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Sparrow drone takes off from Edmonton Airport, Canada
The Sparrow drone will soon be carrying commercial cargo packages on behalf of clients Ziing Final Mile and Apple Express. Air Canada Cargo is operating as the official agent for DDC.
AirBridgeCargo extends 13 years partnership with Frankfurt Cargo Services
FCS’ proven capability of handling temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products was one of the decisive factors in AirBridgeCargo’s decision to extend its longstanding partnership.
BlueBox Systems and Tive collaborate for air cargo delaying solutions
Due to the open structure, third-party tracking systems can be integrated without any problems, thus refining the data even further. For this reason, the partnership with Tive is the logical step.
Zipline to deliver vaccines, medications in Ivory Coast
The partnership involves the construction and operation of four distribution centers to store and dispatch, on demand, medications, treatments and materials to over 1,000 health facilities around the country.
Global Air Cargo growth in November decreased by 1.2 per cent: CLIVE Data Services
CLIVE’s analyses of the air cargo market for the full four weeks of November 2021 measures the industry’s performance to the pre-covid 2019 level, as well as providing 2020 year-over-year comparisons, to produce a meaningful assessment of the current operating performance.
United Airlines operates 100 percent sustainable fuel commercial flight
The flight operated from Chicago's O'Hare airport to Washington on a new United 737 MAX 8 and used 500 gallons of SAF in one engine and the same amount of conventional jet fuel in the other engine to further prove there are no operational differences between the two.
Group Concorde is the new GSA for TAP Air Portugal
Group Concorde, an aviation specialist, will be providing wide-ranging sales and marketing services for TAP Air Portugal as well as full customer and agent support.
American Airlines signs agreement for additional commitment to SAF
The airline’s agreement with Aemetis is the result of work with the oneworld alliance, the first global airline alliance to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050 and to publish a pathway for doing so. oneworld is now the first global airline alliance to announce a SAF purchase.
ITA Airways expands fleet with new orders for 28 Airbus aircraft
These new Airbus aircraft will expand the initial ITA Airways fleet with a new generation aircraft with better environmental performance, equipped with latest technologies.
ROM Cargo appoints Air One Aviation as GSSA
Air One Aviation expects ROM Cargo’s 747F fleet which will be available for full charter services and capable of carrying a payload of up to 112 tonnes to meet immediate demand for Asia-Europe cargo capacity.
MENA Cargo Airlines signs five-year deal with Unilode
Under the new agreement, Unilode will supply digital containers and pallets from its shared ULD pool to MENA Cargo’s scheduled cargo flights and ad-hoc charters, and provide repairs at the airline’s hub and other destinations.
Wingcopter receives investment from Japan-based DRONE FUND
The investment made is called DRONE FUND III (officially DRONE FUND III Investment Limited Partnership), and comes in the run-up of Wingcopter’s Series B investment round.
Cargo carried across Indian airports up 53 percent in Apr-Oct
International airports (15) reported a 57 percent increase in cargo carried to 205,184 tonnes for international freight. Joint venture international airports (7) witnessed 49 percent increase in international cargo to 920,715 tonnes.
PSA acquires BDP International from Greenbriar Equity Group
For shippers and importers who are confronted with a volatile market and increasingly complex global logistics requirements, this will create opportunities for customised and sustainable solutions that will help them optimise the international supply chain process.
Atlas Air extends partnership with DB Schenker
The new arrangement builds on an agreement Atlas Air reached with DB Schenker in 2020, and extends the dedicated capacity, which Atlas Air provides on multiple flights every week.
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