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Airbus sets out its stall ahead of new plane development

Reuters | March 25, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus on Tuesday gave a glimpse of technologies for its next airplane, a replacement for its best-selling A320neo family due to enter service between 10 and 15 years from now.

Jayud Global Logistics launches exclusive chartered air cargo service between Fuzhou and Jakarta

AJOT Newsroom | March 25, 2025 | Air Cargo | Charters

United Airlines breaks ground on new $177M ground service equipment facility

AJOT Newsroom | March 25, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

• United has invested $3.5 billion to build and upgrade modern facilities at IAH since 2015 • IAH Terminal B Transformation, designed to accommodate a projected 36 million future passengers, is on track to open next year

Japan Airlines orders 17 additional Boeing 737 MAX jets to refresh fleet

AJOT Newsroom | March 25, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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AJOT Newsroom | March 25, 2025

Alaska Airlines announces new nonstop flights between Seattle and Seoul Incheon on Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines has set the date for new nonstop service between Seattle and Seoul Incheon on Hawaiian Airlines. Starting Sept. 12, 2025, guests can fly in comfort on our long-haul, widebody Airbus A330-200 aircraft to South Korea’s capital city.

Qantas CEO says Project Sunrise flights to start in 2027

Reuters | March 25, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Australia's Qantas will start Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul flights in early 2027 after receiving the first of 12 dedicated Airbus A350-1000 aircraft at the end of next year, Chief Executive Vanessa Hudson said on Tuesday.

China’s commerce minister meets with Boeing Global president

Reuters | March 25, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

CargoTech: Providing meaningful recommendations to navigate volatile markets

AJOT Newsroom | March 24, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology

Speed, precision, and clarity are needed to successfully navigate today’s highly volatile air cargo market: three factors that form the basis of CargoTech’s growing portfolio of digital solutions designed to steer the industry through changing and challenging conditions.

Air Lease gets $329 million in insurance payout for jets stranded in Russia

Reuters | March 24, 2025 | Air Cargo | Charters

Aircraft lessor Air Lease Corp said on Monday it has received $328.5 million in cash, as part of certain insurance settlements related to its aircraft which were blocked from leaving Russia after the country's invasion of Ukraine.

Airbus says next jet ‘evolutionary not revolutionary’

Reuters | March 24, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said on Tuesday the planemaker's next single-aisle jet would be "evolutionary rather than revolutionary", but that this could include an open-rotor engine such as one being studied by supplier CFM.

US jet fuel imports surge as Nigeria’s Dangote refinery pushes barrels west

Reuters | March 24, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Energy

U.S. jet fuel imports are set to hit a two-year high in March after Nigeria's Dangote refinery pushed barrels to North America, which should lower prices of the aviation fuel in the peak summer travel season, trade analysts and storage brokers said.

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 11)

AJOT Newsroom | March 24, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Global air cargo rates and demand edged slightly further upwards in the second full week of March, with Middle East & South Asia (MESA) the only major origin region registering a drop in tonnages, according to the latest weekly figures from WorldACD Market Data.

Jet fuel made up a record share of U.S. refinery output in 2024

AJOT Newsroom | March 24, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Energy

U.S. refineries produced a record-high share of jet fuel in 2024, reflecting increased demand relative to other transportation fuels.

CPaT announces new contract with Kazakhstan Regional Carrier, QAZAQ Air

AJOT Newsroom | March 24, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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

Firefly Aerospace selects Blue Origin unit to explore volcanic formations on moon

Reuters | March 24, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology

Firefly Aerospace has partnered with Blue Origin's Honeybee Robotics to supply a rover for its third lunar mission in 2028 to study the Gruithuisen Domes, the Texas-based rocket maker said on Monday.

Brazil airline Gol signs Chapter 11 exit financing commitment

Reuters | March 24, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Brazilian airline Gol said on Monday it had entered an exit financing commitment with certain investors, without naming them, as it eyed exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

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Stuart Todd | March 21, 2025

Power outage at Heathrow causes flight chaos but will it be short-lived?

London Heathrow has been the scene of flight chaos today after a major fire at a nearby electrical substation, late yesterday evening local time, cut off power supplies at Europe's busiest airport. Earlier today, the airport’s operating company warned of “significant disruption over the coming days,” urging all travelers and cargo stakeholders not to approach the airport until further notice.

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