Air Cargo

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Americas GSA announces partnership with JetBlue Cargo

AJOT Newsroom | June 17, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Americas GSA, a subsidiary of ECS Group, has announced a strategic partnership with JetBlue Cargo. This collaboration marks a significant milestone, enhancing its services on domestic routes out of Florida...

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AJOT Newsroom | June 17, 2024

ANTONOV Airlines delivers Turkish Türksat 6A satellite from Ankara to Florida for launch by SpaceX

The satellite was transported in a special container fixed to the frame. For loading the piece into the cargo cabin of the AN-124-100, a low-profile cargo ramp was used in combination with external cranes. And the entire air transport mission lasted 39 hours...

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 23)

AJOT Newsroom | June 17, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

Air cargo demand and rates from Asia Pacific origins continue to soar well above last year’s levels, with spot rates from Vietnam to Europe, in particular, spiking even further in the last two weeks

Silk Way West Airlines successfully transports yaks from Kyrgyzstan to Azerbaijan

AJOT Newsroom | June 17, 2024 | Air Cargo | General

Silk Way West Airlines, the leading cargo airline in the Caspian and Central Asian region, announces the successful transportation of 116 yaks from Kyrgyzstan to Azerbaijan...

Etihad cargo ramps up belly hold cargo capacity with summer schedule

AJOT Newsroom | June 17, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Etihad Cargo will provide extra belly hold cargo capacity through 100 new passenger flights as part of its summer schedule, including 23 weekly flights to eight new destinations.

LATAM group celebrates first year of Miami-São José dos Campos cargo route with over 1.6 thousand tons transported

AJOT Newsroom | June 17, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

• General cargo and electronic products were the main items transported between the US and São Paulo's interior. • The cargo route has expedited and streamlined the import of electronic supplies and equipment for the entire industrial chain in Vale do Paraíba, São Paulo. • LATAM Cargo continues to invest in Brazil's development through air cargo transport.

Ethiopian inaugural flight lands at new Nekemte Gudina Tumsa Airport

AJOT Newsroom | June 17, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Africa, and one of the fastest-growing airline brands globally, launches its thrice weekly flights to Nekemte, Gudina Tumsa Airport while simultaneously inaugurating the completion of airport airfield and passenger access projects in the airport.

Lufthansa Cargo launches freighter operations from Munich

AJOT Newsroom | June 17, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

• Freighter network to be expanded with Munich • Strengthening the airfreight business in southern Germany

US airlines lose $1.6 billion in first quarter 2024, a decrease over first quarter 2023

AJOT Newsroom | June 17, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

U.S. airline financial reports are filed quarterly with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).

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Bloomberg | June 17, 2024

Boeing CEO faces Senate grilling as successor search gains pace

As crisis engulfs Boeing Co. following the near-catastrophic accident on an airborne 737 Max 9 aircraft, Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun has kept an increasingly low profile in recent months.