11/20/2025 - aircargoworld.com

Chapman Freeborn’s Burt joins Cargo Facts LATAM 2026

Jack Burt, senior vice president of cargo for the Americas at Chapman Freeborn, will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2026 for the discussion “Facilitating cross-border e-commerce in Latin America” on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 2:15 p.m. (GMT-6).The fourth annual Cargo Facts LATAM conference will take place Feb.

11/20/2025 - aircargoworld.com

Swissport opens e-commerce import hub at Liege

Swissport has expanded its European e-commerce network with the launch of a new 5,500-square-meter import hub at Liege Airport. The facility, fully dedicated to import parcel processing, was built for high-volume, fast-turnaround operations and can handle 300 tonnes per day, according to a Nov. 17 r

11/19/2025 - aircargoworld.com

Emirates begins 777-300ERSF conversions

DUBAI — Emirates has started the process of inducting 777-300ERs for freighter conversion ahead of introducing 777-300ERSFs to its fleet next year. Emirates this month sent a 2006-vintage 777-300ER (34481) to Tel Aviv (TLV), where it will undergo conversion with IAI, the carrier confirmed to Cargo F

11/19/2025 - aircargoworld.com

ZeroAvia obtains hydrogen engine design organization approval

ZeroAvia has become the first hydrogen-electric power plant developer to obtain design organization approval. The design organization approval (DOA) from the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) sends a clear signal about the capabilities and procedures ZeroAvia has established to remain compliant wi

11/19/2025 - aircargoworld.com

SuperNova launches LGG-OSR route with 737-800 freighter

SuperNova Airlines this week launched scheduled cargo flights between Liege Airport in Belgium and Ostrava in the Czech Republic with its sole aircraft, a 737-800 freighter. The 2007-vintage 737-800BDSF (34970, ex-Royal Flight) departed Ostrava (OSR) for Liege (LGG) for the first time on Nov. 17. Su

11/19/2025 - aircargoworld.com

2 new Silk Way West options push A350F orderbook past 80

DUBAI — Silk Way West Airlines has firmed up options for two additional A350Fs, bringing Airbus’ backlog for its upcoming large-widebody freighter to eighty-two units on firm order. Silk Way West now has four A350Fs on order and expects to receive them between 2028 and 2032, the Azerbaijan-based car

11/19/2025 - aircargoworld.com

Delta Cargo rolls out IBS Software cargo management platform

Delta Cargo has further digitalized its global air cargo operations, implementing IBS Software’s full iCargo platform. The carrier replaced a decades-old legacy system with IBS Software’s cloud-based iCargo suite, modernizing processes at 252 cargo stations and supporting more than 6,500 users, acco

11/19/2025 - aircargoworld.com

Astral plans more widebody growth in 2026

DUBAI — Astral Aviation could add several 767 freighters next year as it continues to grow its widebody fleet. The Kenyan carrier hopes to receive one 767-300F in each half of 2026, it told Cargo Facts at the Dubai Airshow 2025 this week. These will join the 1988-vintage, CF6-powered 767-300BDSF (24

11/19/2025 - aircargoworld.com

Gryphon Air to launch 737-400SF ops by yearend

Gryphon Air Cargo plans to begin narrowbody freighter operations with its first 737-400SF by yearend as the startup completes the certification process. Gryphon recently entered into a finance lease deal with Vx Capital for the 1997-vintage aircraft (27673, ex-CargoLogic Germany), the startup told C