Air Cargo

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


Alder Fuels and Enviva partner to further scale and commercialize sustainable aviation fuel supply chains

AJOT | September 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology | Energy | Alternative

Bankruptcy risk seen higher for Europe’s airlines this winter

Bloomberg | September 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Lufthansa averts pilots strike after last-minute pay raise offer

Bloomberg | September 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Deutsche Lufthansa AG averted a disruptive pilot strike after raising its pay offer, a move that will avoid cancellations while complicating the airline’s efforts to boost profit and pay down debt.

South Africa’s biggest airport closes a runway after grass fire

Bloomberg | September 05, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Super typhoon prompts evacuation orders, canceled Japan flights

Bloomberg | September 03, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

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WorldACD Air cargo trends for the past 5 weeks (wk 34)

AJOT | September 02, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

Air cargo volumes and rates increase end of August

Emirates to restart Lagos flights after Nigeria releases funds

Bloomberg | September 01, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Hong Kong’s extensive cargo efforts applauded

AJOT | September 01, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Cathay Pacific’s hub, Hong Kong International Airport receives top billing by the Airports Council International (ACI)

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U.S. airlines’ July 2022 fuel consumption down 9.5% from pre-pandemic 2019; aviation fuel cost per gallon drops 8.2% in July from June 2022 all time high

AJOT | September 01, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Energy

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ July fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.52 billion gallons of fuel, 5.6% more fuel than in June 2022 (1.44B gallons) and 9.5% less than in pre-pandemic July 2019. The cost per gallon of fuel in July 2022 ($3.71) was down 33 cents (8.2%) from June 2022 ($4.04) and up $1.73 (87.4%) from July 2019. Total July 2022 fuel expenditure ($5.64B) was down 3.3% from June 2022 ($5.83B) and up 69.9% from pre-pandemic July 2019.

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Inflation, supply-chain issues and Covid in China to hit airfreight demand, Cathay warns

Bloomberg | September 01, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., one of the world’s biggest airfreight operators, warned that inflation, supply-chain snags and Covid restrictions in China could lead to weaker cargo demand in this year’s peak season.

Lufthansa to scrap flights at major German hubs amid strike
Air Cargo
Bloomberg | Top Story | September 01, 2022

Lufthansa to scrap flights at major German hubs amid strike

Deutsche Lufthansa AG will suspend almost its entire flight operations in Frankfurt and Munich on Friday because of a strike by pilots who are demanding higher pay, adding another day of major disruptions to what has already turned into a summer of travel chaos.
Hong Kong airport trial runs passenger influx in easing signal

Bloomberg | September 01, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Draghi’s ITA plan becomes political fodder for Italian election

Bloomberg | September 01, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Flight delays prompt revamp of airline meal, hotel offerings

Bloomberg | September 01, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

US gets warrant to seize Boeing 737 owned by Russia’s Lukoil

Bloomberg | August 31, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Pilots at Lufthansa unit Eurowings vote to strike on jobs, hours

Bloomberg | August 31, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Bolloré Logistics partners with United Airlines to purchase 3 million liters of SAF

AJOT | August 31, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Energy | Logistics

On 20 July, Bolloré Logistics and United Airlines entered into an innovative partnership relating to the purchase of three million litres of sustainable aviation fuel for 2022. This collaboration demonstrates Bolloré Logistics’ ongoing determination to pursue its commitments by developing sustainable offers to help decarbonise air freight transport.

SpiceJet in talks to raise $200 million to ease finance woes

Bloomberg | August 31, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Turkish Cargo became the top-ranking European air cargo carrier

AJOT | August 31, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

According to the World Air Transport Statistics data, published on yearly basis by the International Air Transport Association (IATA); Turkish Cargo, the rising logistics brand of Turkish Airlines, ranked the 1st among the European air cargo companies while it ranked the 4th among the global airlines, thanks to its total transportation performance.

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