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VINCI Airports sells its stake in Stockholm Skavsta Airport management company to Arlandastad Group and signs an agreement to develop a photovoltaic power plant

• VINCI Airports sells 90.1% of Stockholm Skavsta Flygplats AB to real estate Swedish Arlandastad Group, which will develop 484 hectares of land on the airport site • VINCI Airports and Arlandastad Group sign an agreement for the construction and operation of one of Sweden's largest solar power plants on the airport site and aim to jointly develop a photovoltaic farm programme in Sweden.

Chinese air travel faces mass cancellations after plane crash

Bloomberg | March 22, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Kale and WFS pilot reduces truck wait times at JFK

AJOT Newsroom | March 22, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

The IT provider’s slot and dock management module of its Air Cargo Community System has reduced truck wait times by up to 66 percent for pilot participants at Worldwide Flight Services at JFK Airport, New York

Cathay to fly just once every 14 days when US, U.K. ban lifts

Bloomberg | March 22, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

China has largest and youngest Boeing 737-800 fleet in world

Bloomberg | March 22, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Hong Kong Airport to lift transit passenger ban from April 1

Bloomberg | March 22, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Here’s everything we know about the China plane crash so far

Bloomberg | March 21, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board went into a near-vertical dive and crashed in a remote mountainous area of southern China on Monday. It was the country’s worst air disaster in nearly a decade. Here’s what we know so far:

Previous crashes may give clues to China jet’s mystery plunge

Bloomberg | March 21, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

After cruising along at altitude on March 21, China Eastern Airlines Corp. flight MU5735 started nosediving in a matter of seconds, an unusual delineation that will be the focus of investigators trying to understand what brought down the Boeing Co. jet.

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Bloomberg | March 21, 2022

China jet’s nosedive from 29,000 feet baffles crash specialists

The China Eastern Airlines Corp. jet was flying a normal route to Guangzhou when it suddenly nosed over at cruise altitude and dove.

Qatar Air denies owing Airbus $220 million for rejected A350s

Bloomberg | March 21, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing’s tenuous recovery in China shaken by latest 737 crash

Bloomberg | March 21, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

DHL Express announces two of the largest ever sustainable aviation fuel deals with bp and Neste amounting to more than 800 million liters

• bp and Neste commit to supply DHL Express with more than 800 million liters of Sustainable Aviation Fuel until 2026 • CO2 savings on a lifecycle basis estimated to be equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions of approx. 400,000 passenger cars • Landmark deals mark major step towards Deutsche Post DHL Group’s goal of using 30 percent of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for all air transport by 2030 • Frank Appel, CEO Deutsche Post DHL Group: “Using SAF is currently one of the key routes to reducing CO2 lifecycle emissions in aviation.”

Cathay rallies as Hong Kong plans to ease curbs on air travel

Bloomberg | March 21, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

IAG Cargo partners with cargo.one as it doubles down on its digital footprint

AJOT Newsroom | March 21, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

• Market leaders: cargo.one cements its position in the digital cargo bookings space by partnering with European leader IAG Cargo • Worldwide reach: cargo.one users will leverage hundreds of new routes via IAG Cargo’s sister airlines British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Level and Vueling • Leveraging data: IAG Cargo to benefit from unique data insights via cargo.one’s cargo.one360 platform

WestJet Cargo and the GTA Group announce partnership expansion to better serve Canada’s express cargo market

AJOT Newsroom | March 21, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

WestJet Cargo and the GTA Group today announced a long-term partnership that will support the expansion and growth of domestic cargo opportunities for both businesses. Beginning in 2022, WestJet Cargo will partner with the GTA Group to increase shipping capacity using four dedicated 737-800NG freighters operated by WestJet, to fulfill overnight express cargo service out of WestJet's Toronto hub.