Air Cargo

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

Qantas touts jobs in plea for domestic sustainable fuel industry

Bloomberg | October 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Lufthansa sees strong quarterly bookings despite inflation woes

Bloomberg | October 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing 737 Max set for first China passenger flight since 2019

Bloomberg | October 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing slides after cutting 737 delivery goal on supply woes

Bloomberg | October 26, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Alaska Airlines orders 52 Boeing 737 MAX jets to further modernize fleet

AJOT Newsroom | October 26, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Project

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Alaska Airlines today announced the carrier is expanding its 737 MAX fleet with an order for 52 airplanes, exercising options for an additional 42 737-10 and 10 737-9 jets. With the order, the airline is advancing its efforts to build one of the most efficient and sustainable fleets in the industry.

Air Charter Services France operation sees impressive bounce-back growth 

Air Charter Service’s French operation, based in Paris, has seen an impressive first half to the year, up by 91% on the same period in 2021. 

Boeing Reports Third-Quarter Results

AJOT Newsroom | October 26, 2022 | Air Cargo | By The Numbers

Third Quarter Reports

Latin America leads global air traffic recovery, IBA insights show

Air Canada Agrees to Add More A220 Planes to Airbus Order

Bloomberg | October 26, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air Canada agreed expand a plane order from Airbus SE as the carrier looks to enlarge its fleet amid the post-Covid rebound in air travel.

Heathrow Ramps Up Hiring, Says It Will Take Years to Recover

Bloomberg | October 26, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Air France-KLM has signed two binding multi-year contracts with SAF providers Neste and DG Fuels

AJOT Newsroom | October 25, 2022 | Air Cargo | General

These contracts represent the first step by the group towards achieving its 10% SAF incorporation targets by 2030 and will cover approximately 3 of the 10%. The first deliveries are expected in 2023.

Hong Kong Airlines Bondholder Group to Oppose Debt Restructuring

Bloomberg | October 25, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air Austral and Unilode renew ULD management partnership

AJOT Newsroom | October 25, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Air Austral, a Reunion Island-based French airline, and Unilode Aviation Solutions, the market leader in outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, have extended their ULD management partnership until 2026.

Flair Airlines is in talks to merge with ex-Boeing CEO’s SPAC

Bloomberg | October 24, 2022 | Air Cargo

Ethiopian to expand its service to Switzerland with new flight to Zürich

AJOT Newsroom | October 24, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s leading carrier, is pleased to announce that it will add Zürich to its expanding global network, with thrice weekly flights.

Philippines shuts No. 2 Airport after plane overshoots runway

Bloomberg | October 24, 2022 | Air Cargo

One grounded A380 Superjumbo needs 4,500 hours of work to fly again

Bloomberg | October 24, 2022 | Air Cargo

Returning just one grounded A380 superjumbo back into the air requires 4,500 hours of work, Qantas Airways Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce said, highlighting the challenge as aviation struggles to meet surging travel demand.