Last week, CargoForwarder Global took a look at the negative impacts of periods of intense heat on aircraft, shipments, and – last, but certainly not least – staff. This week, we examine the various measures that can and should...
This Sharkskin technology optimizes the aircraft’s aerodynamics, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 1%. Registration B-16786 is the first of the EVA Air B777 freighters to have already undergone this comprehensive modification at the airline’s homebase at Taipei...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ series illustrates a different career aspect of the air cargo industry each week. As we are now in the midst of the summer holiday season and the industry’s workload is currently spread over fewer backs,...
A week ago, dramatic footage that could have been taken from any Hollywood action movie, made the rounds on global news media and LinkedIn. Unfortunately, it was not computer-generated imagery, but actual video material of a shipping container exploding...
Aviation should be net zero by 2050 at the latest, sending a strong signal to other industries against global warming. However, there are increasing signs that this target will be missed by a wide margin. The reasons are manifold...
The instruction issued by the outgoing Belgian federal Transport minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo / Greens) to ban the use of DHL’s B777Fs at Brussels Airport, has met with a tidal wave of disapproval in the economic community at and...
Greenhouse gas emissions should be taxed for an entire journey, from origin to destination, advocates J. Florian Pfaff (JFP), VP Asia Pacific of the German cargo carrier. This would enable a level playing field in aviation worldwide and concurrently...
The world’s largest aircraft is being custom-built to carry a very particular type of cargo: wind turbine blades. With its 108-meter length, Radia’s WindRunner, once it comes into operation in 2027, will dwarf even the much-mourned, previous record-holder, the...
The Zurich-based freight carrier has launched a new product to fight global warming. Its name: Aviation Tech Pioneer. The initiative is based on a two-pronged approach: the removal of 20% of greenhouse gas emissions through an innovative technology, combined...
Currently, they are still just models in combination with concept studies presented by start-ups and niche providers at congresses or air shows,. However, the age of H2 powered smaller cargo aircraft is coming closer. This was proven at the...
Mainly driven by the fast-growing e-commerce market, the need for efficient integrated air cargo systems is huge since air solutions can significantly reduce delivery times and costs per unit. Aircraft designer, Apus Zero Emissions GmbH, based in eastern Germany,...
This year's biennial air show, ILA Berlin, was an event of superlatives. Around 600 exhibitors from 31 countries ran stands, booths, or entire halls, as in the case of Airbus, Diehl or European defense giant, MBDA. In addition to...
That was the provocative question posed at the meeting of the German Air Cargo Association (acd) on the eve of the ILA trade show in Berlin (04JUN24). The result of the experts' contributions is summarized here: Innovative forms of...
Cathay made the headlines thrice this week: the signing of an MoU with Singapore Airlines, outlining collaboration on sustainability initiatives; the launch of direct passenger flights to Riyadh, complementing its existing weekly freighter services; and lastly, a worrying development...
Currently, SAF is the number one topic when it comes to sustainability and the path to net zero in 2050, propagated by IATA and others. During the upcoming ILA in Berlin (05-09JUN24), the role of hydrogen in aviation will...
The transition from fossil fuels to renewables will create millions of new jobs, according to a study carried out by the Global Maritime Forum. Its authors forecast that, by 2050, up to four million new jobs will have been...
To achieve this goal, the Hamburg-based express logistics service provider is relying on the use of the biofuel Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). This will be used to fuel the fleet of vehicles operated on domestic German and trans-European routes....
The current year began on a sad note when the German government froze the funding of SAF projects previously supported by the state. This also affected the Berlin-Brandenburg initiated EAGLE project, including the SAF-startup, Spark e-Fuels. But “standstill” is...
The integrator and the British multinational bank have signed a strategic partnership to reduce CO2 emissions on their common path to reaching net zero. The lever for this is the DHL product, GoGreen Plus, under which both companies have...
The development of green hydrogen for aircraft propulsion and for airports to achieve net zero is gaining momentum – predominantly in Northern Europe. Shortly before the turn of the year, 16 airports between the Baltic States, Scandinavia, and northern...
A glimmer of hope this week, and a celebration of innovation and science which will increasingly benefit the aviation world, all going well: Congratulations go to the sustainable fuels technology company, LanzaJet, which opened the world’s first ethanol-based SAF...
The three companies signed an agreement last week, securing continuous and long-term supply of fossil-free aviation fuel for both carriers. The Oslo-based project developer speaks of a “landmark agreement on offtake and investment.” It is Norsk’s first major pact...
We’re exactly two weeks away from the end of the year, and just days away from discovering whether we made it onto Santa’s Nice list or ended up on the Naughty one. Either way, CargoForwarder Global’s newsletter distribution list...
… As in BETA Technologies’ all electric aircraft, ALIA. LinkedIn is buzzing with the news published on 06DEC23, that Air New Zealand has placed a firm order for one conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) version of the ALIA aircraft,...
The airport, India’s third busiest after Delhi and Mumbai, was flooded at the beginning of this week when Cyclone Michaung hit the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Chennai Airport (MAA) was forced to halt operations as heavy rain...
