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Ethiopian Airlines to resume its direct flights between Abidjan and New York
| February 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest network operating carrier in Africa, has announced the resumption of its direct flights between Abidjan and New York John F. Kennedy Airport as of 29 May 2023.
WorldACD Air cargo trends for the past 5 weeks (wk 7):
| February 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters
Worldwide air cargo tonnages and average rates further stabilize
Israel says Oman agrees to Israeli flights in its airspace
| February 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports
Chapman Freeborn wins Air Cargo Charter Broker of the Year
| February 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Charters
The STAT Times accolade recognises Chapman Freeborn as one of the industry’s most reliable air charterers, as it expands US presence with new Houston office
Cathay Cargo rebrands along with exciting news for customers
| February 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters
Aligning with Cathay’s vision to become one of the world’s greatest service brands
WFS picks Fiix maintenance system to optimise its cargo equipment performance in Europe
| February 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Technology
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo logistics provider and one of the leading suppliers of airline and airport ground handling and technical services is now using the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) from software specialists Fiix to optimise the performance, reliability, and sustainability of its cargo handling, equipment, and facility assets.
Air Canada and United Airlines to offer more than 260 daily transborder flights and two new routes this summer
| February 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Suid Cargo: South Africa’s newest cargo airline takes flight
| February 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters
• Suid Cargo will commence non scheduled cargo flights from its hub at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport in the second quarter of 2023. • Suid Cargo will initially lease a Boeing 727-200 freighter from Astral Aviation, with plans to acquire additional freighters such as Embraer 190 Freighter and Airbus 320F or Boeing 737-800F in 2024. • Suid Cargo will operate to over 20 destinations to Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi Mauritius, Zambia, Namibia, D R Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola and Rwanda thus promoting exports from South Africa including transit shipments and ‘Sea Air’ Cargo from Durban and Cape Town Airports. It plans to transition to a Scheduled Carrier in 2024 and to operate on the domestic network.
Heathrow wants higher passenger fee amid surge in air travel
| February 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports
Ice storm cuts power to 800,000 customers, scraps 780 US flights
| February 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports
Israel says Oman has agreed to Israeli flights in its airspace
| February 23, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports
FedEx pilots plan strike-authorization vote as labor talks stall
DoKaSch Temperature Solutions and All Nippon Airways sign master rental agreement
| February 22, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters
All Nippon Airways (ANA), the Japanese largest airline, and DoKaSch Temperature Solutions have signed a Master Rental Agreement. The German specialist for active temperature-controlled packaging solutions is henceforth providing its Opticooler containers to ANA’s PRIO PHARMA, a dedicated product for pharmaceuticals, and PRIO TEMP, a temperature-controlled product for non-pharmaceuticals.
Introducing CargoWALLET – CargoAi’s groundbreaking fintech payment solution for freight forwarders of all sizes
| February 22, 2023 | Air Cargo | Technology
CargoAi, airfreight’s fastest-growing digital enabler, has announced the launch of CargoWALLET.
Qantas falls as plane shortage forces immediate fleet investment
| February 22, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Plane forced to U-turn minutes before landing sends passengers back home
| February 22, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Vanishing cockpit recordings are impeding probes of near-crashes
| February 22, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports
Cockpit recordings from a series of recent air-safety incidents in the US, including three near-collisions on runways, aren’t available to investigators — raising questions about whether rules related to the devices are sufficient.
LATAM renews its fleet and expects to end 2023 with 31 A320neo family aircraft
| February 22, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines
• The LATAM group begins the season with 16 Airbus A320neo in operation and, during the current year, it expects to receive another 15 new aircraft, including its first A321neo. Currently, the group and its subsidiaries have a fleet of 311 aircraft. • The investment made includes the renewal of the fleet with more than 100 aircraft of the A320neo, A321neo and A321XLR models, which will be gradually added towards the end of this decade. • The advances will allow the LATAM group to replace aircraft with more modern and efficient ones, increase its fleet and continue with the recovery of its operation compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport partners with Kuehne+Nagel to expand air cargo business in the region
| February 22, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports
Awery releases new open access version of its Cargobooking platform
| February 22, 2023 | Air Cargo | Technology
The subscription-free solution will be overseen by newly appointed Head of CargoBooking Anna Balan, starting with a roll-out across South Africa, Switzerland, and Spain
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