Air Cargo

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

How to avoid coronavirus on flights: Forget masks, says top airline doctor

Bloomberg | February 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

FIS Air Freight Report February 3, 2020

AJOT Newsroom | February 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | General

The compounding effect of coronavirus quarantine measures and post CNY slack volumes smash air freight rates in the first week of February.

Sanad and Ethiopian Airlines join forces to create MRO Center Of Excellence in Africa

AJOT Newsroom | February 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Sanad set to capitalise on the continent’s MRO business potential through strong OEM and operator relationships

Aeroflot launches ticket sales for direct flights between Krasnoyarsk and Tyumen

AJOT Newsroom | February 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United Air buys flight school to meet rising demand for pilots

Bloomberg | February 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United Airlines Holdings Inc. is purchasing a flight-training school to help increase the supply of future pilots and is exploring ways to boost financing programs to help pay for aviators’ education.

South African Airways plans to accelerate jobs cuts, union says

Bloomberg | February 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

South African Airways is accelerating plans to reduce its wage bill and intends to implement deeper jobs cuts than previously announced, according to a labor-union official.

Lufthansa: Special timetable for flights to and from China (mainland)

AJOT Newsroom | February 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The belly capacities of these flights are not available for air cargo. However, flights to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) will continue to operate as scheduled.

Air traffic management systems to be characterized by advanced technological developments through 2025

Global Market Insights | February 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | General

Air traffic management is a pivotal service established with an objective of supporting a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic.

Virus Hits Planemakers as Airbus, Boeing Shutter China Plants

Bloomberg | February 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The aerospace industry is joining carmakers in shuttering Chinese plants in response to the coronavirus outbreak, with Airbus SE halting an assembly line and Boeing Co. and Safran SA also closing facilities.