Air Cargo

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

Airbus grounding said to be caused by Pratt Engine gearbox issue

Bloomberg | October 10, 2018 | Air Cargo

Volga-Dnepr Airlines among the first to respond to devastating tsunami and earthquake in Sulawesi with delivery of 29 tons of vital equipment

AJOT Newsroom | October 10, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered generators and a water purification system to Indonesia to support the international humanitarian mission dealing with the cataclysmic aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi Island at the end of September 2018.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines to set up its European hub at Liege Airport

AJOT Newsroom | October 10, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports | Airlines

Liege Airport and AirBridgeCargo Airlines have signed an historic lease agreement for 10 years. This arrangement will bring the scale of cooperation between two companies to the next level of development, boosting air cargo volumes of ABC to/from the airport and placing Liege Airport among the top 5 cargo airports in Europe by 2020.

Budapest, Hamburg, and Düsseldorf Airports join forces to promote cost-effective gateway for Europe

AJOT Newsroom | October 10, 2018 | Air Cargo

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Bloomberg | October 10, 2018

Will you fly when your pilot is a robot?

The air cargo industry is already considering one-person flight crews. Autonomous planes may be next.

American Airlines drops to two-year low on higher duel-price concerns

Bloomberg | October 09, 2018 | Air Cargo

Jettainer and CORE Transport Technologies start collaboration

AJOT Newsroom | October 09, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

Boeing completes acquisition of leading aerospace parts distributor KLX Inc. to enhance growing services business

AJOT Newsroom | October 09, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

Boeing, Air Lease Corp., Deliver First 787-9 Dreamliner for Air Tahiti Nui

AJOT Newsroom | October 09, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

DHL Express awarded most Top Employer certifications on the continent

To be certified as a Top Employer in Africa, a company needs to operate in four or more countries and have exceptional employee conditions

Delta Cargo to Extend Bluetooth Tracking to Off-airport Customer Facilities

AJOT Newsroom | October 09, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Following the announcement earlier in the year that Delta will be providing real-time tracking for unit load devices (ULDs), the offering has now been extended to cargo businesses based off airport.

Nigeria’s Amcon says some local airlines may collapse over debt

Bloomberg | October 09, 2018 | Air Cargo

Airbus gets a new boss, who inherits all of the old problems

Bloomberg | October 09, 2018 | Air Cargo

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AJOT Newsroom | October 08, 2018

Transplace acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group

Acquisition expands logistics provider’s North American intermodal and freight brokerage capabilities, supports commitment to delivering superior transportation services to shippers

Southeastern Freight Lines’ West Atlanta Service Center Celebrates 20 Years of Service

Southeastern Freight Lines | October 08, 2018 | Air Cargo

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, is celebrating 20 years of quality without question service at its West Atlanta service center.

New Head of Digital and Distribution at Virgin Atlantic Cargo

Suzy Wardle has been appointed Head of Digital and Distribution at Virgin Atlantic Cargo.

FAA Reauthorization & Disaster Program Reforms Signed into Law

AJOT Newsroom | October 08, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

Friday, the President signed into law a measure (H.R. 302) that includes a major five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as well as a package of federal disaster program reforms that will save lives and reduce the growing cost impacts of disasters of all types.

German bottle-filling equipment flies to Uganda

AJOT Newsroom | October 08, 2018 | Air Cargo | Charters

LS International Cargo Gmbh, member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for Germany, arranged the logistics for bottle-filling equipment to be flown onboard a chartered AN-124 from Munich to Entebbe in Uganda.