Air Cargo

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FIS Air Freight Report July 6, 2020

AJOT | July 07, 2020 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Hong Kong to Europe and Hong Kong to USA routes have been impacted th e most, with the former falling by 61 cents and the later falling by 82 cents.

US units of Chinese companies got American bailout funds

Bloomberg | July 07, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology

Heathrow aims to trial virus tests opening way to US flights

Bloomberg | July 07, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad aims to fly to 58 destinations by August

Bloomberg | July 07, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

FACL new handling partner at Frankfurt hub

AJOT | July 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Fiege subsidiary takes over parts of the physical freight handling in the LCC

Virgin Australia Bondholders Seek to Block Sale to Bain Capital

Bloomberg | July 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd. bondholders asked the country’s deals regulator to let them pitch a plan to rescue the airline in an effort to derail a sale to Bain Capital LP.

Airbus CEO Urges Better EU Coordination on Restarting Air Travel

Bloomberg | July 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air France to Cut 7,500 Jobs With Recovery Seen Years Away

Bloomberg | July 03, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

British Airways Settles Quarantine Suit With U.K. Government

Bloomberg | July 03, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Bollore Logistics Extends the Airlift with Africa To Ensure Supply Continuity

AJOT | July 03, 2020 | Air Cargo

Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 health crisis. Bollore Logistics is extending until 31 -July 2020 its special weekly cargo freight service between Europe and West Africa - The WARA AIR SERVICE.

Trip & Co announces patent pending for cargo in cabin innovations

AJOT | July 03, 2020 | Air Cargo

Trip & Co and SII have joined forces in order to develop efficient products to transport cargo on board of passenger flights.

British Airways Lambastes Quarantine as Unscientific in Court

Bloomberg | July 03, 2020 | Air Cargo

British Airways parent IAG SA kicked off its legal fight against the U.K. policy of forcing visitors to self-isolate for 14 days, saying even the government’s own scientists acknowledged that the quarantine would have little impact on virus transmission.

Alaska Airlines secures nearly $1.2 billion in private funding

AJOT | July 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air cargo takes its first steps to a structural recovery in June

AJOT | July 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

As PPE volumes faded, global air cargo volumes in June provided the first real indicators of structural recovery. The industry seems to be ‘slowly getting back up on its feet’ as volumes in the first four weeks climbed 6% versus the full four weeks of May.

Delta may extend middle-seat ban in divide with American, United

Bloomberg | July 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

CBP intercepts animal skulls, bones, skins

AJOT | July 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports | International Trade

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport cargo facility intercepted a shipment of restricted and prohibited items including a canine skull, a sheep skull, various other bones, unknown mammal skins, cowrie shells, and tubs of unidentified black paste presumed to be homemade soap with possible animal origin ingredients.

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