Air Cargo

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

Frankfurt Airport reports first-half growth

AJOT Newsroom | July 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

June passenger numbers in Frankfurt up 1.4 percent year-on-year to 5.6 million travelers – Traffic at Fraport’s Group airports worldwide rising to 18.9 million passengers overall in June

Lufthansa slashes costs amid fare war, less business travel

Bloomberg | July 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

SmartLynx and the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, and Public Works discuss the airline’s future plans in Malta

AJOT Newsroom | July 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

On July 10, the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Public Works of Malta, Chris Bonett, visited the SmartLynx Airlines office in Santa Venera.

Mammoth Freighters receives its first 777-200LRMF cargo loading system from Collins Aerospace

AJOT Newsroom | July 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Narita Airport to accept imported jet fuel amid Japan shortage

Bloomberg | July 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports | Energy

Saudia aircraft landing gear catches fire in Pakistan

Bloomberg | July 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Delta’s disappointing outlook sends warning on summer travel

Bloomberg | July 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Wall Street bets against airlines even as summer travel booms

Bloomberg | July 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

World’s best-performing airline stock beats bankruptcy risk

Bloomberg | July 11, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Southwest ‘dutch roll’ occurred after plane maintenance, NTSB says

Bloomberg | July 10, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Envirotainer invests in new testing chambers to drive innovation

Webcargo by Freightos and insurtech leader Breeze integrate to offer instant cargo insurance quotes

AJOT Newsroom | July 10, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

Instant cargo insurance quoting to be made available for thousands of forwarders on WebCargo via Breeze integration

Flying taxi startup Lilium close to Saudia order for 100 jets

Bloomberg | July 10, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

Lilium NV is close to selling 100 electric flying taxis to Saudi Arabia’s state-owned airline, formalizing a framework deal arranged in late 2022.

Air Canada Cargo upcoming changes to U.K. ground handling charges

AJOT Newsroom | July 10, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

As a result of increases in inflationary and global costs, effective August 1, 2024, our ground handling charges in the U.K. are being updated, as outlined below.

UPS names company insider as CFO after predecessor’s sudden exit

United applies to expand service between San Francisco and Washington National Airport

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Proposed new daily nonstop flight from San Francisco and Washington National will provide more options and flexibility for travelers, as well as easy connections to more than 30 destinations in United's network

ACS arranges charter for Linus the greater kudu

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Charters

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, recently helped to arrange the transport of an eight-month-old greater kudu, named Linus, from a zoo to his new home in a conservation area in Chile.

WestJet Cargo launches Campus’Air: Affordable shipping solutions for students and university staff

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

WestJet Cargo is launching its new Campus'Air service, designed to provide students and university staff with cost-effective shipping solutions for their personal effects.