ECS Group has announced the passing of Globe Air Cargo US director, Vincenzo Armano.
Based in JFK, New York, he dedicated more than ten years to ECS Group and played a pivotal role in the development of Globe Air Cargo US. His leadership, market expertise, and strong commercial vision contributed significantly to the Group’s growth and left a lasting mark on both teams and airline partners.
ECS Group said: “Vincenzo was not only an exceptional professional, but also a deeply respected colleague and friend. His commitment, integrity, and passion for the air cargo industry shaped Globe Air Cargo US and inspired all those who worked with him. He will remain forever part of the ECS Group family and its history.
“ECS Group extends its heartfelt condolences to Vincenzo’s family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time.”
Portugal’s TAP Air Cargo has launched a cargo tracking add-on. TAP Secure Track allows customers to track their shipments in real time and keep a detailed record of all events throughout the journey. It uses GPS technology and advanced IoT (Internet of Things) sensors that continuously monitor the location, temperature, light exposure and physical impacts of the cargo with data transmitted throughout the journey. Customers can set up email notifications, which are sent whenever the sensors detect a change in a predefined limit including temperature, location, impact/shock force or package opening/light detection). Sensors, each with a unique identifier, are sent to the customer to be placed inside the cargo.
Alaska Airlines has appointed Wexco Cargo GSSA as its UK general sales agent, marking its entry into the country.
It will launch daily widebody services from London Heathrow t to Seattle in late May with onward connections to more than 100 destinations across North America, Hawaii, Central America, and Asia Pacific. Alaska Air Group is the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines.
Wexco, part of Kales Group will lead cargo sales, marketing, and customer engagement in the UK from May 2026.
The airline’s European expansion plans also include new routes from Rome, Italy, and Keflavik, Iceland, from mid 2026.
Lufthansa Cargo will add Rome-Fiumicino and Algiers to its A321 short- and medium-haul freighter network from 7 February. It has served Rome on an ad hoc basis to meet high demand since December but will now be included in the regular schedule.
The Algerian gateway will be served every Tuesday and, together with Beirut, Casablanca, Cairo, Yerevan, Tel Aviv, and Tunis brings total Middle East and Africa destinations to seven.
Lufthansa’s short- and medium-haul network now comprises 22 destinations, served by a fleet of four A321 freighters.
Cathay Cargo transported around 60 elite showjumpers from Europe to Hong Kong for the Longines Hong Kong International Horse Show on 30 January to 1 February.
Building on the success of last year’s event, Cathay Cargo’s specialist teams orchestrated a complex logistics operation to transport the equine athletes on a 12-hour journey from Liège in Belgium to Hong Kong International Airport aboard a chartered Boeing 747 freighter. The
Cathay Cargo’s Live Animal solution ensures proper ventilation, space and safety, optimised routing minimises stops and transit time and Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Live Animals certification upholds the highest welfare standards.
Horses benefit from priority ground handling and slow-speed tarmac transfers. In the air, CEIV-certified crew monitor and adjust cargo-hold temperature and airflow, while professional grooms accompany the horses with full access to ensure their welfare throughout the journey.
DHL Group has extended its global youth employability program, GoTeach by five years to mark the initiative’s 15th anniversary and reaffirming its partnerships with Teach For All and SOS Children’s Villages through 2030.
Launched in 2010, GoTeach was designed to address global youth unemployment. The program connects young people – particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds – with DHL employees who serve as mentors and role models and provide skills, confidence and networks.
GoTeach began in Madagascar, where the first partnership activities were piloted. What started as a local effort to bridge the gap between skills and the job market has since scaled into a global initiative. In Madagascar, the program has grown from an initial group of 15 youth to reach over 7,000 participants across five regions and serves as a talent pipeline: 40 participants have gained permanent employment at DHL.
In the Americas, the ‘My First Job’ initiative has gone beyond basic skills development since 2023, offering intensive one-year work placements that combine practical learning with professional experience. More than 25 participants have transitioned into permanent roles at DHL.
In Romania, GoTeach has collaborated with key corporate customers, including Paragon, Bumbu Toys, Aumovio Systems, and Aerostar, providing young people with practical insights into industries ranging from automotive technology to aerospace and defence.
Future plans for GoTeach include expanding the reach of the program through wider multi-stakeholder collaborations with like-minded partners and continuing to foster a culture of volunteering that empowers both the next generation and DHL employees worldwide.
“Providing access to quality education and career opportunities should not be a privilege, but a right for every young person,” said Thomas Ogilvie, chief human resources officer at DHL Group and Teach For All board member.
Some 300 spectators watched participants from Air Canada, Cargolux, China Southern Airlines, Emirates SkyCargo, EVA Air, Finnair, IAG Cargo, Japan Airlines, Nippon Cargo Airlines, SF Airlines as well as host Hactl compete for honours in forklift driving and pallet building.
Japan Airlines swept all the top honours, claiming Overall Champion and winning the Forklift Competition, Forklift Driving Safety Award, Pallet Building Competition and Best Cheering Team.
Air cargo platform CharterSync has launched its first artificial intelligence (AI) deployment, extractCS. It can extract key details from freight forwarder communications and automatically populate CharterSync’s request process, reducing processing time to under a minute. It automatically extracts and populates the platform with data including airport origin and destination, cargo dimensions and payloads, as well as critical special instructions such as temperature requirements, UN numbers and class numbers.
Chapman Freeborn has appointed Tyler Porteous as vice president of cargo – Canada. He brings more than 15 years of experience in air cargo and charter operations to the broker, having previously worked for one of the world’s largest freighter operators, where he was responsible for building and growing the charter division.
Emirates SkyCargo has added Liège to its freighter network, the airline’s first new destination of 2026.
Emirates will deploy five weekly freighters, boosting available cargo capacity by 500 tonnes a week. Three will connect Liège with Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai to transport temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals. The other two freighters will originate in Hong Kong and carry e-Commerce shipments to and through Liege.
The Belgian gateway is one of the world’s fastest-growing cargo hubs. In recent years, Emirates SkyCargo has served it with ad hoc freighters, shipping specialised products such as fresh-cut flowers and e-Commerce packages, as well as dedicated charters for horses travelling to global competitions.
