Air Cargo

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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to start daily flights to Tel Aviv from March

Bloomberg | November 16, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Korean Air aims for top-10 world ranking with Asiana deal

Bloomberg | November 15, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

IAG to modify Iberia control to meet Brexit deadline, Spain says

Bloomberg | November 13, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters | Intermodal

British Airways parent IAG SA will modify the ownership of its Spanish units as required to comply with European Union rules before the Brexit transition period ends, Spain’s second-ranked transport minister said.

S&P Global Ratings: Global air traffic is slowing amid rising COVID-19 cases

AJOT Newsroom | November 13, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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AJOT Newsroom | November 13, 2020

Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 made an emergency landing in Novosibirsk airport

Volga-Dnepr’s An-124-100 ramp freighter aircraft has made an emergency landing in Tolmachevo airport (Novosibirsk, Russia). The captain took the decision to return to the airport of departure due to technical issues and the plane rolled off the runway upon landing. No crew members were injured.

A third of the world’s air routes have been lost due to Covid

Bloomberg | November 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Volga-Dnepr Group strengthens its global healthcare team

AJOT Newsroom | November 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Volga-Dnepr Group, the group of international air cargo carriers with 30+ years of profound expertise in transporting various types of cargo, has strengthened its Global Healthcare Team to support its customers worldwide with comprehensive logistics solutions for their pharmaceutical products.

SWISS operates more than 1,000 cargo-only flights since March

AJOT Newsroom | November 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology

JetBlue Airways joins other carriers by opening blocked seats

Bloomberg | November 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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AJOT Newsroom | November 12, 2020

Livestock shipment bound for Brazil flies out of STL

As cargo operations at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) continue to climb, it has now added livestock as a new source of air cargo.

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Bloomberg | November 12, 2020

Passenger jets can play integral role in frozen vaccine airlift

Passenger jets will be able to transport coronavirus vaccines at the required ultra-low temperatures as long as they are stored in specially made containers, according to Europe’s biggest cargo-only airline.

Singapore Air to raise S$850 million after travel collapses

Bloomberg | November 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Emirates posts $3.8 billion loss after virus sunk air travel

Bloomberg | November 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

American Air plots return to China, joining Delta and United

Bloomberg | November 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

American Airlines Group Inc. is set to resume service to China on Wednesday, bringing to 10 the number of weekly flights by U.S. carriers as they rebuild operations suspended early this year because of the coronavirus.

Indonesia pushes for Southeast Asia travel bubble in early 2021

Bloomberg | November 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Searches for Hong Kong to Singapore flights triple in hours

Bloomberg | November 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing confident in China with thousands of jet orders forecast

Bloomberg | November 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Lufthansa Cargo accelerates booking process

AJOT Newsroom | November 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Three easy steps to booking: that is what the new online booking portal eBooking has been offering all Lufthansa Cargo customers since yesterday. All that is now required to make a booking is to define the shipment, choose the product and confirm the route.