Air Cargo

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

US airlines reduce flight cuts for Friday despite 6% FAA order

Reuters | November 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

U.S. airlines have cut far fewer flights for Friday than the requirement that they cut 6% of domestic flights at the 40 busiest American airports, according

Salvador Bahia becomes the first ACA 5 certified airport in the Americas

AJOT Newsroom | November 13, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

Two years after being among the first airports in the world to achieve ACA Level 5 accreditation at COP28 in Dubai, VINCI Airports announces at COP30 in Belém that Salvador Bahia Airport has become the first airport in Brazil and across the entire American continent to reach Level 5 of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA).

AfA welcomes end of U.S. government shutdown and calls for urgent restoration of flight capacity

AJOT Newsroom | November 13, 2025 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

The Airforwarders Association (AfA) has welcomed the end of the longest federal government shutdown in history, and urged policymakers to reverse flight capacity reductions that caused around 10,000 flights to be cancelled and widespread disruption across the air cargo sector.

Oman Air Cargo appoints five new GSAs and announces two new offline routes

AJOT Newsroom | November 13, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Oman Air Cargo has announced five new General Sales Agent (GSA) partnerships, bringing two new offline routes to Australia and Japan.

Not in sight, but within hearing range: detecting and locating drones thanks to intelligent sensor data fusion

AJOT Newsroom | November 13, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology

Fraunhofer IDMT in Oldenburg has developed an intelligent sensor solution that detects drones even outside the line of sight. The acoustic detection technology can be combined with radar, camera, and lidar to form a complete system.

Air Cargo

Reuters | November 13, 2025

US freezes flight cuts at 6% as air traffic control absences shrink

The Trump administration late on Wednesday froze government-imposed flight cuts at 40 major airports at 6% after air traffic control absences fell sharply, hours ahead of an expected end to the record-long U.S. government shutdown.

US flight cancellations fall as air traffic control absences shrink

Reuters | November 12, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

U.S. flight cancellations have fallen sharply over the last day as air traffic control absences shrank just hours before the House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill on Wednesday to end a record-setting government shutdown.

Alaska Air Group announces executive appointments and promotions within Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air

The Alaska Air Group board of directors has elected four leaders into senior positions across Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, Alaska’s wholly-owned regional carrier.

Latam Airlines cancels 173 flights due to pilot strike

Reuters | November 12, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

At least 173 flights have been canceled and 20,000 passengers affected after pilots for LATAM Airlines went on strike, the company said on Wednesday.

BioNatur Plastics reduces cost of sustainable cargo wrap for U.S. market

AJOT Newsroom | November 12, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology | Green Shipping

Price parity between sustainable and conventional stretch wrap removes final barrier for American shippers and transport operators

Avianca announces leadership transition Oliva appointed President of Avianca Group

US airlines grapple with shutdown fallout as Thanksgiving nears

Reuters | November 12, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The longest federal government shutdown disrupted tens of thousands of flights in recent days, and with it, U.S. carriers' optimistic expectations for the holiday quarter. Now, they are wrangling with how to minimize the ripple effects on travelers and their bottom line as the government looks set to reopen by the end of the week.

Cathay Pacific’s service to Adelaide takes off

AJOT Newsroom | November 12, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Cathay Pacific has made its much-anticipated return to Adelaide with the launch of its thrice-weekly seasonal service connecting Hong Kong with the South Australian capital.

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 44)

AJOT Newsroom | November 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Tonnages on track for +4% growth this year

Trackonomy and Delta Cargo launch Pulse: A new era of air freight transparency and efficiency

AJOT Newsroom | November 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology

Rhenus strengthens its air freight gateways network in Southeast Asia to support global trade

AJOT Newsroom | November 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

• The logistics solutions provider strengthens its setup in Southeast Asia as trade flows shift towards the region • Investment into a network of strategic gateways in Southeast Asia ensures that Rhenus is better positioned to support global customers across all logistics solutions

Air Cargo

Trending News

From Our Sponsors

Upcoming Events

Latest Print Edition: