Air Cargo

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

Southwest Air targets extra $2.6 billion with stock, bond sales

Bloomberg | April 28, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Turkish Cargo achieves three certifications concurrently

AJOT | April 28, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Turkish Cargo, the fastest-growing air cargo airline in the world with continuously prospering operations, became the first air cargo airline to concurrently achieve all three "CEIV Pharma, CEIV Fresh, and CEIV Live Animals" certifications, under the IATA CEIV (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators) program.

SAS slashes 5,000 jobs in deepest cut at a European airline

Bloomberg | April 28, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Germany prepares to take stake in Lufthansa in bailout

Bloomberg | April 28, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Virgin Australia bondholders in talks with Hogan Lovells

Bloomberg | April 28, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

ANA reports quarterly loss, scraps dividend with traffic halted

Bloomberg | April 28, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

JetBlue will require customers to cover their faces for travel

Bloomberg | April 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Vietnam Airlines to provide 2 direct US flights for Americans

Bloomberg | April 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing plans to restart South Carolina 787 operations next week

Bloomberg | April 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Southwest in discussions to raise new equity, debt

Bloomberg | April 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Sabrewing Aircraft Company to Roll-Out the Rhaegal during US Air Force’s Agility Prime Program

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AJOT | Top Story | April 27, 2020

Sabrewing Aircraft Company to Roll-Out the Rhaegal during US Air Force’s Agility Prime Program

Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc., maker of the world’s first heavy-lift, long-range, unmanned cargo aircraft, will hold an on-line, public roll-out of its full-sized flying aircraft, the Rhaegal-A as part of the US Air Force’s “Agility Prime” program kick-off scheduled for the week of April 27 through May 1, 2020.

Airlines borrow $31 billion to weather pandemic blow to travel

Bloomberg | April 27, 2020 | Air Cargo

Turkey seeks to restart economy with domestic flights in May

Bloomberg | April 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | International Trade

City Union Logistics, member of XLProjects load anti-epidemic medical supplies to Moldova

AJOT | April 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

City Union Logistics, member of XLProjects based in China recently completed the air charter operation of AN124 to Moldova last week, the flight departed from Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG) on early morning of April, 19 which fully loaded anti-epidemic medical supplies including masks, protection suits, Covid-19 virus test kits, gloves, medicines, Ear thermometers and etc.

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Swiss WorldCargo reinstates Cargo only destinations

AJOT | April 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Swiss WorldCargo will be operating an additional 100+ cargo only flights until the end of May.

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Virgin Atlantic goes cargo-only to Tel Aviv

AJOT | April 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Virgin Atlantic will relaunch scheduled cargo-only flights from London to Tel Aviv from May 6th, which will also offer same day connections over the UK to and from the US, Hong Kong, Shanghai and South Africa.

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PPE to UK: British Airways adds extra flights a week from China

AJOT | April 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

21 British Airways flights a week from China to London now operating, up from 13 this time last week

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U.S. Airline Cargo Data (Preliminary), February 2020

AJOT | April 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

U.S. airlines carried 0.4% less cargo by weight in February 2020 than in February 2019, data filed by 15 of the leading cargo airlines. The 15 airlines carry more than 95% of the total cargo by weight on U.S. airlines. Cargo data consists of freight and mail carried within the U.S. and between the U.S. and foreign points.

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Boeing Breakup Adds to Embraer’s Trials in Post-Covid World

Air Freight News | April 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | General

Boeing Co.’s decision to ditch its joint-venture plans with Embraer SA comes at a turbulent time for planemakers, but the Brazilian company may even come out stronger for it.