Air Cargo

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

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Plane crash mysteries spur renewed calls for cockpit cameras

Bloomberg | June 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Video would give investigators invaluable ‘eyes’ on a situation but pilots say cameras would be a violation of privacy.

UK travel-chaos row escalates as airline boss slams minister

Bloomberg | June 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Qantas is so stretched it needs office staff to work as ground crew

Bloomberg | June 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Russian Airlines consider Turkish relocation to skirt sanctions

Bloomberg | June 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

South Africa ‘taken aback’ by Ryanair’s Afrikaans quiz policy

Bloomberg | June 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Garuda Indonesia eyes rights issue after deal with creditors

Bloomberg | June 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

CargoX blockchain technology takes flight in Egypt

AJOT | June 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

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JetBlue boosts breakup fee, adds cash payment in bid for Spirit

Bloomberg | June 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

JetBlue Airways Corp. improved its offer for Spirit Airlines Inc., boosting a breakup provision to $350 million and adding an upfront cash payment just days before shareholders will vote on a pending buyout agreement with Frontier Group Holdings Inc.

Supreme Court backs Southwest baggage worker on arbitration in pay dispute case

Bloomberg | June 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Frontier’s Spirit bid buoyed by new fee, Glass Lewis backing

Bloomberg | June 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Frontier Group Holdings Inc. sweetened the terms of its takeover offer for Spirit Airlines Inc. and won support from a key proxy advisory firm, giving the ultra-discount carrier new momentum as it tries to fend off a rival bid by JetBlue Airways Corp.

Wood-backed VC group explores mobility with Walmart heirs

Bloomberg | June 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

Wizz Air to shut Doncaster base amid UK travel squeeze

Bloomberg | June 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Ryanair gives Afrikaans quiz to South Africans entering UK

Bloomberg | June 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

American Air sees higher revenue, expenses in second quarter

Bloomberg | June 03, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Aeronet Worldwide announces opening of Louisville Station

AJOT | June 03, 2022 | Air Cargo | Charters

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Baby-formula makers tell Biden they foresaw dire shortages

Bloomberg | June 02, 2022 | Air Cargo | Charters

President Joe Biden defended his administration’s response to a national baby formula shortage, saying he acted as soon he became aware of the crisis in April -- even as manufacturers told him Wednesday they saw it coming months earlier.

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CPaT announces new contract with Australian airline, Skytrans

AJOT | June 02, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

CPaT Global, the world’s leading provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, today announced they have been awarded a new contract with Skytrans. CPaT will be providing Aircraft Systems courses for the DHC-8 100/300 and our robust library of General Subjects.