DUBAI — Airbus is targeting the beginning of next year to begin final assembly of the second A350 freighter. The aircraft (701) will join the prototype (700) after completion and carry out a test campaign that includes flight, environmental control, smoke and weather. While unit 701’s fuselage secti
The National Transportation Safety Board discovered fractures in the pylon aft mount of the left engine of UPS flight 2976, according to its preliminary report on the Nov. 4 crash released today. An airport video surveillance recording shows the No. 1 CF6 engine and pylon separating from the wing sh
E-Smart Logistics has ordered twenty of Beta Technologies’ Alia electric conventional takeoff and landing cargo aircraft — and has the option of converting its order to the vertical takeoff and landing version after taking delivery of five units. The agreement, signed Nov. 18 at the Dubai Airshow, w
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Andres Bianchi, chief executive of LATAM Cargo, will join Cargo Facts for a fireside chat at the inaugural Cargo Facts Routes and Airports Conference set for April 27-28, 2026, at the Marriott Al Forsan Abu Dhabi.The event will bring together industry decision-makers, global executives and leaders t
