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A2Z drone delivery upgrades RDSX Pelican Delivery Drone in move towards US manufacturing

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

France approves flying taxi port on Seine River barge

Bloomberg | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

Air China extends cargo handling contracts with WFS in France and the UK by 3 more years

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

Air China has extended its longstanding cargo handling contracts with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, in France and the United Kingdom, by a further three years.

LATAM Group passenger demand grew 17.6% in June 2024

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

LATAM group's consolidated capacity grew by 15.9% in June compared to the same month of 2023. This growth was driven by a 25.2% increase in the international capacity and a 9.4% increase in the domestic capacity of the affiliates in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Air traffic at Munich Airport is on the rise

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

MEIJS appointed CEO at Maastricht Aachen Airport

Joost Meijs has been appointed as CEO of Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), starting 1st October 2024, with Meijs succeeding Jonas van Stekelenburg as director of NV HBLM.

Ethiopian Airlines MRO achieves CFM Leap-1B engine testing capability

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

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest airline group and the largest MRO operator, has proudly inaugurated its CFM Leap-1B engine test cell at Addis Ababa MRO Services facility which gives Ethiopian the full testing capability of Leap-1B engine, an exclusive powerplant for Boeing's new-generation 737 MAX single-aisle jet.

Paris Airport workers plan to strike in run-up to Olympics

Bloomberg | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

Singapore Air, Scoot restart flights over Iran airspace, CNA reports

Bloomberg | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United Airlines jet loses wheel in repeat of March incident

Bloomberg | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United Airlines Holdings Inc. says another of its Boeing Co. aircraft lost a main landing gear wheel while taking off Monday, a near repeat of an incident in March that helped trigger a federal safety review of the carrier.

Caribbean Airlines Cargo adopts CHAMP’s Cargospot Mobile and Cargospot Quotes

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

Longtime CHAMP customer, Caribbean Airlines Cargo, adds Cargospot Mobile and Cargospot Quotes to its numerous existing CHAMP products...

U.S. jet fuel consumption in 2023 remained below the pre-pandemic high

AJOT Newsroom | July 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Energy

Annual jet fuel consumption in the United States grew in 2023 for the third year in a row but remained below the pre-pandemic peak in 2019, suggesting U.S. aviation had not fully returned to normal operations in the third year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boeing in talks to preserve US government contracts business

Bloomberg | July 08, 2024 | Air Cargo

Top Thai budget carrier expects 2024 core profit to hit record

Bloomberg | July 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

FAA says thousands of Boeing jets need oxygen generators checked

Bloomberg | July 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

More than 2,600 Boeing Co. 737 jets registered in the US will need to have their oxygen generators inspected after multiple reports of some units shifting out of position, which could prevent them from providing oxygen in an emergency.

Global volumes rise again in June as market indicates a ‘hot Q4’ for air cargo rates

AJOT Newsroom | July 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The global air cargo market is heading towards a ‘hot Q4’ of rate increases after a sixth straight month of double-digit growth in June, with a warning that shippers and forwarders ill-prepared for this year’s peak season may find themselves ‘at the mercy of the market,’ according to the latest analysis by Xeneta.

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 26)

AJOT Newsroom | July 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Tonnages up +12% in the first half of 2024

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AJOT Newsroom | July 08, 2024

American Airlines submits application to USDOT to serve San Antonio International Airport from Washington Reagan National

American has formally submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate daily, nonstop service between San Antonio International Airport (SAT) and Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA).

Airbus delivers 67 planes in June after slashing annual target

Bloomberg | July 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Southwest Air taps new board member in showdown with Elliott

Bloomberg | July 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Southwest Airlines Co., which is facing demands for sweeping leadership and business changes from activist Elliott Investment Management, has named aviation industry veteran Rakesh Gangwal to its board.

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