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Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo have announced the addition of Swiss WorldCargo to their joint venture.

Antonov Airlines announced it has completed three AN-124-100 flights to transport a new mobile gas power plant generator from Ljubljana, Slovenia to Kano, Nigeria.

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has begun the next experimental phase of its BlueSky sustainability assessment, validation, and verification program, which it recently launched.

Air China announced plans to acquire control of Shandong Aviation Group, including Shandong Airlines.

WebCargo has launched a new feature that allows forwarders to pay for their bookings directly on the platform, rather than via a third-party payment service.

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) announced that it has conducted an aircraft crash and rescue exercise in preparation for the commissioning of the Third Runway this year.

Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing announced that the African carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five more 777 Freighters.

Etihad Cargo reported a surge in online bookings saying that almost half of its bookings are now made online.

Fraport sounded optimistic about its business operations this year although noting challenges in the market like the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has established a new sustainability program called Our Sustainable Flight Path.

Korean Air reported that it is proceeding with efforts to secure approval from antitrust authorities in Australia, China, Japan, the US, the UK, and the EU for its merger with Asiana Airlines.

Cathay Pacific said May has been a "relatively positive" month for the carrier with the easing of flight crew restrictions in Hong Kong.

Asia Pacific and Middle East airports have witnessed green shoots of recovery, according to the Airports Council International - ACI Asia Pacific, with cargo performance continuing to be above pre-pandemic levels.

Hong Kong is extending its relief package for the airport community for another two months to the end of July.

Following on from the charter agreement between Lufthansa Cargo and EgeTrans Internationale Spedition GmbH, which has been in place since winter 2020, the cargo carrier announced that more than 100 "preighters" flights have now been carried out for t...