Air Cargo

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

Kuwait Airways to Seek $350 Million Loan to Pay for Planes

Bloomberg | March 17, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Southwest Air, Mechanics Reach Contract Agreement in Principle

Bloomberg | March 16, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air Partner consultancy Clockwork Research runs week of educational activities for employees in lead up to World Sleep Day

AJOT Newsroom | March 15, 2019 | Air Cargo | Charters

DFW Airport Partners Earn IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators

AJOT Newsroom | March 15, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

The distinction recognizes companies that successfully complete a rigorous process and meet global standards set by IATA for handing pharmaceuticals at airports. DFW is one of only two airports in North America with a CEIV Pharma Community covering all links in the airport supply chain.

Air Canada Suspends Outlook in Wake of Grounding: 737 Max Update

Bloomberg | March 15, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air Canada suspended its financial guidance for the first quarter and full year, citing the grounding of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max and the planemaker’s suspension of deliveries.

Boeing’s Lawsuit Risks Soar Around Second 737 Max Disaster

Bloomberg | March 15, 2019 | Air Cargo | General

Lawyers are already targeting Boeing Co. for Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines disaster even while investigators are still trying to figure out what caused two 737 Max 8 jetliners to go down in a span of five months, killing 346 people.

dnata gains IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification at its new Dallas facility

AJOT Newsroom | March 14, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, has been certified by IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) for its pharma handling processes at its new, state-of-the-art cargo facility in Dallas.

Dimerco delivers urgent Aerospace cargo from US to China in 5 days

AJOT Newsroom | March 14, 2019 | Air Cargo | Project

Global freight and transportation specialist Dimerco has turned round an urgent request from a long-standing, well-known aerospace customer in China to deliver two civil helicopters from Tennessee, USA to Guangdong in China, via South Korea, in just 5 days.

Boeing Analysts Say Best Case Is 6-Week Grounding, Software Fix

Bloomberg | March 14, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

As Boeing Co. rushes to address international concerns about the safety of its 737 Max jets, most Wall Street analysts are taking a wait-and-watch approach.