The great thing about using Virtual Reality in training is that staff can learn and test operations in an environment that mirrors their daily work environment, but without the risk of harm or damage. LATAM Cargo is now gearing...
The Open Logistics Foundation (OLF) has launched an open, vendor-neutral Time Slot Management (API) interface and is now inviting interested companies to pilot it. The idea is to offer a common basis for the real-time exchange of information between...
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is expanding and automating its Perishables Centre at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, in cooperation with Lödige Industries, in order to meet the rising demand for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals and perishable goods. Automating cold-chain infrastructure so...
Having been appointed as global General Sales and Services Agent (GSSA) to Air Canada in Puerto Rico, FlyUs Aviation Group (FlyUs), announced the opening of a new office there, to manage the carrier’s cargo operations out of San Juan...
Global air and travel services provider, dnata announced that it has allocated AED 175 million (c. EUR 42.4 million) to the procurement of new ground support equipment (GSE) in the UAE, since the beginning of 2026, so as to...
ULD management and repair company, Unilode Aviation Solutions, has renewed its full ULD management agreement with Canada’s leisure airline, Air Transat, again extending a partnership that began in 2003. The airline’s network includes destinations across Europe, the Caribbean, the...
Fuel efficiency has long been a central focus of airline operations. New aircraft, more efficient engines, optimized flight planning, routing, and procedures such as single-engine taxiing have steadily reduced fuel consumption. As these measures become increasingly refined, airlines are...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ series highlights a different area of the air cargo industry every week, to show just how varied the careers are that it offers. As a ‘people industry’, one of the core elements ensuring that the...
In OCT25, U.S. Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy signed an order, prohibiting all bilateral air services between the U.S. and Mexico City’s new airport, Felipe Ángeles International (AIFA). Consequently, carriers had to scrap existing routes, and the expansion of Mexican...
Persistently low water levels in the Rhine River are hampering the supply of jet fuel to Frankfurt Airport. Due to reduced shipping traffic on the river, the amount of fuel is decreased. The situation is exacerbated by routine maintenance...
Awery Aviation Software is different from other tech providers in the air cargo industry – and that observation does not just come from the bright yellow, gel-filled, Awery-branded stress duck that its CEO and Founder, Vitaly Smilianets, hands me...
The die is cast. Last Wednesday (14OCT26), the Portuguese government announced that it has chosen the Lufthansa Group as a shareholder and strategic partner of TAP Air Portugal. The government owns the airline through the state-owned holding company, Parpública....
The first flight of Airbus’ A350F on 29SEP26 was the highlight of this year’s aviation events. Not only is it a milestone in the development of new freighter aircraft, but it also raises a fundamental question that affects the...
After finishing his studies at the University of Applied Sciences in Worms, southwest Germany, Alp Cengizalp (AC) faced difficulties to find a suitable job in the logistics industry. In the process, he came across the program offerings of the...
Moldova Business Week held its first dedicated Logistics Forum at the beginning of OCT26, putting logistics higher on the country’s agenda. During the week, Vasile Tofan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, attended several sessions, underscoring its importance...
Cold-chain solutions provider, Envirotainer, recently announced that it is actively enhancing its Americas network, across both the North and the South. This expansion strategy is in response to increasingly dispersed pharmaceutical supply chains and shifting demand and trade routes....
Car plants never sleep, and because modern assembly lines run on just-in-time schedules, where each stage depends on the one before it, the failure of a single component arriving on time can jeopardize the entire operation. The Siemens True...
A great many companies came together to ensure that 250 cartons of premium Philippine Carabao mangoes were sent on their way from Manila, on board of Air Canada, to Vancouver, Canada, last month. Philippine exporter, Mensch FilAm Corporation arranged...
Swissport Saudi Arabia and Riyadh Air, the Kingdom’s new national carrier, have agreed a long-term strategic partnership to create Saudi Arabia’s first Centralized Load Control (CLC) center in Riyadh. The CLC should be operational within eight months, and will...
When the winter schedule kicks in on 25OCT26, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) route network will show an additional three pins. Running until 27MAR27, it will serve a total of 14 freighter destinations, 112 wide-body belly destinations...
One of CharterDesk’s recent operations was a particularly delicate one, since it involved the transfer of a post-surgery patient from Nîmes, France, to Beirut, Lebanon. A Learjet 45 transformed into an air ambulance, fitted with a stretcher and medical...
CargoAi announced on 06OCT26 that CMA CGM AIR CARGO’s allotments can now be booked on its rate management and e-booking platform, CargoMART. This means that both the airline and its freight forwarding customers can now handle their recurring capacity...
Each week, CargoForwarder Global shines its ‘Spotlight On…’ a specific field within the air cargo industry to show just how many different players are needed to make it a success. Communication plays a key role in showcasing the industry’s...
Over the past 18 months, geopolitical turbulence and operational headaches have pushed environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues down many agendas. At the recent Aviation Connect 2026 industry panel on the topic, moderator Glyn Hughes asked four leaders whether...
In statistics on the development of global trade, Sub-Saharan Africa has consistently ranked near the bottom. The region has also played a similarly inferior role in international maritime trade and air transport. However, Sub-Saharan Africa is poised to make...
