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

CPaT announces new contract with Icelandic Airline, PLAY Airlines

AJOT | January 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Supply chain congestion and labor challenges to top agenda at AirCargo 2023

AJOT | January 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

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[Freightos Weekly Update] Transpac rates stable as transit times continue to improve

1 Transpacific ocean rates have been stable for more than a month, falling below 2019 levels in the last couple weeks with the absence of the typical mini-demand surge ahead of Lunar New Year. 2 Despite falling demand and an 80% drop compared to a year ago, Asia to N. Europe rates remain above 2019 levels. 3 As congestion eases Freightos.com China - US ocean transit time data show average duration in December was 35% lower than a year ago, though some lingering East Coast and Gulf congestion is keeping transit times 20% higher than in 2019. 4 Freightos Air Index rates ex-China to N. America and Europe are more than 30% lower than a year ago when demand was surging. Despite these price declines, fuel and labor costs are keeping air cargo rates more than double 2019 levels.

UK’s Manchester Airport says operations have resumed

Bloomberg | January 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

Amsterdam airport to ditch diesel generators to cut emissions

Bloomberg | January 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

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Southwest pilots plan vote to authorize strike after holiday travel chaos

Bloomberg | January 19, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Southwest Airlines Co. pilots will vote on whether to authorize their union to strike, frustrated by lack of progress in talks that started three years ago and scheduling issues that contributed to 16,700 flight cancellations late last month.

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Fleet Enable bringing final-mile tech to air cargo market

Air Freight News | January 18, 2023 | Air Cargo | Project

Software expert lets carriers automate: orders, routing, billing and more

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Etihad Cargo boosts China capacity adding a Shanghai freighter service

Air Freight News | January 18, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, will further expand its capacity offering to the Chinese market with the introduction of an additional weekly Abu Dhabi – Shanghai freighter flight from 2 February 2023.

Record jump in airfares for UK holidaymakers in bookings rush

Bloomberg | January 18, 2023 | Air Cargo

Qantas flight lands safely in Sydney after issuing mayday

Bloomberg | January 18, 2023 | Air Cargo

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October 2022 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

AJOT | January 17, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

U.S. airlines carried 75.6 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in October 2022, seasonally adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS), up 1.0% from September.

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ANA announces agreement with ITOCHU and Raven SR for SAF Procurement

AJOT | January 17, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest and 5-Star airline for ten consecutive years, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ITOCHU Corporation and Raven SR Inc. for the production and procurement of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

United opens expanded and newly renovated global inflight training center in Houston

Air Cargo

AJOT | Top Story | January 17, 2023

United opens expanded and newly renovated global inflight training center in Houston

$32 million expansion project doubles the size of the facility and features more classroom and training spaces, cabin and door trainers, and a state-of-the-art aquatic center to practice safe evacuation of the plane in unlikely water landings

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XLP members, Glaube Logistics and Across Logistics move a heavy weight door-to-door air shipment from Spain to Saudi Arabia

AJOT | January 17, 2023 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders | Project

Glaube Logistics was assigned by their prestigious client to coordinate all aspects of door-to-door, shipment, and delivery by air all the way from the shipper's factory in Spain to the client end user's location at Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Global GSA Group exceeded expectations throughout 2022

AJOT | January 17, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Freighters

By all accounts, 2022 was a remarkable year for Global GSA Group with increased business opportunities, a growing team, record yields, and overall growth surpassing even its own forecast.

Nepal Air crash adds to the world’s worst flight-safety record

Bloomberg | January 16, 2023 | Air Cargo

Air traffic seen back to normal by June on China rebound

Bloomberg | January 16, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Frankfurt Airport doubles passenger numbers as cargo declines

AJOT | January 16, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports | By The Numbers

Cargo volumes in Frankfurt (comprising airfreight and airmail) noticeably decreased by 13.3 percent year-on-year to around 2.0 million metric tons in 2022 (2019 comparison: down 5.6 percent).

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T&I Committee promise vigorous oversight of DOT plans to prevent another FAA system failure

AJOT | January 16, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), the Committee’s Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), and 120 other Members of Congress today wrote Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking answers about this week’s meltdown of a key aviation safety notification system.