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[Freightos Weekly Update] Ex-Asia ocean rates dip slightly across the board, with further easing still anticipated

Saudi fund said to eye Boeing, Airbus jets for new cargo airline

Bloomberg | August 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is in exploratory talks to line up Boeing Co. and Airbus SE freighters for a new cargo airline, as it looks to turn the kingdom into a logistics hub to rival Dubai and Doha.

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Bloomberg | August 20, 2024

Alaska Air-Hawaiian deal closer as DOJ ends antitrust review

Alaska Air Group Inc. and Hawaiian Holdings Inc. are one step closer to finalizing their $1.9 billion merger after the US Justice Department decided against challenging it.

North American airlines on slow climb to improved 2025, report says

AJOT Newsroom | August 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Another increase in air cargo handling at Vienna Airport

AJOT Newsroom | August 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

17 per cent growth in H1 2024 – growth trend continues in July

Turkish Airlines expands data intelligence and modern retailing services with Travelport

AJOT Newsroom | August 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

Travelport, a global technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide today announced it has extended its long-term agreement with Turkish Airlines.

Qatar Airways acquires stake in South Africa’s Airlink

Bloomberg | August 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

FAA orders 787 cockpit seat checks after rise in incidents

Bloomberg | August 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

IAG Cargo supports aid efforts to Grenada following Hurricane Beryl

AJOT Newsroom | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

• IAG Cargo has flown over critical aid to support Grenada in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl • Items transported include tents and covers, hygiene supplies, first aid kits, water purifying equipment along with bedding and food supplies

UK says London City Airport can go ahead with expansion plan

Bloomberg | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

Ontario International Airport passenger volume climbed 14% in July

AJOT Newsroom | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

A2Z Drone Delivery launches portfolio of drone docks

AJOT Newsroom | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

Healthcare exports from Puerto Rico grow as commercial cargo capacity increases to Europe and South America

AJOT Newsroom | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The Puerto Rico Life Sciences Air Cargo Community has helped drive an eight percent increase in life sciences exports from the island and attracted new air cargo capacity between 2023 and 2024

Regional US airports are back after years of decay

Bloomberg | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

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Bloomberg | August 19, 2024

European airlines outpace US carriers on cleaner jet fuel

Green fuel is critical to efforts to tackle the climate impact of air travel. But sustainable aviation fuel was only 0.17% of airlines’ global propellant consumption in 2023.

Kenya Airways swings into profit for first time in decade

Bloomberg | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Troubled Brazil Airlines hit with losses on currency, climate woes

Bloomberg | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Cathay Pacific releases traffic figures for July 2024

AJOT Newsroom | August 16, 2024 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Cathay Pacific today released its traffic figures for July 2024, which showed that the airline achieved a new milestone by carrying more than two million passengers in a single month for the first time since the pandemic.

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Bloomberg | August 16, 2024

United Air’s Kirby has renewed confidence in Boeing with New CEO

United Airlines Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby, one of the biggest customers and biggest critics of Boeing Co., said the planemaker is “on the right path” under new CEO Kelly Ortberg and will recover sooner than expected from a series of safety missteps.

May 2024 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Up 6.4% from the same month last year

AJOT Newsroom | August 15, 2024 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

U.S. airlines carried 87.1 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in May 2024, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). When adjusted for seasonality, May enplanements are down 0.5% from April and down 2.3% from the all-time high reached in February 2024.

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