Air Cargo

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

LATAM Cargo transported more than 15,500 tons of fresh flowers for Valentine’s Day season

AJOT Newsroom | February 17, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

• By adding capacity, the company transported 16% more fresh flowers than last year’s season. • Flowers were shipped from Bogota, Medellin and Quito to the main consumption markets, notably North America and Europe.

Lufthansa Cargo now only flies with electronic air waybills

AJOT Newsroom | February 17, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

Digitization of paper airwayAWBs as of summer flight schedule continues to drive digital transformation of air cargo industry

Flying-taxi startup Joby slumps after test-flight accident

Bloomberg | February 17, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

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AJOT Newsroom | February 17, 2022

MightyFly autonomous flight success paves the way for efficient cargo loading and unloading

MightyFly is re-imagining mid mile cargo transport for businesses through cost savings, increased efficiency, and carbon neutrality.

Singapore Airlines Cargo selects cargo.one as global innovation partner to drive customer-centric digital cargo sales

AJOT Newsroom | February 17, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

• Asia focus: Partnership with Singapore’s national flag carrier will enable bookings for high quality cargo capacity in Asia’s busiest hubs • Digitalization excellence: Airline leverages cargo.one’s digital technology to ensure impeccable end-to-end booking experience for cargo customers

Peli BioThermal releases new Crēdo™ Cargo shipper

Peli BioThermal, the life science industry’s cold chain partner from discovery to distribution, announces its newest version of Crēdo™ Cargo, a key component of the Crēdo™ on Demand rental program.

Frontier Airlines launches service at FLL with 12 new nonstop routes

AJOT Newsroom | February 17, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Kuehne+Nagel enters into long-term agreement with Atlas Air for two Boeing 747-8 freighters

AJOT Newsroom | February 17, 2022 | Air Cargo | Charters

• Dedicated charter agreement for exclusive capacity • Expanding Kuehne+Nagel charter network • Supporting customers on volatile trade lanes

United aims to quadruple the size of Its fleet of training aircraft

AJOT Newsroom | February 17, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United Aviate Academy today announced that it aims to potentially quadruple the size of its fleet of training aircraft, in response to the surge of applications to the country's only flight school owned by a major airline. The Academy will add 25 new, state-of-the art Cirrus TRAC SR20 training aircraft to its current fleet of 25, with the option to purchase up to 50 more.

Flying cabs steal thunder at airshow as clean future beckons

Electric flying taxis took center stage at the Singapore Airshow this week as pressure to cut emissions and rebound from the pandemic leads airlines to invest in short, battery-powered hops to spur future growth.