Tag: Ukraine

airBaltic Carries Over 400 Tonnes of Mail from Ukraine

Since April 2022, the Latvian airline airBaltic has been providing cargo operations from Kyiv, Ukraine by organising a multimodal mail transportation system in cooperation with Ukrposhta, the national postal service of Ukraine. Until September, airBaltic has already carried a total weight of over...

Awery Aviation Software backs fundraising initiative to rebuild ANTONOV MRIYA AN-225

Ukrainian technology company Awery Aviation Software has pledged its support for an initiative, launched today, aimed at the protection and development of Ukraine’s aviation industry, including the rebuilding of the ANTONOV MRIYA AN-225. Ukrainian startup company Metal Time has developed a work...

airBaltic Reopens Cargo Operations from Kyiv

Latvian airline airBaltic announces that in cooperation with UkrPoshta it has organized a multimodal mail transportation system and thus reopened cargo operations from Kyiv, Ukraine. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “We do our utmost to help the Ukrainian nation. As a result,...

IAG Cargo transports 125 tonnes of aid for Ukraine

In recent weeks, IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, is working with leading charities including the Red Cross, Project Hope and SEPLA Ayuda and its sister airlines Iberia, British Airways and Vueling to transport aid for Ukraine. To date, the business has donated capac...

Macro events take their toll on air cargo’s recent recovery

The war in Ukraine, resulting sanctions and lockdowns in China muted the growth of general air cargo volumes and capacity in March, causing a sudden interruption to the recovery trend of recent months after the peak Covid disruption of the past two years, according to the latest weekly air cargo mar...

SEA AND DHL Express together for Ukraine

The DHL Express cargo aircraft took off at 9am this morning from Milan Malpensa Airport with destination Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport. The aircraft transported 17 tons of food collected on voluntary basis by employees of SEA, the group that operates Milan airports, for Ukrainian refugees in Ro...

Kuehne+Nagel charters Antonov to send 111 tonnes of UNICEF goods to Ukraine

After Kuehne+Nagel announced its pledge to offer emergency aid to Ukraine worth 10 million Swiss francs in the form of logistics services, the Emergency & Relief Logistics team in Copenhagen (Denmark) partnered with large humanitarian aid organisations to quickly set up critical aid missions fun...

Nippon Cargo Airlines announces suspension of European flights

Nippon Cargo Airlines has announced that due to the current situation in Russia and Ukraine, the following flights will be suspended. (Flight suspended) 09 March, KZ008 from Narita to Amsterdam 10 March, KZ049 from Amsterdam to Narita via Milan 12 March, KZ008 from Narita to Amsterdam ...

Boeing commits US$2 Million to support humanitarian response in Ukraine

Boeing today announced a US$2 million emergency assistance package to support humanitarian response efforts in Ukraine. The assistance package will be directed to organizations working to bring food, water, clothing, medicine and shelter to displaced Ukrainians – including those seeking refuge ...

Maersk joins global boycott cutting off Russia

Maersk, the Danish shipping company, has released a statement addressing the ongoing Ukraine/Russian conflict: "Maersk, we are deeply concerned by how the crisis keeps escalating in Ukraine. We are closely following the ever-evolving situation with governments posing new sanctions against Russia ...

World’s largest plane destroyed in Ukraine

By Jack Guy, CNN The world's largest aircraft, the Antonov AN-225, has been destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials, generating alarm and sadness among the aviation world in which it occupies almost cult status. The enormous aircraft, named "Mriya," o...

Antonov Airlines delivers automotive parts from Asia to the USA under open skies agreement

Antonov Airlines has safely transported 80 tonnes of automotive parts on a route from Indonesia and Vietnam to Ohio, USA to support increasing demand from vehicle manufacturers as plants across the States reopen. The Open Skies Agreement between Ukraine and the USA, which promotes an increase in...

Canada imposes restrictions for dogs imported from Ukraine

Following the The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) investigation into a large shipment of puppies from Ukraine, the CFIA has decided to cancel import permits for all commercial puppies under 8 months of age from Ukraine. Effective July 6, 2020, the CFIA will no longer issue new permits f...

UK CAA led consortium to support aviation development in Ukraine

CAA International (CAAi) - the technical cooperation arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) - is to lead a consortium appointed by the European Union to support the sustainable development of civil aviation and the civil aviation administration system in Ukraine. The programme aims to ha...

Antonov Airlines named operator of the year at FTA awards

Antonov Airlines has been named Air Freight Operator of the Year in the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) 2018 FTA Logistics Awards. The Ukraine-based heavy lift carrier was commended for demonstrating industry leadership and excellence in the global air cargo sector upon receiving the acco...

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