Swissport continues to invest in upgrading its air cargo facilities globally. The latest example: the expansion and upgrade of a cargo center at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). The facility now boasts a new 750sqm interconnected cold storeroom with direct access from the perishable’s hub to the airside. The new cold storeroom can hold…
Month: May 2023
SAS Returns to Africa with Weekly Flights to Agadir, Morocco
Starting 4[th] of November, SAS returns to Africa with weekly flights to Agadir, Morocco. SAS will fly to Agadir from both Copenhagen and Stockholm during the winter season until end March 2024, offering a convenient timetable with daytime departure and arrival. “We are excited to see the world traveling again and it’s with great pleasure…
Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of its 20th A350-900 powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it took delivery of its 20th A350-900 aircraft from Airbus on the 28th of April 2023. The delivery flight used 30% blend Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) thus reducing its carbon footprint and contributing to the ambition set by IATA, ATAG and ICAO to reach “net…
Ethiopian Cargo Partners with Cargo.one to Lift off its Digital Sales
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Service and cargo.one today announced a significant partnership to offer the Ethiopian national carrier’s capacities for instant booking on the air cargo booking marketplace. Comprising its debut digital sales channel, cargo.one now has an important collaborative role in transforming access to Ethiopian Cargo services for freight forwarders all across the world….
Kenya Airways (KQ) Clarifies Position Regarding its Ownership
Kenya Airways (KQ) would like to clarify and correct comments that have recently appeared in the media regarding its ownership and some of the business decisions made in the past. To explain KQ’s financial performance in the last 20 years, individuals have made public statements and comments that are outrightly incorrect. In this statement, we…
Kenya Airways Cargo Receives IATA’s CEIV Certification for Pharmaceutical Logistics Excellence
Kenya Airways Cargo has been awarded the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification by IATA for the KQ Pharma Facility. This positive accreditation formally endorses the airline’s sustained ability to safely handle high-value, time-sensitive, and temperature-controlled transportation of pharmaceuticals, with the speed and consistency expected by shipper requirements. The KQ pharma facility…