BioNatur Plastics has launched a European manufacturing partnership to produce biodegradable and 100% recyclable stretch wrap at the same cost as traditional non-biodegradable films, enabling cargo operators to improve sustainability without increasing operating costs.
Menzies Aviation has selected Nallian’s Truck Visit Management (TVM) solution to digitise and standardise its landside cargo operations across its global network.
#MenziesAviation #Nallian #TruckVisitManagement #Sydney #Melbourne #Auckland #Prague #SanFrancisco
Oman Air Cargo has appointed Lesley Cripps as European Sales Manager, marking a major step in its plan to expand across Europe. The appointment supports the airline’s continued growth in the region and coincides with the relaunch of its winter service between Muscat and Zurich.
#OmanAir #OmanAirCargo #Europe #Muscat #Zurich #aircargo #aircraft
Energy logistics company Exolum announced plans to invest £4.5 million (about US$5.99 million) to create the first independent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blending facility at Redcliffe Bay in south-west England.
#Exolum #SustainableAviationFuel #Energylogisticscompany #RedcliffeBay #southwestEngland
Global airlines are heading for a loss exceeding US$11 billion in 2025, due to widespread supply chain disruptions that are delaying new aircraft deliveries and grounding existing fleets.
#Globalairlines #IATA #supplychain #jetfuel #aircraft #aircargo
THAI Airways has appointed Unilode Aviation Solutions as its full-service provider for Unit Load Device (ULD) management, maintenance, repair, and digital tracking.
#THAIAirways #Unilode #UnilodeAviationSolutions #UnitLoadDevice #maintenance #repair #digitaltracking
SAL Logistics Services and Saudi Post (SPL) signed a strategic agreement in Riyadh on 13 October 2025 to enhance mail handling and transportation operations across Saudi Arabia.
#SALLogisticsServices #SaudiPost #SaudiArabia #airmail #Vision2030 #aircargo #aircraft #Riyadh
According to the latest update of the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker, Sub-Saharan Africa led all world regions in the first half of 2025 with a 10% year-on-year increase in trade value (in current US dollars).
#DHL #DHLGroup #DHLExpress #DHLGlobalForwarding #DHLSupplyChain #ecommerce #perishables #energy #lifesciences #healthcare #SubSaharan #Africa
According to the latest update of the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker, Sub-Saharan Africa led all world regions in the first half of 2025 with a 10% year-on-year increase in trade value (in current US dollars).
#DHL #DHLGroup #DHLExpress #DHLGlobalForwarding #DHLSupplyChain #ecommerce #perishables #energy #lifesciences #healthcare #SubSaharan #Africa
Cargo First, the cargo division of Bournemouth Airport, has completed and commissioned new cargo handling facilities at the airport in Bournemouth, UK, on 14 October 2025.
#CargoFirst #BournemouthAirport #Bournemouth #UK #airfreight #logistics #facilities #EuropeanCargo
Astral Aviation has appointed Darryl Judd as Executive Director and Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer (CSTO), strengthening its leadership as the airline expands across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania.
#AstralAviation #Africa #MiddleEast #Asia #Oceania #Dubai #aircargo #aircraft
Jettainer and IBS Software have announced a long-term strategic partnership aimed at transforming how airlines and ground handlers manage unit load devices (ULDs) and cargo operations.
#Jettainer #IBSSoftware #JettWareNG #iCargo #iPartnerHandling #ULDmanagementsolution
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has converted a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter into the fully autonomous S-70UAS U-Hawk, capable of leading and resupplying air assault missions.
#Sikorsky #UHawk #BlackHawk #LockheedMartin #MATRIX #autonomoushelicopter #drones
Frankfurt Airport’s cargo operations edged up in September 2025, with total airfreight and airmail reaching 170,505 metric tons, marking a 0.6% increase compared to the same month last year, according to Fraport’s latest traffic report.
#FrankfurtAirport #Germany #aircargo #aircraft #airfreight #airmail
Turkish Cargo, the air cargo brand of Turkish Airlines, has expanded its freighter fleet by adding its ninth Boeing 777 Freighter and plans to induct three more by mid-2026.
