Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has selected Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide cargo handling services at Boston Logan International Airport. The three-year agreement covers the airline’s daily A350 flights between Boston and Copenhagen. WFS said it expects to handle more than 8,000 tonnes per year as part of the contract, including high volumes of perishables. Boston joins Los Angeles, New York JFK, and San Francisco as airports in the US where WFS and SAS have partnered. Timothy Coggswell, vice president cargo – north east region at WFS, said: “Boston is a prime airport gateway for WFS ..read more

DB Schenker has appointed Aaron Scott as chief executive of its UK & Ireland business, replacing Ray Hennessy who is retiring after eight years in the role. Scott joined the company in 2021 and additionally holds the position of executive vice president of contract logistics for region Europe. “He brings a wealth of experience to the UK & Ireland chief executive role having spent more than 28 years in International Logistics and 3PL supply chain operations,” the forwarder said. “Additionally, he has spent time living and working in the Netherlands, the US and Germany and has a strong t ..read more

Qatar Cargo has put into operation another Boeing 777-200 freighter – Boeing’s second 777 cargo aircraft delivery in April after a slow start to the year. The latest freighter (A7-BTB) travelled from Boeing’s production site in Everett on April 14 and began commercial operations on April 16. So far, the aircraft has been utilised on services to India and Europe, with flights to Mumbai, Delhi and Amsterdam under its belt. The airline has been expanding its 777-200F fleet over recent years and now operates 28 of the model, with the latest 777-200F understood to be the last the carrier had on ord ..read more

Cargo operations in Dubai continue to face disruption following flash flooding that closed Dubai International (DXB) airport. The UAE on Tuesday recorded its heaviest rainfall in 75 years as almost 26cm of rain fell, resulting in the temporary closure of DXB cancellation of around 300 flights on Wednesday. Operations are getting back underway but flooding remains in areas of the airport and flights continue to be delayed and cancelled. In its latest operational update, Emirates SkyCargo said: “Due to inclement weather conditions in Dubai on April 16 and 17, Emirates SkyCargo is experiencing op ..read more

Kenya Airways has put into operation its second Boeing 737-800 freighter and is hoping the additional capacity will help the airline meet rising sea-air demand to west Africa. The second aircraft arrived in Kenya at the end of March and began flying for the airline at the beginning of April. The airline took delivery of its first 737-800F at the start of the year and the two aircraft join Kenya Airways existing two 737-300Fs. Kenya Airways head of cargo commercial Peter Musola said the two new aircraft offer a greater range than the 300Fs and will be used to reach the Middle East and India, sp ..read more

Air cargo software firm Nallian has integrated payment platform PayCargo into its cargo slot management system to help speed up the process of picking up cargo from airports. The partnership means that freight forwarders and trucking firms can book a pick-up slot from handlers using the Nallian Truck Visit Management System and the PayCargo system will manage all payments and transactions related to the import cargo. The companies said this means that upon arrival, drivers no longer have to wait to make payments and can immediately proceed to the dock door assigned to them. “This integrated ap ..read more

Polar Air Cargo has moved forward with a robust company culture one year on from the announcement of a major fraud case. Speaking to Air Cargo News at the CNS Partnerships Conference in Dallas, Kersti Krepp, senior vice president and chief commercial officer at Polar Air Cargo said that the business has moved on with an entirely different management team in place. “From that point our team has definitely moved forward and we have the right people in place. And I would say the tone at the top has never been stronger in terms of focus on doing the right things all the time.” In April 2023, 10 pe ..read more

DB Schenker has continued to build API connections with airlines to speed up the cargo booking process, this time connecting with Emirates SkyCargo. The host-to-host connection with DB Schenker’s internal booking platform provides agents with direct access to Emirates SkyCargo’s schedules, standard and contract tariff rates and available capacity, as well as the airline’s network of over 140 destinations across six continents. The connection will launch first in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and then globally. “Initially, the service will enable agents to book general cargo, with the possib ..read more

Alaska Air Cargo is planning to launch freighter flights to Los Angeles – the first time the airline’s cargo aircraft will fly further south than Seattle. The carrier said that the new route would be launched in the spring and is made possible by the arrival of two converted Boeing 737-800 freighters. The first of the aircraft is already in operation and the second is due to start flights soon. They can carry around 4.5 kg more cargo than the airline’s existing three Boeing 737-700 freighters. Many of the groceries, household goods and essential medicine shipping into the state of Alaska come ..read more

Casablanca is poised to become a freighter conversion centre for Boeing 777-300ERs under a venture involving Kansas Modification Center (KMC). KMC is one of several organisations developing cargo conversion programmes for 777 variants. It is co-operating with Wichita State University and aerospace firm NIAR Werx, and has been aiming for US FAA approval of the supplemental type certificate in early 2025. KMC said it has entered a new collaboration with entities it identifies as Stratos Industries and Integrated Aerospace Alliance, through which it intends to capitalise on the “rapidly expanding ..read more