Air Cargo

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

Bailout pleas renewed for restaurants, airlines as cash runs out

Bloomberg | July 15, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Extension of airline payroll aid sought by unions, lawmakers

Bloomberg | July 15, 2020 | Air Cargo

Johnson backs away from punishing British Airways over jobs

Bloomberg | July 15, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Delta sees up to $3.3 billion charge on voluntary departures

Bloomberg | July 15, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

‘Nut rage’ family matriarch convicted of assault, Yonhap says

Bloomberg | July 15, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Hazmat suits for air travel are here

Bloomberg | July 15, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Swashbuckling airline titans crushed with sector on life support

Bloomberg | July 15, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Robots deployed to kill viruses at Heathrow Airport at night

Bloomberg | July 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Heathrow Airport is introducing cleaning robots and other measures to try to reduce the risk of virus transmission at the U.K. aviation hub as the country eases travel restrictions.

Toronto Airport cuts workforce 27% with traffic at 1996 levels

Bloomberg | July 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

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FAA’s failure to cull bad pilots cited in fatal Atlas crash

Bloomberg | July 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The fatal crash of a cargo plane last year was caused in part by the failure of the U.S. federal government to establish a reliable system of weeding out unqualified airline pilots, investigators concluded.

Branson rescues Virgin Atlantic as 70th birthday gift to himself

Bloomberg | July 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

Changes in the Board of Directors of Volga-Dnepr Group

AJOT | July 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

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Cargolux welcomes retro-branded aircraft

AJOT | July 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

One of Cargolux’s 747-400ERF freighters, LX-NCL, will be welcomed home to Luxembourg today sporting a brand-new retro livery. The aircraft is expected to land in the Grand Duchy at 16:45 local time.

Boeing announces second-quarter deliveries

AJOT | July 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing lost 60 Max jet orders in June with virus crimping buyers

Bloomberg | July 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

A solvent recapitalization of Virgin Atlantic

AJOT | July 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

South African Airways creditors approve $1.6 billion rescue

Bloomberg | July 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Virgin Atlantic set for $1.25 billion rescue

Bloomberg | July 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. is poised to announce a rescue worth at least 1 billion pounds ($1.25 billion), after clearing the last major hurdle to the deal, according to people familiar with the matter.