Air Cargo

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FIS Air Freight Report April 6, 2020

AJOT | April 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | General

Something the market hasn't seen for a little while, we are starting to see significant divergence in rate trends. China to Europe finds another gear, lifted up another $1.64 (up 35.81%, $6.22). For the most part this is due to a huge $2.18 gain from Shanghai to Europe (up %42.33%, $7.33) to never-before-seen levels.

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Swiss WorldCargo to perform more than ten cargo flights for Swiss healthcare institutions

Air Freight News | April 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The operation, which is extensively supported by the company’s Swiss WorldCargo airfreight division, is being conducted on behalf of the Zurich Cantonal Pharmacy and in collaboration with knechtcare / Welti-Furrer (the Knecht Group) and Männedorf Hospital.

Boeing extends suspension of Puget Sound production operations

AJOT | April 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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United Airlines partners with New York City to fly medical volunteers

AJOT | April 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airline to provide free, round-trip flights for doctors, nurses and other professionals who want to help treat patients in U.S. city with the highest concentration of COVID-19 cases

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Airbus tells employees production rebound unlikely in short term

Bloomberg | April 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus SE has told employees that a return to full operations isn’t feasible in the short term because of parts shortages and the inability of struggling airlines to take delivery of new aircraft, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Democrats urge Mnuchin to avoid ‘unreasonable’ terms on airlines

Bloomberg | April 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Turkish Airlines suspends all domestic flights until april 20

Bloomberg | April 04, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Boeing suspends Philadelphia area operations in response to COVID-19

AJOT | April 03, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Facility produces H-47 Chinook and V-22 Osprey aircraft for defense customers

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Rainer Wittenfeld appointed Co-Managing Director of LUG aircargo handling GmbH

AJOT | April 03, 2020 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders | People | Appointments

LUG aircargo handling GmbH has strengthened its leadership team with Rainer Wittenfeld being appointed Co-Managing Director alongside Patrik Tschirch.

Immediate support for air cargo urgently needed - TIACA

AJOT | April 03, 2020 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

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Ryanair to lose $325 million from oil insurance trades gone bad

Bloomberg | April 03, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ryanair Holdings Plc predicted a 300 million-euro ($325 million) hit for the fiscal year that just ended because of wrong-way bets on fuel hedges.

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Airline Industry warns of crisis bigger than 9/11 aftermath

Bloomberg | April 03, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Global air traffic demand fell 14% in February, the most since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as airlines were “hit by a sledgehammer called COVID-19,” the International Air Transport Association said.

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Cathay cuts skeleton capacity even further as demand disappears

Bloomberg | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said it will cut capacity even further as travel demand has disappeared because of the coronavirus.

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HNA’s Swissport to Hire Houlihan Lokey to Advise on Debt

Bloomberg | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Swissport International AG, the airport ground services firm owned by beleaguered Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co., hired advisers to review its debt as passenger air traffic grinds to a halt because of coronavirus restrictions.

American Airlines gives up on most overseas flying this summer

Bloomberg | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

British Airways furloughs 30,000 staff to cope with coronavirus

Bloomberg | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

TIACA urges immediate support for air cargo

AJOT | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

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