Korean Air has partnered with GS Caltex, a Korean energy and chemical company, to conduct test flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The test flights using SAF will be analyzed and the results will be used by the Korean government to establish SAF quality standards and accelerate commercialization. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on June 29 to cooperate on a series of test flights using SAF in line with the Korean government’s initiative to boost the supply … [Read more...] about Korean Air partners with GS Caltex on SAF
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Awery lands Cargo iQ prize at IATA Hackathon
Awery Aviation Software was awarded the Cargo iQ Prize at IATA’s ONE Record Hackathon 2023 for its door-to-door airfreight planning and real-time update solution for Cargo iQ members, CargoTracking.aero. Entrants were challenged to develop a solution to support planning and updating cargo tracking events when performed by non-Cargo iQ third parties, such as trucking companies, which are currently not able to share status updates with members. Awery’s prototype solution facilitates … [Read more...] about Awery lands Cargo iQ prize at IATA Hackathon
Brussels Airport wants net zero target by 2030
Brussels Airport Company has dramatically accelerated its ambition to achieve net zero carbon and is targeting to achieve it by 2030, which means within under seven years, the airport operator aims to stop emitting all carbon dioxide (scopes 1 to 3). The airport group said it has already been carbon neutral for its own emissions as airport operator since 2018. Green energy is used for all buildings and infrastructure managed by Brussels Airport Company, for its own operations as a company and … [Read more...] about Brussels Airport wants net zero target by 2030
Cathay Cargo’s new ad campaign: ‘We know how’
Cathay Cargo launched its first marketing campaign, “We Know How”, with a special ceremony held at Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited’s (HAECO) hangar facility at Hong Kong International Airport on 21 June. The campaign comes at a time when Cathay Cargo is developing links in its extended home market of the Greater Bay Area, ahead of the anticipated Three-Runway System at Hong Kong International Airport, which will become fully operational in late 2024. The event also formally … [Read more...] about Cathay Cargo’s new ad campaign: ‘We know how’
Boeing unleashes dashboard to monitor SAF supply
Boeing is providing more access to necessary data what will advance industry talks about decarbonization with the launch of a SAF Dashboard, a tool that can track the ‘expected’ sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) capacity over the next decade. The Dashboard aggregates total SAF capacity announcements by suppliers on a global scale nased on data collected by BloombergNEF. It can then filter anticipated supply by production pathway, location and other metrics. The tool, released by Boeing at … [Read more...] about Boeing unleashes dashboard to monitor SAF supply
DHL Express to build new Helsinki facility
DHL Express is set to build a logistics center for international air shipments at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and is allocating around €100 million for the entire lease period for new premises and technology in the Aviapolis area. Once operational, the airside access will DHL aircraft parked on the apron to be reached directly from the new building. All incoming and outgoing express shipments in Finland will be handled in the logistics center, which is scheduled to be completed in the second half … [Read more...] about DHL Express to build new Helsinki facility