Air Cargo

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


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Air cargo trends for the past 5 weeks (wk 26)

AJOT | July 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Rates remain high amid recovering air cargo capacity

KLM to cancel European flights every day through end-August

Bloomberg | July 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Hong Kong’s nearly empty airport gets $18 billion expansion

Bloomberg | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

It could be one of the world’s most expensive white elephants.

Air France-KLM Transavia unit gets cabin crew strike warning

Bloomberg | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Biden Administration announces nearly $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding improving airport terminals across US

AJOT | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

• Projects will increase airport capacity, energy efficiency and accessibility • Funding going to communities small, medium and large across country

Emirates to stick with schedule after consulting airport firms

Bloomberg | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Paris Airports operator ADP secures union deal to end strike

Bloomberg | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Jhunjhunwala’s startup Akasa to begin flying in India late July

Bloomberg | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Europe’s airlines are pushing for weaker emissions rules

Bloomberg | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Lufthansa prepares to cancel more flights as chaos spreads

Bloomberg | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Hong Kong ends Covid flight bans that caused travel chaos

Bloomberg | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

UK leisure carrier Jet2 lashes out at ‘atrocious’ airports

Bloomberg | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

British Airways reaches union deal to avert Heathrow strike

Bloomberg | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

German logistics mogul becomes biggest Lufthansa shareholder
Air Cargo
Bloomberg | Top Story | July 07, 2022

German logistics mogul becomes biggest Lufthansa shareholder

Germany’s richest man is now the largest shareholder in Deutsche Lufthansa AG after reinvesting a chunk of a fortune he made in logistics into Europe’s biggest airline.
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IAG Cargo renews for CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB service

AJOT | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) and CHAMP Cargosystems have extended their partnership for access to the largest air cargo community platform, Traxon cargoHUB. The carrier group will continue to work with CHAMP on services for access to its vast global network of freight forwarders. 

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Etihad Cargo reinforces commitment to China capacity with 15 direct freighter flights per week

AJOT | July 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

• Etihad Cargo currently offers 15 direct passenger and freighter flights per week for China with cargo capacity of 2,708 tonnes. • Etihad recently announced the first regular direct international passenger flight into Beijing under the latest mandate of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. • The resumption of the direct air link between the two capitals, which complements the existing schedule of cargo flights to other key destinations in China, is another achievement of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the UAE and China.

United Air blames FAA’s control system for US aviation snarl

Bloomberg | July 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Travel chaos pits pandemic winner Qantas against angry Aussies

Bloomberg | July 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Cooling transatlantic market sees average air cargo rates dip 30% between April and June

AJOT | July 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Global air cargo volumes fell again in June, down 8% year-on-year, with additional summer airline capacity continuing to apply a downward pressure on airfreight rates, especially on the North Atlantic which has seen a 30% decline over the past three months, according to the latest weekly air cargo market intelligence from industry analysts CLIVE Data Services, part of Xeneta.

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