Air Cargo

Coverage of air cargo related news including freight forwarders, airlines, airports and more


Boeing’s calamities push stock to its widest gap with Airbus ever

Bloomberg | March 13, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Cathay Pacific finally shakes off Covid with record profit

Bloomberg | March 13, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. has finally shaken off the lingering effects of the pandemic, reporting a record operating profit.

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WFS, Cathay Cargo and CHAMP launch IATA ONE Record to take air cargo digitalization to the next level

AJOT | March 12, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, Cathay Cargo, and CHAMP Cargosystems will go live with a joint use case of IATA’s ONE Record digital data-sharing standard to help drive a ‘step-change’ in air cargo industry efficiency, transparency, and collaboration.

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Mid-air plunge of Latam Dreamliner that hospitalized 10 probed by Chile

Bloomberg | March 12, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Chilean authorities started an investigation into a mid-air plunge by a Latam flight en route to Auckland from Sydney that hospitalized at least 10 people.

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Global airline body says criminalizing accidents is ‘wrong’

Bloomberg | March 12, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The airline industry’s top lobbyist denounced what he called the US Justice Department’s criminalization of air accidents, saying such moves risk undercutting a culture of whistleblowing and open reporting of defects.

Southwest falls as Boeing woes force hiring freeze, cost review

Bloomberg | March 12, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Lula plans airline bailout to make flying cheaper for Brazilians

Bloomberg | March 12, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Alaska Air sees better-than-expected losses despite Boeing costs

Bloomberg | March 12, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Alaska Air Group Inc. forecast losses that were better than expected, even as the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes following its January fuselage blowout curtailed profits at the airline by at least $150 million.

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Etihad Cargo supercharges customer service with launch of digital sales optimization tool

AJOT | March 12, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology | Shipping Technology

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, is officially launching Sales Cockpit, a digital sales optimization tool that will enable the carrier to enhance customer relationships and add value to its partnerships...

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Silk Way West Airlines joins the UN Global Compact Initiative

AJOT | March 12, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Silk Way West Airlines, the leading cargo airline in the Caspian and Central Asian region, is delighted to announce its induction into the United Nations Global Compact initiative...

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Hong Kong terminals achieve IEnvA sustainability certification

AJOT | March 12, 2024 | Air Cargo | General

Cathay Cargo Terminal and Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) announced today that they had both successfully achieved IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) certification, becoming the first cargo handling companies to achieve IEnvA in Asia...

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Lufthansa Cargo extends IATA CargoIS agreement

AJOT | March 12, 2024 | Air Cargo | General

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Lufthansa Cargo has renewed and expanded the scope of its agreement to utilize CargoIS for its air cargo data needs, extending a partnership that has spanned over a decade...

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Cathay Cargo & CHAMP Cargosystems: ONE Record Use Case in Full Production

AJOT | March 12, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

A turning point in the air cargo industry’s adoption of the IATA ONE Record initiative...

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LATAM group will offset more than 5,000 tons of CO2 in partnership with cargo business clients in Brazil

AJOT | March 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Brix Cargo and Unicargo are the first Brazilian cargo clients of the "1+1: Offset to Conserve" program, which offsets flight emissions through the purchase of carbon credits.

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WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 9)

AJOT | March 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

Tonnages up +13% in first two months of 2024

IndiGo co-founder Gangwal raises $820 million in block sale

Bloomberg | March 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing to face ‘enormous’ scrutiny after mishaps: Buttigieg
Air Cargo
Bloomberg | Top Story | March 11, 2024

Boeing to face ‘enormous’ scrutiny after mishaps: Buttigieg

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the Federal Aviation Administration will rigorously assess Boeing Co. after the blowout of a fuselage section on an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
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The VINCI Airports network recognized once again for its quality of service

AJOT | March 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

VINCI Airports, the world’s leading private airport operator, saw three of the airports in its network - Belgrade, Porto and Guanacaste – singled out by ACI (Airport Council International) as among the best airports in the world in their category for quality of service...

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US opens criminal investigation into Alaska’s midair blowout

Bloomberg | March 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The US Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the midair blowout of a Boeing 737 Max fuselage panel on an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

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