Cargo Facts

LATAM Cargo plans to launch a Boeing 767 freighter flight connecting the United States, Venezuela and Colombia on May 3. hubs.la/Q04fbzhQ0

Pyka’s hybrid-electric DropShip took to the skies for the first time as the drone developer officially launched the testing phase of the program with its prototype. hubs.la/Q04fbsV00

Air China Cargo intends to grow its firm order with Airbus to ten A350Fs after committing to the new large-widebody freighter in 2025. hubs.la/Q04f64CK0

BRUSSELS — World Star Aviation will this year become the most recent lessor to send a Boeing 777-300ER into conversion with IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries. hubs.la/Q04f3DrY0

Air China Cargo has launched a thrice-weekly Airbus A330-200P2F freighter route between Chengdu and Istanbul. hubs.la/Q04f4Ct-0

BRUSSELS — Crestone Air Partners is considering expanding into the widebody freighter space after entering the market in 2022. hubs.la/Q04f4CJ_0

BRUSSELS — Astral Aviation Ltd hopes to begin operating converted Boeing 777-300ER freighters in 2027. hubs.la/Q04dW--V0

Demand for air cargo services remains steady as the Iran war continues, according to industry leaders speaking today at Cargo Facts EMEA in Brussels. hubs.la/Q04dWRYC0

Air cargo traffic fell year over year in March as the industry began to feel the effects of the Iran war. hubs.la/Q04d-9k10

Brazil-based Speedbird Aero and U.K.-based Skyports Drone Services will collaborate with The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to test drone delivery for twelve months. hubs.la/Q04dRt6r0

Brazil-based Azul is set to launch a weekly Airbus A321 freighter route between Brazil and Peru in the second half of 2026. hubs.la/Q04dPT230

Georgia-based Geosky Airlines has become the latest carrier to link China and Denmark, launching a weekly Boeing 767-300 freighter flight on April 19 hubs.la/Q04dQJ3w0.

BRUSSELS — The eighth annual Cargo Facts EMEA takes place in Brussels for the first time this week, bringing together leaders and stakeholders to discuss the trajectory of the industry. hubs.la/Q04dLRhP0

Stanislas Brun, chief cargo officer at Etihad Cargo, and Ian Smith, chief project engineer of Trent XWB at Rolls-Royce, will join Cargo Facts EMEA for a panel discussion presented by Airbus, on Wednesday, April 29, at 14:30 (GMT+2). hubs.la/Q04dGQzq0

Pakistan-based logistics company TCS Private Limited today took delivery of its first Boeing 737-400 freighter on lease from World Star Aviation. hubs.la/Q04dGCJK0

DHL Air Bahrain, formerly DHL International, this week resumed Boeing 767-300 freighter flights to and from Bahrain for the first time since the country’s airspace closed in March due to the Iran war. hubs.la/Q04dGBMP0

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The new 777-8F is another step closer to first flight as the prototype continues to take shape at the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. hubs.la/Q04dwSfG0

Alice Gondry, director of aviation research for MUFG Bank, and Oliver Stuart-Menteth, managing director of Fintech Aviation Services, will join Cargo Facts EMEA for a panel discussion on Thursday, April 30, at 11:30 (GMT+2). hubs.la/Q04dsn_r0

MRO stakeholders are beginning the complicated process of seeking refunds on some tariffs enacted during President Donald Trump’s second administration. hubs.la/Q04dsbYq0