Air Cargo

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

Emirates Airline President Clark to retire in June 2020

Bloomberg | December 24, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing discloses new set of 737 Max messages to regulators

Bloomberg | December 23, 2019 | Air Cargo

For Boeing’s new CEO, saving the Max is just first hurdle

Bloomberg | December 23, 2019 | Air Cargo

FedEx’s founder says he has one big job before mulling retirement

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Bloomberg | Top Story | December 23, 2019

FedEx’s founder says he has one big job before mulling retirement

FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith says he’s nearing the end of his four-decade tenure as chief executive officer, having built a startup into a logistics behemoth with about $70 billion in annual sales.

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November another high-flying month at Ontario International Airport

AJOT | December 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

Airport entered holiday season with fifth straight month of double-digit gains

Air Charter Service raises more than £30,000 for local charity

AJOT | December 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Charters

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Etihad Cargo named center of excellence for perishable logistics

AJOT | December 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has cemented its position as a leading international air cargo carrier after becoming only the second carrier to be awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Perishable Logistics (CEIV Fresh) in Abu Dhabi.

Ryanair COO can move to rival EasyJet next month, Judge says

Bloomberg | December 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

‘Nut rage’ heiress criticizes her brother atop family business

Bloomberg | December 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Leschaco successfully certified as IATA agent

AJOT | December 20, 2019 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

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SCAC has obtained Major Change Approval for SSJ100 with horizontal winglets

AJOT | December 20, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

SSJ100 aircraft with horizontal winglets (saberlets) has successfully accomplished a series of flight tests following the results of which Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company has obtained a Major Change Approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation.

Amsterdam’s ghost airport grounded by growth-climate clash

Bloomberg | December 20, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

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Pilot in Fatal Atlas Crash Had Repeated Flight-Test Failures

Bloomberg | December 19, 2019 | Air Cargo | Freighters

A pilot on a jet carrying Amazon.com Inc. packages that crashed near Houston in February had a record of repeatedly flunking flight tests and may have become disoriented in clouds, according to newly released documents.

Spirit Airlines expands nonstop service to San Juan, Puerto Rico

AJOT | December 19, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airlines may get burned by EU Court ruling on coffee spills

Bloomberg | December 19, 2019 | Air Cargo

American Airlines mechanic pleads guilty to sabotaging jetliner

Bloomberg | December 18, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Dietl offsets 644 tons of CO2 after moving artwork

AJOT | December 18, 2019 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Dietl International, one of the largest fine arts logistics houses and a Rock-it Cargo company, has taken a leading position in the art logistics community by offsetting the environmental impact of transporting air cargo to this month’s Art Basel exhibition in Miami, Florida. Dietl International shipped a total of 167 metric tonnes (368,172 pounds) of artworks by air to the show, including a Cargolux charter between Luxembourg and Miami, which carried artwork from galleries in Germany, Switzerland, France, and the United Kingdom.