Air Cargo

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

Heathrow cuts front-line posts after UK imposes quarantine

Bloomberg | June 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Khazanah considers providing up to $1.2 billion Malaysia Airlines aid

Bloomberg | June 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Argentina plans to resume foreign flights as soon as mid-August

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Boeing, FedEx punish alleged racist actions in wake of protests

Companies, including Boeing Co. and FedEx Corp., are coming under increasing pressure to hold employees accountable for their behavior inside and outside the workplace in the wake of a national outcry over racism.

Delta sells $1.25 billion of bonds in quick return to market

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Max nears milestone with key flight targeted for June

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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GEODIS transports 50 million disposable medical gloves from China to Germany

AJOT | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders | Logistics

The international logistics provider GEODIS is ensuring the safe transport of the cargo from China to Germany. The Freight Forwarding unit of GEODIS in Germany won this major contract of 275 tons in a public tender from the German Government. Around 50,000 boxes of gloves will be transported in five shipments from Chengdu, in the Chinese province of Sichuan, to Frankfurt and Nuremberg by Airfreight and Rail.

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DHL Express to add hundreds of jobs at US airport gateways and hubs

AJOT | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

DHL Express, the world’s leading provider of international express shipping services, is adding approximately 400 new jobs in the United States due to a double-digit volume increase in shipments compared to last year.

United Airlines to require that passengers pass health checklist

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Soaring debt, record losses: The airline crisis in four charts

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Reduction in April 2020 freight movement largest since 2009 recession

AJOT | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 7.7% in April from March, falling for the third consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). From April 2019 to April 2020, the index fell 10.0% compared to a rise of 2.7% from April 2018 to April 2019 and a rise of 8.0% from April 2017 to April 2018 (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).

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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo continues to expand its cargo network

AJOT | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

At Air France KLM Martinair Cargo aims to keep supply chains moving. Especially at a time when wide-body belly capacity is limited, it’s essential to make a difference. This is important for relief & healthcare-related goods to combat Covid-19, but extends to include all other commodities.

Delta returns to bond market weeks after $3.5 billion sale

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Garuda wins approval for debt extension, easing cash crunch

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Travel to Europe will be allowed again starting July 1

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

After rollicking start, Cathay Pacific shares return to Earth

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Macron needs more than $17 billion to save Airbus

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

A booming airline business: Shipping pigs to China in 747 jumbo jets

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | Top Story | June 10, 2020

A booming airline business: Shipping pigs to China in 747 jumbo jets

The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on commercial aviation, but Alexey Isaykin’s cargo carrier has been fully loaded. Volga-Dnepr Group has flown more than 3,000 breeding pigs to China from France this year. The animals—transported 6,450 miles (10,400 kilometers) in wooden crates in the hold of a Boeing 747 cargo plane—are being used to restore local livestock levels to help mitigate shortages in the world’s largest pork market after an outbreak of African swine fever decimated China’s hog herds.