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October 2025 U.S. airline traffic data up 1.6% from same month last year

AJOT Newsroom | January 09, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airlines | By The Numbers

This release is published on a fixed schedule as required by the Office of Management and Budget, and statistics in this release may be revised when inputs to the statistics are corrected or updated

TBM and Kodiak aircraft continued their market expansion with deliveries in 2025

AJOT Newsroom | January 09, 2026 | Air Cargo | General

Daher’s turboprop-powered TBM and Kodiak airplane deliveries in 2025 marked new program milestones and further expanded the customer base for these two product lines with owners, operators and public service agencies.

Barq Group and Elroy Air establish Chaparral Manufacturing joint venture

AJOT Newsroom | January 09, 2026 | Air Cargo | General

This collaboration between the parties establishes the framework for a joint venture (JV) that will invest $200M to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi to produce the Chaparral, an autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo UAS.

CHAMP Cargosystems welcomes Galindo as new CEO

AJOT Newsroom | January 08, 2026 | Air Cargo | Technology

CHAMP Cargosystems, a SITA Group company, has announced the appointment of Manuel Galindo as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, marking the beginning of an important new chapter in the company’s strategic evolution.

BGS renews partnership with airBaltic

AJOT Newsroom | January 08, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Baltic Ground Services (BGS) has extended its contract with the Latvian airline airBaltic for more than a year.

Alaska Airlines announces largest fleet order in airline’s history

AJOT Newsroom | January 07, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Alaska Airlines announced it is ordering 105 new 737-10 aircraft and five new 787 aircraft.

Air cargo ends a tumultuous 2025 with +6% volume growth in December

AJOT Newsroom | January 07, 2026 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Global air cargo demand finished a tumultuous 2025 on a high with volumes up +6% year-on-year in December, but flatlining e-commerce shipments ex-China will create concern for airlines and forwarders reliant on consumers’ online buying sprees, say industry analysts Xeneta.

Reiter appointed new SEA Airport Managing Director

Port of Seattle Executive Director Steve Metruck announced today that Wendy Reiter has been selected as the new Managing Director of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), effective January 7, 2026.

US proposing to help airlines avoid fines over consumer protection violations

Reuters | January 07, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The U.S. Transportation Department is proposing to revise its guidance to deemphasize imposing civil fines on airlines violating consumer protection rules and to drop Biden-era policies.

New joint managing directors for allivate

allivate, the Frankfurt-based IT company specializing in air cargo solutions, is starting 2026 with two new leaders.

[Freightos Weekly Update] LNY demand pushing ocean rates up as air moves past peak

American further strengthens its flagship hub at DFW

AJOT Newsroom | January 06, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airlines

American Airlines is fundamentally changing the way it does business at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), the airline’s largest hub.

ECS Group expands GSSA coverage for Challenge Group

AJOT Newsroom | January 06, 2026 | Air Cargo | Freighters

• The Challenge Group GSSA portfolio has grown by another seven countries • ECS Group subsidiary, Globe Air Cargo, ensures commercial efficiency and full customer service for Challenge Group customers across its Eastern European network • “One team, one aim, one drive” is the common leitmotiv in the GSSA partnership

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AJOT Newsroom | January 06, 2026

American takes Chicago expansion up a notch with 100 new daily departures this spring

American Airlines is taking its ongoing expansion in Chicago to the next level with 100 new daily departures from O’Hare International Airport (ORD).

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AJOT Newsroom | January 06, 2026

JetBlue set to launch new nonstop service between New York and Cleveland

JetBlue announced plans to launch new daily nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE).

KLM running out of de-icing fluid for planes in Amsterdam

Reuters | January 06, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Dutch airline KLM said on Tuesday that it was running out of fluid to remove ice from aircraft at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport where cold weather has caused thousands of flight cancellations over the past five days.

B&H Worldwide plays key role in delivery of life-saving rescue H145 helicopters

Two Airbus H145 rescue helicopters have arrived in New Zealand, marking a major milestone in the fleet renewal programme for the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust and operator GCH Aviation, with international transportation managed by global aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide.

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Stuart Todd | January 06, 2026

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