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

New Southwest service at Knoxville, TN

AJOT Newsroom | August 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

• Airline adding third airport in the Volunteer State, joining Memphis and Nashville • Southwest also grows routes in San Diego with new terminal opening soon

KMMA renews Total Cargo Management contract with NAS

AJOT Newsroom | August 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Following a full, competitive tender process KM Malta Airlines (KMMA) has renewed its Total Cargo Management (TCM) contract with Network Airline Services (NAS).

The Freight Buyers’ Club: De Minimis ban, tariffs & peak season: The air cargo outlook

AJOT Newsroom | August 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters | International Trade

From May 2025, low-value shipments from China and Hong Kong lost their U.S. duty-free status. On 29 August, that de minimis exemption will be suspended worldwide – disrupting cross-border e-commerce, shifting trade lanes, and forcing forwarders, integrators and carriers to rethink strategy.

[Freightos Weekly Update] Transpac ocean rates still easing despite US-China tariff extension

US reciprocal tariffs on a long list of trading partners went into effect last week, with the administration also extending 30% tariffs on China for another 90 days, providing some clarity, at least into Q4, for most long haul ocean importers to the US.

Trump orders easing of commercial spaceflight rules, in boon to Musk’s SpaceX

Reuters | August 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to streamline federal regulation governing commercial rocket launches, a move that could benefit Elon Musk's SpaceX and other private space ventures.

DoKaSch Temperature Solutions expands U.S. presence with new service station in Atlanta

AJOT Newsroom | August 13, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

DoKaSch Temperature Solutions, a specialist in active temperature-controlled containers for the global air cargo industry, announces the opening of its newest U.S. service station in Atlanta, Georgia. Operated in collaboration with SEKO Logistics, the station commenced operations in May 2025.

Fraport traffic figures – July 2025: Most group airports grow faster than Frankfurt

AJOT Newsroom | August 13, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

6.1 million passengers at Frankfurt Airport / Increase of 1.6 percent / Total Group traffic rises by 4.6 percent to 22.9 million passengers

Glasgow Prestwick Airport e-commerce employment boost

AJOT Newsroom | August 13, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

Alan Gemmell, Central Ayrshire, MP, tours new e-commerce facility as further job growth predicted

Aurrigo International plc moves into the North East with global first at Teesside International Airport

AJOT Newsroom | August 13, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

One of the UK’s leading providers of integrated airside systems has signed its first deal in the North East with Tees Valley Combined Authority (TCVA).

Delta, Aeromexico request extension to wrap up antitrust agreement

Reuters | August 13, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Carriers Delta and Aeromexico on Tuesday argued against winding down their antitrust agreement, as proposed by the U.S. Department of Transportation, while asking for an extension to do so if needed.

U.S. cargo and passenger airlines gained 8,962 jobs in June 2025

AJOT Newsroom | August 12, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters

U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 1,021,493 workers in June 2025, 8,962 (0.89%) more workers than in May 2025 (1,012,531).

Air Seychelles has elevated its global customs compliance with an expanded CHAMP Cargosystems partnership

AJOT Newsroom | August 12, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology

Traxon Global Customs will be used to handle AE customs filings for Air Seychelles, boosting efficiency and security

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AJOT Newsroom | August 11, 2025

Port Authority of NY & NJ breaks ground on expanded truck parking plaza at JFK to improve cargo movement

• On-airport truck parking lot will triple current truck parking capacity, while adding new concessions and restrooms • Expanded parking plaza to reduce impact of trucks illegally parked on airport roads and in local communities • Tenant to pay to demolish vacant, obsolete decades-old building and conduct environmental cleanup • Expanded truck parking facility will adhere to Port Authority’s sustainability goals, including initiatives to support electric vehicle charging, zero-waste and greenhouse gas emissions reductions

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 31)

AJOT Newsroom | August 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters

July shows rebound in tonnages while rates remain under pressure

The airline industry’s dirty secret: Clean jet fuel failures

In 2019, Scott Kirby, the chief executive of United Airlines, hailed its new contract with green jet fuel producer World Energy as an example for the aviation industry to follow in its drive to cut emissions.

Port Authority of NY & NJ and JFK Millennium Partners announce collaboration with NYC cultural institutions at new $4.2 billion terminal

AJOT Newsroom | August 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

Air Canada flight attendants to picket at four Canadian airports

Reuters | August 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air Canada flight attendants plan to picket at four airports on Monday to highlight their pay demands in contract negotiations with Canada's largest airline, but its operations will not be affected, the union said.

Behind the scenes of us cargo: Where the real hustle happens

AJOT Newsroom | August 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders | Logistics

From high-stakes freight ops to long-haul shenanigans and last-mile miracles, the world of US cargo is a beast you don't mess with.

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Reuters | August 11, 2025

USPS blocks shipping of illicit vapes in boost for Big Tobacco

The U.S. Postal Service has cracked down on distributors of unregulated vapes using its services for business shipments, letters reviewed by Reuters show, in a blow to a multi-billion dollar industry that has dented Big Tobacco's sales.

Air India suspends Delhi-Washington flights due to plane shortages, Pakistan airspace ban

Reuters | August 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air India will suspend services between New Delhi and Washington, D.C. from September due to aircraft shortages caused by upgrades to its Boeing planes and as Pakistan's airspace ban for Indian carriers affects its international routes.

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