Air Cargo

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

cargo-partner further expands its presence in the United Kingdom

AJOT Newsroom | April 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

After embarking on a joint venture with Aztek International Freight Ltd. in 2021, cargo-partner has now acquired the remaining shares and will fully integrate its UK-based partner company into the cargo-partner group. With this step, cargo-partner is adding two new offices, in East London and Bradford to its existing location in Manchester and thus further expands its network.

Waev hires GSE veteran – continues commitment to electrifying ground support and transport vehicles

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

Tata’s Air India plans to acquire AirAsia’s local venture

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus, Italy’s ITA Airways to work together on flying taxis

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

Airforwarders Association to work on solutions for five air cargo pinch points to tackle airport congestion

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

AfA’s Airport Congestion Committee to produce Recommendation Paper following a survey of air freight stakeholders identifying key challenges to the flow of cargo at airports

JetBlue shares tumble after airline slashes 2022 growth plan

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air New Zealand plans head office relocation to Auckland Airport

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Hong Kong’s Lam says no plan to further ease border controls

Bloomberg | April 26, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Ryanair accuses Poland of favoring rival LOT as flights limited

Bloomberg | April 26, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

UPS falls as lower volumes, higher costs blunt rising rates

JetBlue shares tumble after airline slashes 2022 growth plans

Bloomberg | April 26, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus allowed to cancel Qatar Airways order in legal row

Bloomberg | April 26, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Heathrow sees summer travel boom giving way to winter freeze

Bloomberg | April 26, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Flying taxi hub startup nears $25 million in investor funds

Bloomberg | April 26, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

Flying taxi hub startup nears $25 million in fresh funding

Bloomberg | April 25, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

Urban-Air Port, a U.K. startup that’s developing hubs for flying taxis, is closing in on 20 million pounds ($25.4 million) in funding after attracting two new equity investors.

FAA apologizes for failure that led to Capitol evacuation

Bloomberg | April 25, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

The evacuation of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday night occurred after aviation officials failed to provide advance notice to police about a fly-over at a baseball game in Washington, they acknowledged Friday evening.

Airlines substitute buses for planes as pilot shortage persists

Bloomberg | April 25, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

U.S. airlines are facing a pilot shortage that’s complicating efforts to ramp up flights, forcing them to step up training programs, recruit foreign pilots and even replace planes with buses.