#TurkishCargo #Boeing #Boeing777Freighter #airfreight #fleetexpansion #TurkishAirlines #cargogrowth #Istanbulhub #globallogistics #aircargo #aircraft
Airbound, a Bengaluru-based deep-tech company specialising in autonomous delivery drones, has secured $8.65 million in seed funding and announced a pilot collaboration with Narayana Health for drone-based medical deliveries.
#Airbound #Bengaluru #NarayanaHealth #Hoskote #HumbaVentures #LightspeedVenture #Tesla #SpaceX #Anduril #drones
Airbound, a Bengaluru-based deep-tech company specialising in autonomous delivery drones, has secured $8.65 million in seed funding and announced a pilot collaboration with Narayana Health for drone-based medical deliveries.
#Airbound #Bengaluru #NarayanaHealth #Hoskote #HumbaVentures #LightspeedVenture #Tesla #SpaceX #Anduril #drones
Brussels Airport has inaugurated Brucargo Central, a €70 million logistics hub spanning 83,500 m². The redevelopment replaces eight old buildings with three new facilities totalling 34,000 m² of warehouses and offices.
#BrusselsAirport #BrucargoCentral #warehouseexpansion #logisticshub #Solarpanels #electricheatpumps #geothermalstorage
According to the DHL Global Connectedness Report 2024, Singapore was ranked as the most globalised country in the world.
#DHL #DHLGlobal #ChangiAirport #Singapore #aircargo #aircraft #airfreightSingapore #Singaporelogistics #SATSSingapore #dnata #SATS #FedEx #KuehneNagel #CathayPacific
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#KalittaAir #DHL #AerSale #boeing #SkyGuardCargoAirlines #GEODIS #KuehneNagel #WorldwideFlightServices #FedEx #FedExfreight #TheAirforwardersAssociation #AtlasAir #DHLExpress
FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations announced the election of a new leadership team during its 2025 Electoral General Meeting held on 10 October 2025 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
#FIATAInternationalFederationofFreightForwardersAssociations #Hanoi #Vietnam #FIATA #aircargo #aircraft
Southeast Asia’s airfreight market is surging as global manufacturers pivot production away from China, even as tariffs and excess capacity distort rate stability.
#DimercoExpressGroup #Rotate #TACIndex #SingaporeAircargoAgentsAssociation #UnitedAirlines #UnitedCargo #EUASEANBusinessCouncil #FrostSullivan #IndonesianBondedLogisticsCentersAssociation #BlueBoxSystems
With the global commercial fleet projected to reach nearly 50,000 aircraft by 2044, aerospace logistics is set for unprecedented growth. Moving aircraft engines isn’t just cargo work, it’s a precision-driven mission that keeps global aviation in motion.
#KuehneNagel #RhenusGroup #ChallengeGroup #Enginelogistics #aircraftengine #MRO #RhenusLogistics
FedEx has appointed Marshall Witt, former chief financial officer of TD SYNNEX, as senior vice president and chief financial officer of FedEx Freight, effective 15 October. Witt will join the company as it prepares for the separation of FedEx Freight into an independent business.
#FedEx #TDSYNNEX #FedExFreight #aircargo #aircraft
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, will deploy CIND’s ContourCheck digital ULD measurement system at its major air cargo handling stations in Amsterdam, London, and Paris in early 2026, marking the next phase of its global rollout.
#WorldwideFlightServices #WFS #SATScompany #CIND #Amsterdam #London #Paris #aircargo #aircraft #Europe
DHL Group has officially opened its new Europe Innovation Center in Troisdorf, Germany, aiming to drive the future of logistics through customer-focused and sustainable innovation.
#DHL #DHLGroup #EuropeInnovationCenter #InnovationCenter #futureoflogistics #Troisdorf #Germany #sustainableinnovation
Blue Dart Express, South Asia’s leading express air and integrated logistics company, has launched its Digital Account Opening (DAO) platform, allowing businesses to open accounts and start shipping in just 10 minutes.
#BlueDart #BlueDartExpress #SouthAsia #DigitalAccountOpening #Digitalfirstwithdao #logistics
Ostend-Bruges Airport in Belgium has appointed Johan Leunen as Cargo Development Director to strengthen its cargo activities and growth. The announcement was made on October 9, 2025.
#OstendBrugesAirport #Belgium #cargodevelopment #airportexpansion #BrusselsAirport #aircargo #aircraft
