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Virgin Atlantic Cargo set to launch new services to Pakistan  from London and Manchester

AJOT Newsroom | August 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Virgin Atlantic Cargo will be launching flights between the UK and Pakistan in December 2020, supporting growing trade volumes between exporters and importers in both countries.

Ditrich re-elected as Chairman of Aeroflot’s Board of Directors

AJOT Newsroom | August 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ready to transport COVID-19 vaccines

AJOT Newsroom | August 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo strives to offer a global airfreight network to help keep supply chains running. This has always been essential, but even more so since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring that healthcare facilities as well as private citizens have access to medicines, medical equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE). Since the start of the crisis, we have gradually rebuilt our network mainly for relief-related shipments. In recent months, we have constantly added new destinations and flights to our network, mainly operating on a cargo-only basis.

Ethiopian expands its global hub - Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, unveils its new Aviation Infrastructure blending modernity with bio safety

AJOT Newsroom | August 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Virgin Atlantic launches first-ever Pakistan routes to fill void

Bloomberg | August 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Indonesia’s biggest airport operator looks to cargo amid slump

Bloomberg | August 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Indonesia’s largest airport operator is pushing ahead with the construction of a new goods-handling facility in Jakarta, betting the movement of cargo will help an industry laid to waste by the reduction in passenger flights.

Rolls-Royce posts $7 billion loss as crisis roils jet demand

Bloomberg | August 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Europe’s discount carriers look to gain share as rivals shrink

Bloomberg | August 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

China’s air travel recovery shows power of vast home market

Bloomberg | August 26, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air New Zealand sees back-to-back losses as crisis persists

Bloomberg | August 26, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Eighty years after Hindenburg, startup pitches hydrogen flight

Bloomberg | August 26, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology

A former Airbus executive thinks he has a solution to the airline industry’s carbon problem

Pharma-Hub Frankfurt Airport is the leading European hub for the handling of temperature-sensitive goods

AJOT Newsroom | August 26, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

At Frankfurt Airport (FRA), approximately 120,000 tons of vaccines, medications and other pharmaceutical products were handled in 2019. This makes FRA the European leader. In this position, airport operator Fraport and Lufthansa Cargo, together with other partners of the air cargo community[1] at the site, see themselves well prepared for handling a possible corona vaccine.

Milan joins Virgin Atlantic’s cargo-only network in September

AJOT Newsroom | August 26, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is extending its cargo-only network to Italy, launching twice-weekly services connecting London Heathrow and Milan.

Fitch Ratings: Resilient air cargo volumes benefit some airports amid pandemic

AJOT Newsroom | August 26, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

White House weighs help for airline workers if no stimulus deal

Bloomberg | August 26, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Purolotor International expands next-day air service into Canada

Purolator International, a leading provider of North American logistics services, has expanded its next-day air delivery into Canada, making the service available to more U.S.-based shippers. Fully customizable, Purolator International’s cross-border air network is ideal for critical parts, healthcare supplies, and high-value goods.

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