Air Cargo

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

US watchdog faults FAA errors in Southwest Air safety checks

Bloomberg | July 28, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

JetBlue agrees to acquire Spirit for $3.8 billion in cash

Bloomberg | July 28, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

JetBlue Airways Corp. is acquiring deep-discounter Spirit Airlines Inc. for at least $3.8 billion in cash in a deal announced less than a day after Spirit called off a planned merger with Frontier Group Holdings Inc.

Rhenus Logistics introduces carbon neutral air consolidation service from Frankfurt to São Paulo

Rhenus Logistics | July 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Rhenus Logistics is introducing a carbon-neutral air freight option as part of the sustainable initiatives offering customers a carbon-neutral consolidation service from Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) to São Paulo, Brazil (SAO).

DHL Express breaks ground for Munich gateway facility

AJOT Newsroom | July 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

• €104 million total investment • Almost seven times the existing processing area • Relocation scheduled for 2024

Home drone delivery of goods and food? New research dives Into American attitudes

AJOT Newsroom | July 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

Airbus cuts delivery goal, slows ramp-up on supply-chain woe

Bloomberg | July 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Beijing reopens for international flights after Covid isolation

Bloomberg | July 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Beijing is welcoming back direct inbound passenger flights from overseas for the first time in more than two years as China eases parts of what is still the toughest pandemic border regime in the world.

DHL Express launches first direct flight to Brazil from the US, adding more than 600 tons of cargo capacity a week

AJOT Newsroom | July 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

• Operating a B767 with a capacity of 52 tons per flight, the new Miami-Viracopos route connects Brazil to the DHL Express network with a dedicated flight, reducing delivery times and enabling improved service reliability with earlier arrival of volumes • New flight benefits customers shipping between Asia, North America and Brazil • Provides improved connectivity with Brazil and Central America through connection in Colombia, also doubling export capacity for Colombian customers

Lufthansa passengers face day of turmoil as staff strike

Bloomberg | July 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Deutsche Lufthansa AG passengers in Frankfurt and Munich face an almost complete shutdown of operations on Wednesday as a walkout by ground crew forces Europe’s largest airline group to cancel more than 1,000 flights at its two busiest German hubs.