Air Cargo

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


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Berlin airport sees strike grounding flights on Wednesday

Bloomberg | January 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

The operator of Berlin’s largest airport expects strike action to bring all regular flight traffic to a standstill on Wednesday as ground crews, services staff and security personnel walk off the job.

Fog forces some flight cancellations at London Heathrow

Bloomberg | January 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

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Ethiopian Airlines and MailAmerica S.A. launch ecommerce logistics services jointly

AJOT | January 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Ethiopian Airlines Group (ET) has partnered with MailAmericas (MA), a private postal operator and gold member of the consultive committee for the Universal Postal Union, to develop competitive cross border eCommerce services within Africa and the Middle East using Addis Ababa as a hub.

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Air India’s mega jet deal with Airbus, Boeing held up by engine-cost debate

Bloomberg | January 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air India Ltd.’s order for as many as 500 aircraft from Airbus SE and Boeing Co. is being held up by an impasse with engine makers powering the 737 Max, dragging out what stands to be one of the biggest single purchases in civil aviation history.

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Cathay Pacific publishes traffic figures for December 2022, releases update on 2022 performance and 2023 outlook

AJOT | January 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Cathay Pacific today released its traffic figures for December 2022 together with an update on its performance in the year ended 31 December 2022, which saw a marked improvement in the second-half results of the Group’s airlines and subsidiaries over the first-half results. Looking ahead at 2023 and beyond, the Group will continue on the path to rebuilding its airlines and the Hong Kong international aviation hub.

US air traffic halt caused by ‘unintentionally’ deleted files

Bloomberg | January 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

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WorldACD Air cargo trends for the past 5 weeks (wk 2):

AJOT | January 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Delayed post-holiday recovery in air cargo demand

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A.R.T. Logistics completes charter service to Almaty

AJOT | January 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Charters | Project / Heavy Lift | Air Project

A.R.T. Logistics has reported on a charter service they recently completed for a customers in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Air India fined $37,000 after passenger in-flight urination act

Bloomberg | January 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

China air travel approaches pre-pandemic levels for holidays

Bloomberg | January 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

Qantas suffers third midair mechanical issue in three days

Bloomberg | January 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Cathay flags worse-than-expected loss amid slow Covid comeback

Bloomberg | January 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Bunk beds come to economy class in battle for New York flyers

Bloomberg | January 20, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Battling to win customers on the prized trans-Pacific route to New York, Qantas Airways Ltd. and Air New Zealand Ltd. plan new features to make air travel more comfortable, including full-sized bunk beds and dedicated stretching zones.

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Cargolux & GE Aerospace enter long term agreements

AJOT | January 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

GE Aerospace & Cargolux have announced that they entered into a long-term support agreement for the GE9X powering Cargolux’s new fleet of Boeing 777-8 freighters. The agreement includes a multi-year GE TrueChoice service agreement as well as the order of two spare engines.

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Royal Mail export chaos has businesses fuming after cyber attack

Bloomberg | January 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters | Trucking

Sean Fothersgill, the owner of model car seller Pendle Slot Racing, typically gets about 50 orders a day from outside the UK — or about half his total.

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Silk Way West Airlines signs air cargo transport memorandum with Nippon Express

AJOT | January 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Silk Way West Airlines and Nippon Express Holdings have signed an Air Cargo Memorandum of Understanding to offer enhanced solutions to their customers and to respond more flexibly to changing supply chains. This agreement strengthens Silk Way West Airlines’ presence in the Japanese market whilst helping Nippon Express Holdings to expand its business globally by providing cargo capacity across a worldwide network.

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WFS fast tracks sustainability across cargo and ground handling operations at 7 airports in Spain

AJOT | January 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) cargo and ground handling operations in Spain are helping to spearhead the group’s ‘Our Sustainable Flight Path’ program with a series of initiatives and investments to significantly reduce emissions at its 7 airport stations across the country.

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Lufthansa eyes stake in Italy’s ITA to extend regional reach

Bloomberg | January 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Deutsche Lufthansa AG said it aims to buy a minority stake in ITA Airways, seeking to advance an industry consolidation that would give the German airline a stronger foothold in a major European aviation market.

CPaT announces new contract with Icelandic Airline, PLAY Airlines

AJOT | January 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Supply chain congestion and labor challenges to top agenda at AirCargo 2023

AJOT | January 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

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