IATA / UPU Warn of Air Capacity Shortage
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) warned that air capacity for postal services is insufficient and urged governments to…
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Immediate and Severe Air Cargo Capacity Crunch
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for March air cargo performance demonstrating a severe capacity shortfall. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne kilometers…
Qatar Airways Cargo increases flights to The Netherlands
Qatar Airways cargo has increased its freighter flight frequency to The Netherlands, from nine to 34 flights per week. The carrier is using Boeing 777…
Air Cargo Essential to Fight Against COVID-19
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and its members continue to support governments in their efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. Since the crisis…
SpiceXpress Expands Air Cargo Capacity with 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter
SpiceJet’s cargo business is the first in South Asia to operate the efficient standard-body freighter on lease from Spectre Cargo Solutions’ NGF Alpha Limited737-800BCF’s lower…
Boeing Unveils New Unmanned Cargo Air Vehicle Prototype
The electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing multi-copter UAV is designed to carry up to 500 pounds The prototype aims to further develop and mature the building blocks of…
Strongest first half year growth for Air Cargo since 2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), grew by 10.4%…
Launch Orbital ATK Resupply Mission for Space Station
The International Space Station will be capable of dozens of new scientific investigations from NASA and around the world when Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft delivers…
The fourth Royal Malaysian Air Force A400M delivers first humanitarian cargo at delivery flight
Kuala Lumpur, 23 March 2017 – The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), Airbus and the Spanish Red Cross have delivered together a load of humanitarian…
IATA, UNCTAD Collaborate to Boost Global Adoption of Cargo Messaging Standards
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced that IATA’s Cargo-XML messaging standard has now…
Turkish Cargo Jet crashes into village Kyrgyzstan, 37 dead
A Turkish cargo jet smashed into a village in Kyrgyzstan on Monday as it tried to land at a nearby airport in dense fog, killing…
Successful launch for Cygnus cargo carrier towards ISS
Cygnus cargo carrier, with pressurized cargo module by Thales Alenia Space, headed for the International Space Station The Cygnus spacecraft was successfully launched (OA-5 Mission)…