Air Cargo

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

Airlines warn worsening virus spread in US threatens travel

Bloomberg | July 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Turkish Airlines union warns of plan to reduce pilot wages

Bloomberg | July 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Delta Cargo appoints new regional management team

AJOT Newsroom | July 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Delta Cargo has appointed Gonzalo Hernandez as General Manager – Cargo Sales-Asia Pacific. He starts his new role today (July 1, 2020) in which he will manage the Cargo Sales functions for Japan, Korea and throughout Southeast Asia, including the cargo business for Delta’s joint venture (JV) partnership with Korean Air.

FedEx jumps most since ‘98 on profit surprise, e-commerce revamp

FedEx Corp. wasn’t planning for a pandemic when it began overhauling its Ground unit last year to prepare for the growth of e-commerce. But the revamp is now spurring the courier’s biggest share gains since 1998.

American Airlines resets international network for remainder of 2020 through summer 2021

AJOT Newsroom | July 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing withheld data on system linked to Max crashes, probe says

Bloomberg | July 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United Air boosts August US flying to about half of 2019 level

Bloomberg | July 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Things are terrible at Airbus, but at least it’s not Boeing

Bloomberg | July 01, 2020 | Air Cargo

Airbus chief warns 15,000 job cuts ‘not the worst case’ scenario

Bloomberg | July 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

EU’s move to keep Americans out signals long travel slump

Bloomberg | July 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Aeromexico files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in US

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Grupo Aeromexico SAB, Mexico’s second-largest airline, filed for bankruptcy in the U.S., becoming the latest in a string of Latin American carriers to seek court protection after the Covid-19 pandemic caused a severe downturn in travel.

FedEx soars after profit surprise on costs, health shipments

Airlines risk extinction as India refuses to rescue billionaires

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Delta to bring back beer, wine service on longer US flights

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Pratt & Whitney training cited in 2018 United jet engine failure

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

American Air’s plan to fill planes draws rebuke from CDC, Fauci

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Star Alliance member airlines unit around common standards and planning tools

AJOT Newsroom | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

US Transportation Secretary Chao announces $800 million in grants to 347 airports in 46 states

AJOT Newsroom | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award nearly $800 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 46 states, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Marshall Islands.

Even trains can fly

AJOT Newsroom | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Project

Antonov Airlines has completed unique cargo delivery of two Max Bögl TSB maglev trains from Munich, Germany to their customer Chengdu Xinzhu Road & Bridge Machinery Co. Ltd., Chengdu, China in cooperation with KN Airlift GmbH company.