Air Cargo

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

Changes to the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo planned for 1 August 2018

AJOT | April 11, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Munich Airport reports record net annual profit of €155 million for 2017

AJOT | April 11, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports

UPS Caught Flat-footed By E-Commerce; Pilots To Survey Shippers To Determine Impact

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Boeing Announces Global Fleet Care Agreements for Singapore Airlines and Scoot

AJOT | April 11, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing and SIAEC also finalize agreements for BAPAS to enter full operations

Boeing, Qatar Airways Sign Letter of Intent for Five 777 Freighters

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AJOT | Top Story | April 11, 2018

Boeing, Qatar Airways Sign Letter of Intent for Five 777 Freighters

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Qatar Airways today signed a letter of intent to purchase five 777 Freighters, valued at $1.7 billion at list prices. When a purchase is finalized, it will be posted to Boeing's Orders and Deliveries website.

Emirates SkyCargo introduces new product for rapid transport of aircraft parts

AJOT | April 11, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Emirates SkyCargo, the world’s largest international cargo airline, has launched Emirates AOG – a new airfreight product designed for transporting aircraft parts quickly across the globe.

Embattled Alitalia Attracts Approaches From EasyJet, Lufthansa

Bloomberg | April 11, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

HNA Postpones Swissport Sale, Shelving Second IPO in 2 Weeks

Bloomberg | April 10, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing-Embraer Deal Buoyed as Brazil Minister Sees `Marriage’

Bloomberg | April 10, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

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Boeing Reports First-Quarter Deliveries

AJOT | April 10, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the first quarter of 2018.

hermes’ new H5 version goes live at Hanoi Airport ahead of global rollout

AJOT | April 10, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

The Possibility of Flights to Arctic Latitudes up to 78.25 Confirmed for SSJ100

AJOT | April 10, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

Latam Cargo expands its freight network in Europe

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AJOT | Top Story | April 10, 2018

Latam Cargo expands its freight network in Europe

LATAM Cargo, the leader in cargo transportation to, from and within Latin America, recently opened two direct cargo routes from Brussels and Madrid to South America, with two and one weekly frequencies respectively, making the company the only airline to offer air freighter service between these cities and the region.

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Boeing, Lion Air Group Announce Order for 50 737 MAX 10 Airplanes

AJOT | April 10, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Fast-growing carrier placed the largest incremental order of Boeing’s newest 737 jet

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Norwegian Air Postpones Canada Services Amid 737 Delivery Delays

Bloomberg | April 10, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has shelved flights between Europe and Canada until next year after delivery delays afflicting Boeing Co. 737 Max narrow-body jets left too little time to market the planned routes.

United Sees First-Quarter Revenue Gauge Near High End of Outlook

Bloomberg | April 09, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Lufthansa to Scrap Half of Tuesday’s Flights Amid German Strike

Bloomberg | April 09, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Lufthansa canceled half of Tuesday’s scheduled flights after a public-sector union set plans for a strike that will stifle operations at the German airline’s two largest airport hubs.

Boeing Tops Airbus With $12.3 Billion American Air Deal for 787s

Bloomberg | April 06, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Robert Van De Weg rejoins Volga-Dnepr Group to strengthen global commercial activities

Robert van de Weg, one of the air cargo industry’s leading commercial executives, has rejoined Volga-Dnepr Group as Vice President for Sales and Marketing.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines transports a record number of va-Q-tainers XLx to deliver pharma products

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AJOT | Top Story | April 06, 2018

AirBridgeCargo Airlines transports a record number of va-Q-tainers XLx to deliver pharma products

The 19 high-performance passive containers, weighing around 15 tonnes in total, were delivered to Frankfurt ready to ‘load and go’ onboard one of AirBridgeCargo’s Boeing 747-8F services to their final destination in Moscow.