly exceeding those forecasts: IATA reported that JAN26 saw +5.6% year-on-year...
The International Air Transport Association is urging the aviation industry to accelerate its digital transformation, highlighting data sharing, automation and common standards as key to building a more efficient and connected ecosystem. The association emphasizes that progress must deliver...
The GSSA contract which came into effect on 23MAR26, sees ECS Group subsidiary, Globe Air Cargo Dominican Republic, assume the commercial responsibility for ensuring that Uniworld Air Cargo’s freighter capacities are filled when they leave Punta Cana Airport (PUJ)....
Cathay Cargo recently unveiled it latest digital enhancement. Called ‘Manage Booking’, the feature offers freight forwarders real-time control over changes to their shipments. The carrier speaks of a ‘significant upgrade’ and enhancement of the user experience of its booking...
The partnership between Spanish airline, Air Europa Cargo (the air cargo business unit of Air Europa), and ground handling company, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), (a SATS company), began almost a decade ago, in Madrid, in 2018. Barcelona joined the...
