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Coastal Carolina Regional Airport hires new operations manager

AJOT | January 31, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN) has hired Patrick Manzo as its new Airport Operations Manager.

FAA adds safeguards to US flight system to prevent new outages

Bloomberg | January 30, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

France braces for more transport chaos as reforms prompt strikes

Ryanair says profitable run to continue as bookings return

Bloomberg | January 30, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

UPS faces rising labor costs, strike risk in upcoming union fight

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Bloomberg | Top Story | January 30, 2023

UPS faces rising labor costs, strike risk in upcoming union fight

United Parcel Service Inc. will pay more for labor after replacing a union contract that expires in July. The main question for Chief Executive Officer Carol Tomé is how much more — and if it’s enough to avoid a strike that would throw package delivery into chaos.

Flood damage at Auckland Airport halts international flights

Bloomberg | January 28, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

Italy starts talks with Lufthansa to sell minority stake of ITA

Bloomberg | January 27, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Alaska Air CEO says Silicon Valley business travel has dried up

Bloomberg | January 27, 2023 | Air Cargo

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Zongteng Group chooses WFS for Boeing 777F freighter flights as e-Commerce cargo boosts

AJOT | January 27, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded a contract to handle Zongteng Group’s new Boeing 777 freighter flights at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport.

Boeing-DOJ ‘sweetheart deal’ decried by victim’s wife

Bloomberg | January 27, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Auckland Airport halts domestic, international flights on floods

Bloomberg | January 27, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

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Air France-KLM orders Airbus A350s to replace jumbo freighters

Bloomberg | January 27, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Air France-KLM will order an additional seven Airbus SE A350 jets, including some freighters, as the carrier renews its widebody fleet and retires Boeing Co. 747 freighters.

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Boeing pleads not guilty in fraud case over 737 Max crashes

Bloomberg | January 27, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Co. pleaded not guilty to deceiving US regulators about changes made to its 737 Max flight control system that led to two horrific crashes, before relatives of some victims made tearful appeals to the judge to hold the aircraft maker accountable.

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WorldACD Air cargo trends for the past 5 weeks (wk 3):

AJOT | January 26, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Early Chinese New Year impacts global demand

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Boeing hints new jet it’s testing with NASA could replace 737 Max

Bloomberg | January 26, 2023 | Air Cargo | Technology

Boeing Co. is studying whether an innovative plane it’s developing with NASA could find a home in its lineup next decade, the company’s top executive said, offering a tantalizing glimpse into its product strategy.

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Hernig becomes new managing director at PACTL for Lufthansa Cargo

Carsten Hernig, previously Vice President Region Latin America & Caribbean at Lufthansa Cargo, has assumed the position of Deputy General Manager and Vice President Production, Sales & Marketing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co. Ltd (PACTL) in Shanghai as of October 1, 2022. He is responsible for production, sales and marketing at the joint venture between Lufthansa Cargo and Shanghai Pudong Airport, which was founded in 1999.