Damian Brett

5 days ago | aircargonews.net | Damian Brett

Air India Boeing 787-8Source: Ryan Fletcher/Shutterstock.com Air India is reducing the number of flights it operates with its Boeing 787 and 777 widebody aircraft in order to carry out extra safety checks following this month’s tragic accident. The carrier yesterday announced that from 21 June it would undertake enhanced pre-flight safety checks. Operations are also affected by airspace closures in the Middle East due to the ongoing conflict there.

5 days ago | aircargonews.net | Damian Brett

Cathay Cargo saw its cargo volumes increase in May as the US and China paused their tariff war and additional capacity boosted performance. The airline recorded an 8.1% year-on-year increase in cargo traffic to 734m freight tonne km (FTK), while capacity increased by 8% and the cargo load factor was up 0.1 percentage points to 59.4%. In tonnage terms, cargo volumes were up 12.2% compared with a year earlier to 135,807 tonnes.

5 days ago | aircargonews.net | Damian Brett

Robert Alleman and Andreas SpiesSource: Air Charter Service Charter firm Air Charter Service (ACS) has made two promotions at its time-critical team following volume growth over the past six months. The changes will see Robert Alleman promoted to time critical group chief executive from his current role of chief executive of time critical for the Americas. In his new role, Alleman is responsible for the global development of the company’s onboard courier (OBC) and next flight out (NFO) services.

6 days ago | aircargonews.net | Damian Brett

Indian Smartphone productionSource: PradeepGaurs/Shutterstock.com Exports of smartphones from India to the US via airfreight have grown rapidly since the start of the year, while volumes from China have been trending downwards. Research from consultant Aevean shows that India’s recent market share gains mean it has now overtaken China to become the largest exporter of smartphones to the US by air.

1 week ago | aircargonews.net | Damian Brett

MNG Airlines Airbus A350FSource: Copyright © Airbus 2025 Airbus secured its second deal for its A350 freighter model at this week’s Paris Airshow when a deal with Turkey-based MNG Airlines was announced. The aircraft manufacturer today confirmed that MNG has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for two aircraft as the airline continues to expand its reach and freighter fleet. The A350F will become a “central element in MNG’s future fleet”, the two companies said in a press release.