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[Freightos Weekly Update] Ocean rates continue to decrease as order book grows

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 33)

AJOT Newsroom | August 26, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Japanese and European holidays lead to mid-August tonnage drop

Chapman Freeborn enables multiple successful shipments of specialized automotive material from China

AJOT Newsroom | August 26, 2025 | Air Cargo | Charters

Chapman Freeborn has successfully executed a series of urgent shipments of specialized automotive material from China to Europe as part of an ongoing partnership.

AIR ONE International Holdings takes delivery of first new Boeing 777 freighter

AJOT Newsroom | August 26, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters

AIR ONE International Holdings has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777 Freighter following a handover ceremony at Boeing’s Everett production facility in Washington.

Australia Post pauses US-bound parcel shipments

Australia's postal service said on Tuesday it had temporarily suspended parcel shipments to the United States after President Donald Trump's administration decided to scrap a customs tax rule that allowed low-value packages to enter duty free.

Thai SmartLynx receives maiden aircraft delivery

AJOT Newsroom | August 26, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Thai SmartLynx, an ACMI specialist airline, has reached a major milestone with the arrival of its first Airbus A320-200 at Don Mueang International Airport on Friday, 22 August 2025.

Lufthansa Cargo optimizes digital services: online customer experience becomes faster, simpler and clearer

AJOT Newsroom | August 26, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters

• Comprehensive optimization of digital services from booking to shipment tracking • Various digitalization and innovation projects within the company improve the customer experience

FAA to conduct scenario-based planning with Boeing before it may lift 737 MAX production cap

Reuters | August 26, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday the agency intends to conduct scenario-based planning, known as tabletop exercises, with Boeing before it will consider lifting the 38-plane-per-month cap on 737 MAX production.

CPaT announces new partnership with Cambodia Airways

AJOT Newsroom | August 26, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

CPaT Global, the world’s leading provider of distance learning for the aviation industry, today announced they have been awarded a new contract with Cambodia Airways.

Southwest sets sights on St. Maarten and begins new relationship with Eva Air

AJOT Newsroom | August 26, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Coro Realty sells two Birmingham industrial buildings for $12.6 million

AJOT Newsroom | August 26, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports | Logistics

Coro Realty has sold two, 100% leased industrial buildings from the Airport Highway Park portfolio in Birmingham, Ala. for $12.6 million.

U.S. jet fuel consumption growth slows after air travel recovers from pandemic slowdown

AJOT Newsroom | August 26, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Energy

U.S. jet fuel consumption growth has slowed in 2025, following a period of rapid consumption growth after 2020, as U.S. air travel recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District signs new partnership agreement with Frankfurt-Hahn Airport

AJOT Newsroom | August 25, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

The Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District has signed a new partnership agreement with TRIWO Hahn Airport GmbH in Germany.

ECS Group launches countdown to 40-year milestone

AJOT Newsroom | August 25, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters

ECS Group has officially launched the countdown to a landmark celebration: 40 years of continuous collaboration with French long-haul carrier, Corsair.

Global GSA Group sets new benchmark in cybersecurity

AJOT Newsroom | August 25, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology

Global GSA Group is pleased to announce that its IT operations have been awarded ISO 27001 certification.

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Stuart Todd | August 22, 2025

State-imposed ‘cost burden’ hampering the German aviation industry

Germany’s airlines face rising taxes, job losses, and weaker connectivity. Industry calls for urgent cost relief to stay competitive.

DHL joins peers in restricting US-bound parcel services

German postal services group DHL said on Friday it would suspend the shipment of standard parcels for businesses to the United States, in line with similar moves by European peers deterred by looming U.S. customs duties for low-value packages.

Air Canada union’s defiance of Canadian government order could embolden workers

Reuters | August 22, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Canada's government stepped in four times to aid seven companies last year, stopping strikes using an obscure Labour Code provision. A similar decree on Sunday failed, however, as Air Canada's flight attendants refused to obey and stayed on strike for three days.