Air Cargo

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

Cathay delays Airbus deliveries to stem crippling cash drain

Bloomberg | July 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Bleak aviation outlook has Asian refiners juggling fuel output

Bloomberg | July 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | General

Lockheed’s new CEO rules out commercial aerospace in deal hunt

Bloomberg | July 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | General

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FAA Puts Boeing Max on Path to Return to Service in October

Air Freight News | July 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

U.S. aviation regulators announced an important milestone in returning Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max jet to service, an event one person familiar with the process said would happen no earlier than October.

Ministry of Infrastructure and LATAM conclude mega-operation to transport 240 million masks to Brazil

Air Cargo

AJOT | Top Story | July 21, 2020

Ministry of Infrastructure and LATAM conclude mega-operation to transport 240 million masks to Brazil

The last of 39 flights carried out since May arrived in São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport on Sunday night (19).

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Etihad Cargo enhances export control compliance with E2Open partnership

Air Freight News | July 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The alliance is set to streamline regulatory compliance screening processes against 600+ Restricted Party Lists as well as Dual Use commodities and Military Regulations for 170+ countries

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South Africa seeks private finance to rescue SAA, Mboweni says

Bloomberg | July 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni rejected accusations from the biggest opposition party that he plans to use state funds to rescue the bankrupt national airline, saying a range of funding options that would source money from the private sector are being considered.

India’s top airline cuts staff 10% in bow to virus impact

Bloomberg | July 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Southwest Air Says 28% of Workers Applied to Take Leave or Exit

Bloomberg | July 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Southwest Airlines Co. said 28% of its workforce has agreed to leave the company permanently or temporarily, boosting the carrier’s effort to preserve cash.

interCaribbean Announces New Flights Between Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

AJOT | July 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Air Partner Operates Hundreds of Cargo Flights Transporting Medical Supplies in the Fight Against COVID-19

AJOT | July 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Charters

Fitch Downgrades JFK IAT (NY) to ‘BBB’

AJOT | July 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

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Boeing and Etihad Broaden Sustainability Alliance by Testing Innovations on ecoDemonstrator 787

AJOT | July 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Test bed will evaluate ways to reduce emissions and noise while flying on sustainable fuel

AirBridgeCargo and ATRAN transport over 170 tons of medical equipment to Krasnoyarsk

Air Cargo

AJOT | Top Story | July 20, 2020

AirBridgeCargo and ATRAN transport over 170 tons of medical equipment to Krasnoyarsk

AirBridgeCargo Airlines and ATRAN Airlines, air cargo carriers within Volga-Dnepr Group, have organized dedicated charters to transport much-needed medical equipment from Moscow (SVO) to Krasnoyarsk (KJA) on behalf of Moscow Government.

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End of the craziest half year in air cargo - WorldACD publishes full data through June & provisional data for early July

AJOT | July 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Since the start of COVID-19, the nature of air cargo developments has changed dramatically. All sorts of changes, unheard of up till 2020, could be seen in the past four months. We have reported on the market meltdown.

Airbus Calls for U.K. to Step Up Aviation Research After Brexit

Bloomberg | July 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | General

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How air cargo forwarders can adapt now to face the future

AJOT | July 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

The Coronavirus pandemic has intensified pressure on forwarders to quickly adapt to meet shipper demands amid a turbulent air cargo sector. Cargoguide Managing Director Jorre Cobelens explains how online rate management platforms can offer a fast and effective way of enhancing productivity and save money.