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Brazil’s Gol Airlines secures new financing to support Chapter 11 exit

Reuters | May 01, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Brazilian airline Gol on Thursday announced that it has struck a new deal with key creditors, paving the way for the company to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection likely by the end of June.

Bombardier’s quarterly revenue rises 19% on delivery strength, higher services revenue

Reuters | May 01, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air Transat launches exclusive non-stop service between Québec City and Fort-de-France

AJOT Newsroom | May 01, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Woolpert selected to implement Trimble asset management system solution for San Diego International Airport

AJOT Newsroom | May 01, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

Kuehne+Nagel enters partnership with cargo.one to digitally connect with dozens of airlines globally

AJOT Newsroom | May 01, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology

Kuehne+Nagel, the world’s largest freight forwarder, has entered a global partnership with cargo.one, the leading digital air freight platform, to enhance its air freight procurement and sales capabilities.

US lawmaker warns Ryanair against buying Chinese-made planes

Reuters | May 01, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

A senior U.S. lawmaker has warned Ryanair against purchasing Chinese-made aircraft due to security concerns, following comments by the CEO of the low-cost Irish airline that he would consider buying Chinese jets at the right price, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Air India sees Pakistan airspace ban costing it $600 million over 12 months, seeks aid

Reuters | May 01, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air India expects to face around $600 million in additional costs if a ban from Pakistan's airspace lasts for a year, and has asked the federal government to compensate it for the hit, a company letter seen by Reuters shows.

Howmet Aerospace lifts 2025 profit forecast on robust parts demand

Reuters | May 01, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Howmet Aerospace on Thursday raised its 2025 profit forecast, despite tariff impacts, as the supplier of castings and fasteners expects to pass on higher costs while continuing to fulfill strong demand from increased jet production.

JetBlue negotiates partnership with United Airlines, sources say

Reuters | April 30, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

JetBlue Airways and United Airlines have been negotiating a partnership, three industry sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Seafrigo expands multi-modal services into Chile to support global expansion

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2025 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

• Seafrigo opens two offices in Santiago to support growth • Growing range of exports by air demand specialist services from Seafrigo • Cool-chain expertise sees increased demand from Chilean growers to support international production demands

Airbus beats first-quarter forecasts, maintains targets

Reuters | April 30, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Europe’s Airbus posted stronger-than-expected revenues and core profit for the first quarter and reaffirmed targets for the year, while stressing it was too early to quantify the impact of tariffs.

Trump says IBM and Raytheon might get contract to modernize air traffic controller system

Reuters | April 30, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the companies Raytheon Technologies and IBM may get the contract to modernize the nation's air traffic controller system.

High-tech robots redefine safety and performance in ground handling operations

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology

Each year the aviation industry develops new solutions to improve ground handling operations efficiency and increase worker safety. More and more companies are adopting enhanced ground support equipment (GSE) that can benefit both by advancing operational performance and helping to avoid incidents at work.

Ascend Airways makes history with first direct flight between UK and Sierra Leone in over a decade

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Ascend Airways UK, a subsidiary airline of Avia Solutions Group – the world’s largest ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) provider, has successfully operated the inaugural flight from London Gatwick to Freetown, Sierra Leone.

AGI and Atlantis / ACI Air Cargo announce strategic partnership to deliver seamless end-to-end cargo solutions in Canada and the U.S.

AJOT Newsroom | April 30, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters | Trucking

Mail&More – the world’s first GSA dedicated to mail and e-commerce

• Mail&More is a unique service provider combining GSA expertise with specialized mail and e-commerce logistics know-how • Mail&More offers a comprehensive solution to international postal operators, e-commerce retailers, and airlines of all sizes, involved in the transport of parcels and e-commerce • Mail&More is the first GSA worldwide to exclusively cater to the rapidly growing and evolving postal and e-commerce logistics market – on a global scale

WorldACD weekly air cargo trends (week 16) - 2025

AJOT Newsroom | April 29, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Air cargo markets from Asia Pacific and worldwide weakened further in the week to 20 April due to the effects of Easter holidays and uncertainty caused by US changes in tariff and trade policies, according to the latest weekly figures from WorldACD Market Data.

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