Malaysia-based Raya Airways will lease four Airbus narrowbody Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft from ST Engineering as it looks to respond to growing demand. The tie-up will see the company lease two A320P2Fs and two A321P2Fs following the conversion of the aircraft by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW...

Kuehne+Nagel majority owner Klaus-Michael Kuehne has increased his stake in German airline Lufthansa to 15% to become the airline’s largest shareholder. In a shareholder notification on its website, Lufthansa said that Kühne’s share in the business had increased from 10% to 15.01% on July 5....

The Cargolux Group, (Cargolux), achieved its best year on record in 2021: 1) Revenues of US$ 4.4 billion, an increase of 40% over 2020. 2) Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) of US$ 1.72 billion, an increase of 73 % over 2020. 3) A Profit Before Tax of US$ 1.7 billion, an increase of 94% ov...

Ukrainian authorities have reported that Russian troops has seized control of Hostomel Airport home base of Antonov Airlines after a large scale air assault. The airport is owned by the Antonov aircraft manufacturing company and operated by its subsidiary Antonov Airlines. Antonov Airlines...

The Asia Pacific region has just reported its best month for international air cargo since December 2019. Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general Subhas Menon said the demand in March has been driven thanks to rising business confidence, e-commerce and congestion at sea port...

Cargo revenues for airlines are predicted to hit a historic high of $152 billion in 2021, despite the significant reduction in global belly capacity. New IATA research shows that as passenger aircraft remain mostly grounded, so cargo capacity has become constricted resulting in yields growing by...

DRONAMICS the world’s leading developer and operator of large cargo drones, announces the launch of DRONAMICS Airlines with companies in Ireland, Australia and Canada that will manage the airfreight operations for same-day delivery services with its proprietary unmanned cargo drone – The Black ...

By Edward Robertson The Qantas Group has been able to offset much of its costs on its international passenger programme through a “record” performance on its freight business. Speaking at the announcement of the Australian carrier’s 2021 half year results to the end of December, 2020, C...

LATAM Airlines Group informs that LATAM Airlines Argentina announced today that it will cease cargo and passenger operations for an indefinite period. This means the cessation of flights from and to 12 domestic destinations. International destinations operated by the air cargo unit, LATAM Cargo,...

Arctic On-Demand, a new Alaska-specific air charter offering, connects cargo and passengers to even the most remote Alaskan locations while delivering pricing visibility across a network of asset-based air cargo and passenger carriers. Arctic On-Demand will facilitate shipments for a variety of ind...

Airbus is developing a modification for A330 and A350 family aircraft which will enable airlines to install freight pallets directly onto the cabin floor seat tracks, after removal of the economy-class seats. This solution will help with the airlines’ own business continuity, and also alleviat...

Today, KLM’s first passenger carrier departed, carrying cargo not only in its belly, but also on the passenger seats and in the baggage bins of the aircraft cabin. KLM operated a B777-300 flight from Shanghai to Amsterdam, for the first time introducing the new cargo-carrying concept. The load co...

Regular flight operations at Austrian Airlines are suspended since March 18, due to the Corona crisis. The Austrian national airline has parked roughly 70 aircraft at Vienna Airport since then. However, a large part of the long-haul fleet was given a new purpose: The aircraft now transport air carg...

Qatar Aircraft Catering Company (QACC) has announced that it is collaborating with local Qatari charity, Hifz Al Naema, to redistribute surplus food and beverages to good causes in Qatar. QACC and Hifz Al Naema, expect to redistribute 200-300kg of food and beverage everyday such as whole fruits, ce...

Dubai-based flydubai has announced today that it has finalised an agreement with Smartwings to wet lease four Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft between 14 December 2019 and 25 January 2020. The Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) agreement with Smartwings will see four-leased ...