Air Cargo

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

FAA fines two passengers who balked at wearing masks on flights

Bloomberg | December 18, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Singapore’s Changi gets ready with tons of dry ice for vaccines

Bloomberg | December 18, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

In balmy Singapore, a tiny island nation that sits almost directly on the equator, it’s usually flowers, meat and seafood that gets whipped away into SATS Ltd.’s cool rooms upon landing at Changi Airport. Now one of the world’s biggest ground handlers is gearing up for a more vital task.

Swiss WorldCargo has finalized preparation for transport of COVID-19 vaccines

AJOT | December 17, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

cargo.one, the first real-time booking engine for air cargo, raises $42 million in Series B funding as demand for air cargo soars globally

AJOT | December 17, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology

Shell to supply DHL Express with sustainable aviation fuel at Schiphol Airport

AJOT | December 17, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports | Freighters

Southwest hits brakes on Max deliveries, settles Boeing dispute

Bloomberg | December 17, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air Cargo booking site gets Bessemer funds, plans US foray

Bloomberg | December 17, 2020 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Canada takes first step in allowing Boeing 737 Max to fly again

Bloomberg | December 17, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

FedEx flexes price power with surcharges extending past January

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Bloomberg | Top Story | December 16, 2020

FedEx flexes price power with surcharges extending past January

FedEx Corp. is indefinitely extending some surcharges amid soaring package volume and rising delivery costs, pushing its pricing power further into 2021.

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Volga-Dnepr Group deploys its first Boeing 777F across its worldwide network

Air Freight News | December 16, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Volga-Dnepr Group (consists of Volga-Dnepr Airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, ATRAN Airlines), aviation logistics expert, phases in its first Boeing 777F. The freighter, which has been recently certified in Russia, will be part of AirBridgeCargo’s (ABC) fleet.