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Dronamics intends to launch drones in Germany

British drone operator, Dronamics, has identified three regional airports in Germany at which to base its drones and set up a network. These are Rostock-Laage, Paderborn-Lippstadt, and
Weeze. However, it is currently open as to when flight activities will begin.


DSV acquires Agility

Today (27APR21), Denmark-based DSV Panalpina announced its acquisition of Kuwait-headquartered Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics Business (GIL) for US$4.1 billion (€3.31 billion).
This renders it the world’s third largest logistics company after Deutsche Post/DHL and Kuehne+Nagel. The deal comes less than


Simson Demmer joins cargo.one

The Berlin-based online cargo booking platform has appointed Simson Demmer as Senior Director, Airline Products. He comes from the Lufthansa Group, where he was Head of Analytics &
Business Development for Network Management.

Prior to this, Simson was Chief Strategy


Pilots switching from air to rail

Train instead of plane: that is the vocational fate that many pilots employed by EU airlines are currently facing. The European pilots’ association, EPA, assumes that of the approximately
65,000 pilots employed by EU carriers, around 18,000 will permanently lose


Airbus eyes A350-950F production freighter

The European aircraft maker’s attempts to produce factory-built production freighters were a long time ago. The last initiative, rolled out at the end of the first decade of this century,
was an Airbus A330-200F of which only 30 units were


FRA Cargo enjoys most successful Q1 ever

The freight unit of Rhine-Main Airport reports a throughput of 565,000 tons from 01JAN21-31MAR21, a remarkable plus of 21.6% year-on-year. In addition to the airport’s existing customers,
newcomers accounted for the unprecedented upturn in volumes. The management’s task now, is


What does the ULD fire in Hong Kong highlight?

On Sunday, 11APR21, a video showing a burning pallet on the apron at Chek Lap Kok airport (HKG – Hong Kong), spread even more quickly across social media than the fire itself. The ULD
contained a shipment of Y20 mobile