Air Cargo

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

U.K. to start mandatory quarantine for travelers on Feb. 15

Bloomberg | February 04, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

Airlines Operated 97% Fewer Flights in 2020 than in 2019 as Passenger Traffic Growth Fell by 67%

AJOT Newsroom | February 04, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports | By The Numbers

Lufthansa sells $1.9 billion bond to repay Covid bailout loan

Bloomberg | February 04, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

EVA Air grows its global partnership with WFS with new cargo contract in Seattle

AJOT Newsroom | February 04, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

EVA Air has signed a new three-year cargo handling contract with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Seattle, extending the two companies’ more than 15 years of partnership in North America.

CSafe Global Adds Dong Woo Lee to Life Science Sales Team in South Korea

AJOT Newsroom | February 04, 2021 | Air Cargo | Technology

CSafe Global has been expanding its Life Science sales team in Asia most recently adding Dong Woo Lee as Director of Life Science Sales based in Seoul.

UPS gives old jets new life in CEO’s push to ‘sweat the assets’

Imagine ripping out the dashboard of your 20-year-old minivan and replacing it with the high-tech controls from a Tesla.

Air France airport slots emerge as flashpoint in state aid talks

Bloomberg | February 03, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

Critical Cargo service develops alternative solutions to meet most time-sensitive transport needs

AJOT Newsroom | February 03, 2021 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Dachser México transports critical automotive supplies via helicopter averting costly $3,000-a-minute work stoppage fees for customer

‘November volumes in January’ as air cargo load factors produce a positive start to 2021

AJOT Newsroom | February 03, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

Exceptional global air cargo load factors in the last two weeks of January saw 2021 begin with an unusual New Year ‘peak season’ as demand and supply were closely matched, according to the latest weekly market data from industry analysts CLIVE Data Services and TAC Index.

Air Charter Service expands its Swiss presence

AJOT Newsroom | February 03, 2021 | Air Cargo | Charters

Amerijet appoints Eric J. Wilson as new CCO

Amerijet International Airlines has officially announced Eric J. Wilson's appointment as Chief Commercial Officer effective February 8, 2021.

CSafe Global continues expansion across Asia with two new hub locations in China

AJOT Newsroom | February 03, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Through a partnership with C.H. Robinson, CSafe will establish hub operations in Beijing and Guangzhou to support local customers.

Intradco Global expands into Toronto and Dubai

AJOT Newsroom | February 03, 2021 | Air Cargo | Charters

Emirates mulls swapping a third of Boeing 777X orders to 787

Bloomberg | February 03, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Co.’s biggest 777X customer is weighing whether to swap as many as a third of its orders for the smaller 787 Dreamliner, said a person familiar with the matter, adding to the uncertainty swirling around the behemoth jet’s future.