Air Cargo

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

Heathrow hits back at airlines, warns flight cap may be extended

Bloomberg | July 26, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | July 26, 2022

Lufthansa to cut most flights in Frankfurt, Munich amid strike

Deutsche Lufthansa AG will cancel almost all flights from its main German hubs in Frankfurt and Munich Wednesday because of a strike by ground crew, exacerbating the chaos that has snarled Europe’s crucial summer travel season.

FAA halts flights into Dallas Love Field Airport after shooting

Bloomberg | July 25, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Aviation carbon intensity continues to fall, even as flight volumes increase

IBA, the leading aviation market intelligence and consulting company, has today published its latest monthly Aviation Carbon Emissions Index in association with KPMG. This month’s index also includes a spotlight on lessors in the Asia Pacific region.

Lufthansa travel turmoil to worsen with ground staff strike

Bloomberg | July 25, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Senator International Chile S.A. will offset 100% of its CO2 emissions on strategic routes via the LATAM Groups’s compensation program

• As of April 2022, the company has been offsetting its shipments on routes departing from Chile, the United States and Europe. • Its CO2 footprint compensation will benefit the Luz del Norte Photovoltaic Solar Park, located in the Atacama Desert, the largest of its kind in Chile and South America.

Boeing forecasts demand for 2.1 million new commercial aviation personnel and enhanced training

AJOT Newsroom | July 25, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Spate of mid-flight incidents sparks probe of airlines in India

Bloomberg | July 25, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing defense workers reject contract, plan to strike Aug. 1

Bloomberg | July 25, 2022 | Air Cargo

WorldACD: Air cargo trends for the past 5 weeks (wk 28)

AJOT Newsroom | July 22, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

In week 28 (July 11 - 17), worldwide chargeable weight decreased by -5% compared with the week before, and the average worldwide rate decreased slightly, based on the more than 350,000 weekly transactions covered by WorldACD’s data and analysis of the main international air cargo lanes.