Air Cargo

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Boeing resumes 787 deliveries with overdue jet for American Air

Bloomberg | August 10, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Co.’s shares climbed after American Airlines Group Inc. took delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner since US regulators approved the planemaker’s plan to address tiny structural flaws in its carbon-fiber jetliner.

Additional freighter enables Lufthansa Cargo to grow its network to Asia and North America

AJOT Newsroom | August 10, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

• Winter timetable 2022/2023 includes 78 weekly B777F services • Double capacity to Vietnam: Hanoi as a new destination from the beginning of November 2022 • More weekly flights to Hong Kong, Kansai, Seoul-Incheon, Mexico City, Chicago • Capacity marketing of 16 Boeing 777Fs from end of August, second A321F enters scheduled service on short- and medium-haul routes in October

‘Dark clouds’ hang over a slowing global air cargo market, as demand drops 9% in July

AJOT Newsroom | August 10, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Seasonally adjusted general air cargo market performance data for July 2022 shows a continued slowing down of volume, load factor, capacity, and airfreight rates as the impact of economic and political uncertainties on world trade continue to hang over the industry.

The 10 worst US airports for flight cancellations this summer

Bloomberg | August 10, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Alliance for Aviation Across America welcomes passage of a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit

AJOT Newsroom | August 10, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Direct flights between UK and China resume as Covid grip eases

Bloomberg | August 10, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo transports Brunel Solar Team’s car

AJOT Newsroom | August 10, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

On Saturday 6 August, the Nuna 11s – the solar car that the Dutch Brunel Solar Team will drive in South Africa's Sasol Solar Challenge – departed Schiphol Airport for Johannesburg on a Boeing 747 freighter operated by Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP), the team’s logistics partner this year.

Coastal Carolina Regional Airport wins major DOT grant to help expand air service to and from the Northeast

AJOT Newsroom | August 09, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Boeing gets green light to deliver 787s after FAA approval

Bloomberg | August 09, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Co. is poised to resume deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner jets as soon as Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter, almost two years after handovers were largely halted as a result of manufacturing flaws.

CPaT announces new contract with U.S. regional carrier, Mesa Airlines

AJOT Newsroom | August 09, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

CPaT Global, the world’s leading provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, announced they have been awarded a new contract with Mesa Airlines. CPaT will be providing Aircraft Systems Courses, Aviation Specialty Courses (General Subjects), and our immersive Aircraft Procedure Suite for Mesa’s Embraer E175, Boeing B737 Classic, B737-800, and Bombardier CRJ900 fleets. Mesa will also be leveraging Invent, CPaT’s content-design software platform.