Air Cargo

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

Southwest Air says pop in business travel to help fuel 2022 profit

Bloomberg | April 28, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Russia may need half its planes for spare parts, Kommersant reports

Bloomberg | April 28, 2022 | Air Cargo

Opposing pilot inputs likely behind Air France 777 landing scare

Bloomberg | April 28, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Wang joins Jettainer’s team in Hong Kong

AJOT | April 28, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Jettainer, the global leader in unit load device (ULD) management services, is adding to its workforce: Stella Wang has bolstered the team in Hong Kong since April 1, 2022. Along with serving customers in the East Asia region, Ms Wang will also take on a newly created role overseeing the development of the ULD expert's leasing business as Head of Product for lease&fly.

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2022 vs. 2021: weight Q1 was flat, March at -3% and first half of April at -6%

AJOT | April 28, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

To put the air cargo industry’s performance in 2022 in perspective, we have looked at the worldwide development of chargeable weight in the last 10 years. As shown in the chart below, in the period from 2012 to 2018 the Year-on-Year (YoY) growth for chargeable weight was a single digit positive percentage for each of the years, with an average annual growth of +4%. The YoY change in 2019 was -4%, followed by -14% in the first covid year 2020. In 2021, the worldwide air cargo business bounced back with a +19% increase, bringing 2021 above the 2019, but below the 2018 level.

Wiremind’s dedicated air cargo business unit has now become an official subsidiary: Wiremind Cargo

AJOT | April 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

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SCACLI completes $267 million airport construction project

SCACLI recently completed another airport construction project – the L.F Wade International Airport Redevelopment Project (the “L.F Wade Project”).

ECS Group to establish and develop DHL aviation’s Brazilian business

AJOT | April 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

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Aeroterm acquires two highly functional warehouses in Costa Mesa, CA adjacent to John Wayne Airport

AJOT | April 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports | Logistics

Aeroterm, a leading owner and developer of on-airport cargo facilities part of the Realterm company, announces the acquisition of two airport-adjacent warehouses located at 2990 and 3000 Airway Avenue in Costa Mesa, Calif. With a combined total of 142,273 square feet across seven acres, both warehouses have exclusive access to the John Wayne Airport runway via a special gate. They also offer a total of 30 loading positions.

UPS price hikes push profit above estimates as packages drop

United kicks off largest transatlantic expansion in its history: 30 new or resumed flights in eight weeks

Air Cargo

AJOT | Top Story | April 27, 2022

United kicks off largest transatlantic expansion in its history: 30 new or resumed flights in eight weeks

• United expects a strong recovery in European summer travel and is adding new nonstop flights to the United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and France • United also will now be the only North American carrier to fly to popular destinations in Jordan, Norway, Portugal and Spain

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CHAMP Cargosystems launches API Partner Program for Cargospot

AJOT | April 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

A collaborative program to develop apps for the Cargospot ecosystem

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cargo-partner further expands its presence in the United Kingdom

AJOT | April 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

After embarking on a joint venture with Aztek International Freight Ltd. in 2021, cargo-partner has now acquired the remaining shares and will fully integrate its UK-based partner company into the cargo-partner group. With this step, cargo-partner is adding two new offices, in East London and Bradford to its existing location in Manchester and thus further expands its network.