Air Cargo

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

Fraport Traffic Figures – January 2025 shows a decrease at Frankfurt Airport

AJOT Newsroom | February 13, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

3.9 million passengers at FRA / Decrease of 3.1 percent from 2024 / Total passenger numbers across the Group increase to 9.0 million

Belgian strike diverts cargo to Maastricht

AJOT Newsroom | February 12, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Flights are being redirected to Maastricht Aachen Airport following the disruption that will see the aviation sector grounded in Belgium on Thursday, 13th February

TIACA’s Executive Summit 2025 will be held in Hong Kong

AJOT Newsroom | February 12, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Air Transat and Air Europa partner enhancing travel between Canada and Spain

AJOT Newsroom | February 12, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air Transat, named World’s Best Leisure Airline in 2024 by Skytrax, is thrilled to announce a new interline agreement with Air Europa, a leader in air travel in Spain. This collaboration expands connectivity between Canada and Spain, further strengthening Air Transat’s presence in the Spanish market.

Fessler joins Jettainer as Head of Cool ULD

AJOT Newsroom | February 12, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Steffen Fessler is taking over as Head of Cool ULD at Jettainer. In his new role, he is responsible for the operations and ongoing development of cool&fly, the unique cool ULD management service of the company. The service for airlines comprises full cool ULD order management with full responsibility for the entire process, minimizing risks and costs. Jettainer manages around 12,000 cool ULDs every year.

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AJOT Newsroom | February 12, 2025

LATAM moves nearly 25,000 tons of flowers to US for Valentine’s Day

In just 21 days, LATAM's air cargo subsidiaries completed more than 420 departures from Bogotá, Medellín, and Quito, connecting South American flowers with key markets in the United States and Europe. With the largest cargo fleet in the region, consisting of 21 specialized aircraft, LATAM flexibly responded to market demand, ensuring the capacity needed to meet customer and seasonal requirements.

Prestwick handles its longest-ever cargo

AJOT Newsroom | February 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | Project

(PIK) has handled its longest-ever piece of freight, as part of a consignment for the oil and gas sector.

‘Quality meets Quality’: Skylog Turkiye and ANA launch cargo services

AJOT Newsroom | February 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

All Nippon Airways (ANA) celebrates the debut of its first scheduled flights to Turkey on 12 February 2025, together with its chosen GSA partner, Skylog Turkiye. The ECS Group subsidiary was awarded the responsibility for ANA’s cargo business out of Turkey, due to its strong air cargo expertise and digitally enhanced commercial operations: two factors that set it apart from its peers.

LATAM Airline’s capacity increased by 9.5% in January compared to 2024

AJOT Newsroom | February 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

During January, LATAM group consolidated capacity, measured in available seat-kilometers (ASK), increased 9.5% compared to the same month of 2024. This growth was mainly driven by a 12.0% increase in the group’s international operations, as well as a 9.2% increase in LATAM Airlines Brazil’s domestic operations.

Challenge Group gears up for Valentine’s Day

AJOT Newsroom | February 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

As Valentine’s Day approaches, it is a very busy time for Challenge Group. Two months ago, we commenced our weekly flight operations into Nairobi, deploying a Boeing 767-300BDSF freighter aircraft to connect this key market with Europe and beyond. Since then, we have tripled our capacity, upgrading certain flights with a Boeing 747-400F freighter aircraft.

Turkish Technic strikes MRO deal to support Indian carrier’s Boeing fleet

AJOT Newsroom | February 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Commenting on the agreement, Mikail Akbulut, CEO and Board Member of Turkish Technic, said: ‘‘We are happy to further strengthen our partnership with Air India Express through a new agreement. The continuation of our cooperation is a testament to our reliability in component support, supply, and solution services.

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AJOT Newsroom | February 11, 2025

Cathay Cargo flies in the equine stars of the Hong Kong International Horse Show

Transporting elite horses to Hong Kong for a top equestrian show demonstrates our Cathay Live Animal solution at work

Air Charter Service opens first office in Milan, Italy

AJOT Newsroom | February 10, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has opened its 35th office, and first in Italy, in the city of Milan.

Ethiopian Airlines to Launch a Passenger Service to Hyderabad, India

AJOT Newsroom | February 10, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa and one of the fastest-growing airline brands in the world, is pleased to announce the launch of a new thrice-weekly passenger service to Hyderabad, India, starting from June 16, 2025. This new route exemplifies Ethiopian Airlines’ commitment to expanding its global network and enhancing connectivity between Africa and Asia, providing passengers with convenient travel options.

US air traffic controllers will be offered chance to stay on for longer, says Duffy

Reuters | February 07, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

U.S. air traffic controllers will be offered the opportunity to stay past their mandatory retirement age of 56, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox News on Thursday in the wake of the Washington plane crash.

Frontier forecasts upbeat 2025 profit on improved pricing, travel demand

Reuters | February 07, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Frontier Group, the parent of budget carrier Frontier Airlines, forecast better-than-expected 2025 profit on Friday, aided by robust travel demand amid an improved pricing environment.

Cathay Cargo: First to Use IATA ONE Record with forwarders

AJOT Newsroom | February 07, 2025 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Arrangement with Sinotrans Hong Kong Air Transportation Development is a year ahead of IATA’s target date for ONE Record implementation

Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO honored with “Leadership in Connecting Africa through Transport Award”

AJOT Newsroom | February 07, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Ethiopian Airlines is proud to announce that its Group CEO, Mr. Mesfin Tasew, has been honored with the prestigious “Leadership in Connecting Africa through Transport Award” at the Africa Prosperity Champions Awards. The accolade was presented during the Presidential Gala Dinner held on February 1, 2025, at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra, Ghana, as part of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2025.

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 5) - 2025

AJOT Newsroom | February 07, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Worldwide air cargo recorded a +2% year-on-year (YoY) tonnage increase in January, well below the +11% average growth last year, facing tougher comparison figures, moderating e-commerce volumes, and an earlier-than-last-year slowdown ahead of Lunar New Year (LNY) holidays in East Asia.