Air Cargo

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

Boeing’s 737 Max may not fy until early 2020, Barclays says

Bloomberg | September 10, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Kenya Airways to cut flights as pilot battle hampers recruitment

Bloomberg | September 10, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

British Airways pilot strike holds firm as union calls for talks

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Bloomberg | Top Story | September 10, 2019

British Airways pilot strike holds firm as union calls for talks

British Airways pilots forced the cancellation of almost all flights on the second day of a strike Tuesday as their union called on management to make new pay proposals to resolve the dispute.

Cathay Pacific’s crisis puts focus on Air China’s next move

Bloomberg | September 09, 2019 | Air Cargo

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British Airways two-day pilot strike grounds nearly all flights

Air Freight News | September 09, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

British Airways scrapped almost all of its timetable for the next two days as pilots went on strike for the first time in decades in a labor dispute that could cost the carrier 80 million pounds ($98 million).

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Flirtey unveils the future of drone delivery

AJOT | September 09, 2019 | Air Cargo | Technology

The company has released the much-anticipated first video of its next-generation delivery drone performing consumer and automated external defibrillator (AED) deliveries to customer homes.

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Southwest aims to share max grounding reimbursement with workers

Bloomberg | September 09, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Southwest Airlines Co. is working with Boeing Co. on reimbursement for the lengthy grounding of the 737 Max and plans to share part of the payback with employees.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group sends team to provide logistics support for Dorian relief effort

AJOT | September 09, 2019 | Air Cargo | Logistics | Integrators

The DHL employee volunteers arrived in Nassau on Thursday, September 5, 2019, to receive and offload the first wide-body charter plane carrying Hurricane Dorian relief supplies into The Bahamas.

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Air France-KLM slumps on disappointing peak-season bookings

Bloomberg | September 09, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air France-KLM shares dropped the most in six months after the Franco-Dutch carrier said last-minute demand in the crucial summer season has been disappointing.

Typhoon strands more than 5,000 people at Tokyo’s Narita Airport

Bloomberg | September 09, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports | Intermodal

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Cargolux on heavy duty

AJOT | September 06, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Project / Heavy Lift

Cargolux Airlines successfully transported a 10-meter long shaft with a total gross weight of 43 metric tons from Luxembourg to Zhengzhou.

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LATAM Cargo transports bears from Fortaleza to São Paulo

AJOT | September 06, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

LATAM Cargo Brazil transported two bears from Fortaleza to São Paulo last week. The animals were transported in partnership with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) and the Fortaleza State Environmental Superintendence (SEMACE). The bears will be taken to a wildlife sanctuary in the state of São Paulo.

Aviation CEOs warn of Europe-US split on Boeing Max return

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Bloomberg | Top Story | September 06, 2019

Aviation CEOs warn of Europe-US split on Boeing Max return

Aviation executives are increasingly worried that a widening split between regulators in the U.S. and Europe will extend the grounding of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max, sowing confusion and fear as officials work to approve the resumption of commercial flights after two deadly crashes.