Atlas Air last week announced the extension of its partnership with Schenker Flight Services GmbH (DB Schenker), to provide air cargo charter flights for transpacific shipments. Atlas Air will provide charter capacity for shipments on the forwarder’s transpacific network. The new arrangement extends the dedicated capacity secured in 2020, which Atlas offers on multiple flights each week. Also read: DB Schenker starts air charter service to three continents “The timely and reliable … [Read more...] about DB Schenker extends charter contract with Atlas Air
WFS investment in Copenhagen to support air cargo growth
Leading air cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services is enabling future air cargo growth at Copenhagen Airport and its airline clients after signing a contract for a third cargo terminal covering 3,700 square metres, which is scheduled to open in Q4 next year The investment at the airport is expected to support not only the demand for general cargo but also the life science sector in the Nordic countries with the ground handler’s GDP-certified pharma facility. Also read: WFS snags contract … [Read more...] about WFS investment in Copenhagen to support air cargo growth
Volga-Dnepr flies world’s largest comms satellite to Japan
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has organized the delivery of the world's largest and most sophisticated commercial communications satellite—Inmarsat-6 F1, also known as I-6 F1—from Toulouse in France to Kitakyushu in Japan aboard its An-124-100. The challenging and complex delivery was completed in close cooperation with Bollore Logistics, with both teams starting initial project discussions back in 2019 and operations planning in September 2021. I-6 F1—the first of two Inmarsat-6 … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr flies world’s largest comms satellite to Japan
Hong Kong’s MRO players welcome new joint arrangement
Hong Kong’s leading MRO and aircraft services providers have expressed their positive support to the “Joint Maintenance Management Cooperation Arrangement” between China, Hong Kong and Macao. The new cooperation arrangement will allow mutual recognition of aircraft maintenance licences issued by all three civil aviation authorities, allowing licence holders to be able to work in aircraft maintenance organisations located throughout China, Hong Kong and Macao. Also read: New Hong Kong … [Read more...] about Hong Kong’s MRO players welcome new joint arrangement
Qantas A330s to undergo conversion for ecommerce cargo
Qantas will convert two of its Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft into freighters to support the significant shift towards consumers shopping online. One of the converted widebody freighters will be used in Qantas Freight’s international network, whilst the other will be a new addition to the dedicated fleet that serves Australia Post’s domestic parcel and mail business. The converted A330 aircraft for Australia Post will be able to carry around 50 tonnes of cargo each flight, more than … [Read more...] about Qantas A330s to undergo conversion for ecommerce cargo
Singapore to host air cargo, logistics events in 2023
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and MMI Asia have signed a memorandum of understanding on 15 November to jointly organise the Southeast Asia editions of well-attended exhibition and conference transport logistic and air cargo. The event, which is scheduled to take place at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands on 13 to 15 September 2023, will feature a ‘high-level’ conference that will focus on specific subjects and issues facing the logistics ecosystem under a central theme of “Integrated Logistics … [Read more...] about Singapore to host air cargo, logistics events in 2023
