Air Cargo

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

American Airlines jumps as CEO sees cash flow poised for takeoff

Bloomberg | October 24, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Mena named interim CEO at Swissport North America

AJOT Newsroom | October 24, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus isn’t delivering planes fast enough, Indian carrier says

Bloomberg | October 24, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Orders for a New All-Electric Airplane Now Top 150

Bloomberg | October 24, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Technology

Branson urges Brexit opponents to stand firm against latest deal

Bloomberg | October 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | International Trade

Boeing Max design, airline maintenance faulted in Lion Air crash

Bloomberg | October 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Bloomberg | October 23, 2019

Heathrow CEO backs Virgin plan to challenge British Airways

The head of London Heathrow airport favors a shakeup in landing rights that would allow Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. to challenge the dominance of British Airways over U.K. skies.

Pilot’s mother calls for training as Boeing blamed in crash

Bloomberg | October 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Lödige Industries equips Swissport’s new Pharma Centre

AJOT Newsroom | October 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

Airlines in South Africa grounded jets and big question is why

Bloomberg | October 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Max design faulted in Lion Air crash, Indonesia says

Bloomberg | October 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Flaws in the design of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max and lack of information on how to deal with malfunctions in one of the jet’s flight-control systems contributed to last year’s crash of Lion Air Flight 610, which killed 189 people, Indonesian investigators found.

Boeing’s jetliner chief steps down as 737 Max crisis deepens

Bloomberg | October 22, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

American Air’s alliance boss exits after Latam loss to Delta

Bloomberg | October 22, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

WFS awarded GDP certifications for Johannesburg and Cape Town pharma facilities

AJOT Newsroom | October 22, 2019 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has become the first air cargo handling company in South Africa to be awarded Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certifications for its temperature-controlled pharma facilities, aligned to ISO9001:2015, in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Turkish Cargo received the Customer Satisfaction Management Certificate (ISO 10002).

AJOT Newsroom | October 22, 2019 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Turkish Cargo, the fastest growing air cargo brand in the world, obtained the "Customer Satisfaction Management Certificate" (ISO 10002) and developed the Cargo Customers Feedback Management Policy accordingly.

Boeing progress on 737 Max safe return to service

AJOT Newsroom | October 22, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing has made significant progress over the past several months in support of safely returning the 737 MAX to service as the company continues to work with the FAA and other global regulators on the process laid out for certifying the 737 MAX software and related training updates.