DHL Express Spain has announced plans to invest more than €40 million in the construction of a new European aircraft maintenance hangar in Vitoria-Gasteiz, strengthening the role of Spain in the company’s global strategy. The new facility is expected to be operational by mid-2027 and will be the company’s second-largest maintenance hub in Europe after Leipzig, Germany.
DB SCHENKER has joined Cathay Corporate SAF’s sustainable aviation fuel programme, becoming a new member of the cargo aviation community. With its participation in the program, DB SCHENKER confirms its commitment to reducing carbon emissions and has become the largest contributor to this program to date.
Maersk Air Cargo (MAC) has taken delivery of the first of two new Boeing 777Fs, becoming the first Danish airline to own such an aircraft. The handover ceremony took place at Boeing headquarters in Seattle, USA. Maersk ordered two 777Fs in November 2021 as part of its fleet modernization, with the second aircraft to be delivered in the third quarter.
HHLA Sky, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), showcased its advanced drone operation solutions at the grand opening of dronePORT Hamburg. This new facility, inaugurated by the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Hamburg Police, and Hamburg Aviation, marks Europe’s first ground infrastructure dedicated to unmanned aviation and mobile sensor technology. HHLA Sky’s offerings include drones for inspecting the Port of Hamburg and shipping lanes, supported by their Integrated Control Center, a sophisticated software enabling Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights for infrastructure inspections.
The WACO System (WACO) has announced the addition of Rotra Air & Ocean as network members for Belgium and the Netherlands, Rotra Air & Ocean N.V. and Rotra Air & Ocean B.V. respectively.
Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced the launch of the “Science of Container Management” social collaboration program with the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tokyo, starting in April 2024. This initiative aims to address the complex and diverse challenges of the modern container industry through an interdisciplinary approach, bringing together experts from various academic fields for long-term collaboration between industry and academia.
Airobotics Ltd. (Airobotics), a subsidiary of Ondas Holdings Inc. (Ondas), and HHLA Sky GmbH (HHLA Sky), a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), have announced a strategic partnership to enhance terminal operations, critical infrastructure, and industrial operations in Germany using advanced drone services. This collaboration aims to merge Airobotics’ autonomous drone technologies with HHLA Sky’s Integrated Control Center (ICC) and UTM platforms, bringing unprecedented automation and precision to drone operations.
Baltic Ground Services (BGS), a leading provider of aviation services, has extended its contract with Freebird Airlines, a leisure airline registered in Turkey and Malta. Under the renewed agreement, BGS will continue supplying aviation fuel to Freebird at airports in Tallinn (Estonia), Kaunas (Lithuania), and Ostrava (Czech Republic) for another year, effective from April 1, 2024.
Kazakhstan became the first CIS country to sign an agreement with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and join the ACT-SAF program. The initiative aims to help achieve the goal of net zero emissions from international flights by 2050.
Zurich Airport is expanding its runways and building a new cargo terminal. In January and February, 65,988 tons of cargo were handled, up 9.8% year-on-year and approaching pre-pandemic levels (71,508 tons in 2019).
