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American Airlines Cargo continues international route expansion with service to New Delhi

AJOT Newsroom | November 11, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

CPaT announces new contract with Serene Air, Pakistan

AJOT Newsroom | November 11, 2021 | Air Cargo | Technology

CPaT Global, the world’s leading provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, today announced they have been awarded a new contract by Serene Air.

Kenya Airways asks government to settle $250 million debt

Bloomberg | November 11, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing set to dent Airbus India dominance with 737 Max order

Bloomberg | November 11, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Flight traffic at Frankfurt Airport rises above 2019 levels

Bloomberg | November 11, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

Boeing reaches liability deal in Ethiopian air crash suits

Bloomberg | November 11, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

SAF offtake with Southwest Airlines

AJOT Newsroom | November 10, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Energy

Norway’s Wideroe to fly first zero-emission passenger plane

Bloomberg | November 10, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Biden urges net-zero aviation by 2050 in huge leap beyond cars

President Joe Biden’s administration is targeting one of the tougher sources of climate-warming greenhouse gases with a plan that calls for the U.S. aviation sector to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Emirates half-year loss narrows as global travel picks up

Bloomberg | November 10, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

American Air offers $1,000 bounties to firm holiday staffing

Bloomberg | November 09, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Kuehne+Nagel becomes the first air logistics provider to offer customers sustainable fuel option for all shipments

Astral Airlines and Aquila Air Capital sign aircraft lease agreement

AJOT Newsroom | November 09, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Aquila Air Capital, a specialty finance platform focused on commercial aerospace, today announced the signing of operating leases for three Boeing 757-200F freighter aircraft with Astral Airlines. SkyExec Capital Jets acted as arranger and will service the lease during the term. The aircraft are expected to be delivered to Astral starting in November 2021, upon completion of their scheduled maintenance.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines obtains approval for transportation of lithium batteries over 35 kilograms ex China

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Bloomberg | November 09, 2021

United’s ‘disdain’ for vaccine objectors is criticized by judge

A federal judge in Texas blasted United Airlines Inc. for its treatment of employees with religious objections to the company’s coronavirus vaccine mandate, saying its use of indefinite unpaid leave to accommodate the workers is a “trifling pittance.”

Aircraft keep flying higher, creating extra airspace capacity and burning less fuel, saving 1 million tons of CO2 per year

AJOT Newsroom | November 09, 2021 | Air Cargo | Technology

In their flight plans, aircraft request to cruise at an altitude (‘flight level’) that’s most efficient for them, so that they burn less fuel. When airspace is congested, they might request lower or be kept lower by air traffic management. The graph shows how requested cruise levels have increased over the last 25 years: in September 1995 only 6% of flights requested to cruise above flight level 350 (FL350, approximately 35,000 feet), by September 2021 40% of flights did.

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