Dufour Aerospace, the pioneering Swiss drone manufacturer, announced a major milestone: the completion of its first flight test campaign with a hybrid-electric system designed in-house for its Aero2 drone. The Aero2 flew several test flights in Zurich, with the hybrid system self-charging its batteries in flight. The news is significant as it completes Dufour’s vision of a hybrid-electric powertrain, with an innovative tilt-wing design, and autonomous flight. This is believed to be the … [Read more...] about Dufour Aerospace achieves drone milestone; First-ever flight with series hybrid-electric engine from vertical takeoff to full-forward flight and back
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Rhenus Warehousing Solutions and Blue Yonder: Strategic partnership for global standardisation
Rhenus Warehousing Solutions is intensifying its long-standing cooperation with Blue Yonder, the world leader in digital supply chain transformations, to drive forward its global standardization. As part of this extended partnership, Blue Yonder Warehouse Management will gradually be implemented in Rhenus warehouses worldwide, in order to create a uniform, more efficient and more flexible IT landscape in the long term. At more than 180 sites in over 20 countries, customers already benefit from … [Read more...] about Rhenus Warehousing Solutions and Blue Yonder: Strategic partnership for global standardisation
Munich Airport consolidates its position as an intercontinental hub
At the start of the Lunar New Year, which has a special meaning in many Asian cultures, Munich Airport can boast successful figures on long-haul routes to the Far East: 2.6 million passengers travelled from and via Munich to eleven countries in Central, South and East Asia in 2024. That's an increase of 38.7% compared to the previous year. Last summer, there were 105 weekly departures, with Bangkok being the most popular destination of the year, followed by Singapore and Beijing. The good … [Read more...] about Munich Airport consolidates its position as an intercontinental hub
New Militzer & Münch country unit in Belgium
The logistics company Militzer & Münch is strengthening its presence in Europe: M&M Militzer & Münch Belgique S.A. started operations on 27 January 2025. The new country unit is to support, in particular, the M&M traffics to the Maghreb countries. The new M&M organization, a Militzer & Münch France subsidiary, will initially focus on building strong connections between the Benelux region and Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. In a second step, groupage traffics to and from … [Read more...] about New Militzer & Münch country unit in Belgium
Korean Air Cargo and Vienna Airport extend cooperation in cargo handling
Korean Air Cargo continues to rely on the proven cargo handling quality of Vienna Airport. A four-year extension of the existing handling contract between the airport and the Korean airline has been signed and will now run until the end of 2028. Thus, Vienna Airport is continuing its successful partnership with Korean Air Cargo, which has been in place since the airline's first flight to Vienna in 2004. “The successful partnership between Korean Air Cargo and Vienna Airport has been extended … [Read more...] about Korean Air Cargo and Vienna Airport extend cooperation in cargo handling
DHL Global Forwarding Japan and Nippon Cargo Airlines successfully complete charters for semiconductor manufacturing equipment to Hokkaido
DHL Global Forwarding Japan, the freight specialist of DHL Group, and Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) have successfully transported semiconductor manufacturing equipment via four charters aimed at significantly reducing transit time from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) in the Netherlands to New Chitose Airport in Japan. To support this process, a main deck loader specifically designed for unloading and loading semiconductor equipment was transferred from Narita Airport to New Chitose Airport. … [Read more...] about DHL Global Forwarding Japan and Nippon Cargo Airlines successfully complete charters for semiconductor manufacturing equipment to Hokkaido