Newsletter - 28th April 2021

Daily News Updates / 28th April 2021

Airlines
MasAir to lease two Airbus A330-200P2Fs from Altavair As part of its expansion strategy, Mexican freighter operator MasAir is leasing two Airbus A330-200P2F (passenger-to-freighter) aircraft from Altavair. The agreement covers the... READ MORE

Airlines
Cathay Pacific Cargo pilots IATA ONE Record to improve end-to-end supply chain visibility Cathay Pacific Cargo has taken a significant step towards the end-to-end digitalization of the global supply chain by taking the lead in its third pilot of IATA’s ONE Record ini... READ MORE

Business
UPS reports record Q1 as revenue jumps 27% on pandemic-led demand UPS reported strong quarterly earnings fuelled by pandemic demand. The logistics bellwether’s consolidated revenue stood at $22.9 billion, a 27 percent increase over the first q... READ MORE

Airlines
Finnair Cargo’s inaugural flight to Pittsburg takes off Tapping into the exceptional demand for air cargo, Finnair Cargo operated its first-ever cargo-only flight to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh will operate as a charter destination... READ MORE

Airlines
SOK brought 100 million Facemasks to Finland – SOK brought 100 million Facemasks to Finland – Reliability and Speed were Finnair Cargo’s Strengths Last spring, when the world suddenly changed due to coronavirus, Finland along with other countries restricted normal free movement, in the hopes of stopping the spreading of the ... READ MORE

Airlines
Boeing extends president & CEO David Calhoun’s term; CFO Greg Smith to retire in July The Boeing Company announced that its board of directors has extended the company's age-65 standard retirement to age 70 for president and chief executive officer (CEO) David Calh... READ MORE

Airlines
Silk Way West Airlines signs strategic fleet expansion agreement with Boeing Silk Way West Airlines has signed a purchase agreement with Boeing to expand its fleet. The agreement was signed at a ceremony in Baku on April 28, 2021, attended by Mr. Rashad Na... READ MORE

Services
Millions of COVID-19 Vaccines Through Abu Dhabi’s Rafed Distribution Center * With capacity for 120 million vials and essential medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, Rafed’s state-of-the-art cool chain storage facility continues to play a vit... READ MORE

Airlines
Caribbean Airlines Cargo to expand Freighter service Caribbean Airlines Cargo will expand its freighter service from May 02. The airline will update its schedule and increase its weekly freighter capacity by 200,000 pounds to meet t... READ MORE

Airlines
LATAM will continue to transport free vaccines in the domestic markets of its subsidiaries throughout 2021 In December 2020, LATAM made the free transport of the doses available to the authorities of the countries where it has domestic operations.To date, the group has transported ove... READ MORE

Logistics
DSV Panalpina to acquire Agility’s global integrated Logistics Business in an all-share transaction Two years after the acquisition of Swiss-based Panalpina, the Danish transport and logistics company has acquired Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL). M&A is a well-know... READ MORE

Technology
DRONAMICS Adds Germany with 3 New Airports to Growing European Droneport Network DRONAMICS, the world’s leading middle-mile cargo drone developer and operator, today unveiled the first 3 airports in Germany that will be part of its broader European Droneport... READ MORE