Air Cargo

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

HNA’s Swissport to Hire Houlihan Lokey to Advise on Debt

Bloomberg | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Swissport International AG, the airport ground services firm owned by beleaguered Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co., hired advisers to review its debt as passenger air traffic grinds to a halt because of coronavirus restrictions.

American Airlines gives up on most overseas flying this summer

Bloomberg | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Federal Court decision provides clear path for completing contract negotiations for Atlas Air and Southern Air Pilots

AJOT | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

British Airways furloughs 30,000 staff to cope with coronavirus

Bloomberg | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

LUG aircargo handling GmbH has strengthened its leadership team with Wittenfeld

AJOT | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Fitch takes rating actions on select US regional airports amid coronavirus disruptions

AJOT | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

TIACA urges immediate support for air cargo

AJOT | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

January 2020 US airline freight data (preliminary)

AJOT | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

U.S. airlines carried 0.7% less freight by weight in January 2020 than in January 2019, according to preliminary data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by the 15 airlines that carry the most freight.

Boeing to offer voluntary buyouts to entire staff of 161,000

Bloomberg | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Southwest to become second US airline applying for relief

Bloomberg | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

EasyJet Founder escalates fleet row with challenge to board

Bloomberg | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo

EasyJet Plc’s founder has called for a shareholder meeting to oust one of the discount airline’s directors, following through on a threat to remove the board one-by-one in a dispute over a 4.5 billion-pound ($5.6 billion) aircraft order.

Boeing expected to announce voluntary buyouts to all employees

Bloomberg | April 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Co. is expected to announce voluntary buyouts in a message to its 161,000 employees on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the plans.