Air Cargo

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

EMO Trans opens new office in Philippines

EMO Trans, Inc. | January 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Turkish Airlines plane lands in Johannesburg after problem

Bloomberg | January 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

A Turkish Airlines flight from Cape Town to Istanbul landed in Johannesburg after being diverted because of an unspecified problem, Airports Company of South Africa said.

Most of 2019’s deadly plane accidents were in North America

Bloomberg | January 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Dimerco and Elanders enter joint venture for air and sea freight forwarding business

AJOT Newsroom | December 30, 2019 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders | Logistics

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AJOT Newsroom | December 30, 2019

Ethiopian Airlines, Boeing partner to help those in need

The airline took delivery of a new 787 Dreamliner from North Charleston, South Carolina in December and loaded the jet with 34,000 pounds of books and 5,800 pounds of school supplies, clothing and medical supplies for the flight home to Addis Ababa.

Aeroflot named Best China-Europe Transit Airline

AJOT Newsroom | December 30, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The award was given to Aeroflot for the second consecutive year at the Stars Awards ceremony 2019, which took place in Shanghai at the St. Regis Shanghai Jingan hotel.

Cyclone Alert Forces Mauritius to Close Stock Exchange, Airport

Bloomberg | December 30, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

HNA to win ‘war’ against debt problems next year, chairman says

Bloomberg | December 30, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

HNA Group Co.’s chairman predicted 2020 will be “the decisive year to win the war” against the Chinese conglomerate’s long-running liquidity challenges.

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Bloomberg | December 30, 2019

Lufthansa’s Eurowings hit as three-day UFO union strike begins

Cabin crew at Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s Germanwings unit began a three-day strike Monday that will affect around 180 mostly domestic Eurowings flights out of about 1,200 scheduled during the New Year period.

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Naubet Bisenov, Nariman Gizitdinov and Anurag Kotoky | December 27, 2019

Kazakhstan grounds Bek Air planes after crash kills at least 12

At least a dozen people died after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff early Friday in southeastern Kazakhstan, leading local authorities to ground the rest of budget carrier Bek Air’s fleet.

Kazakhstan plane crash kills at least 12, injures dozens

Bloomberg | December 27, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

FIS Air Freight Report December 23, 2019

AJOT Newsroom | December 26, 2019 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

China to Europe versus US spreads decrease as the softer decline in China to US rates (still down another 13 cents this week) is matched by an equal decline from China to Europe (down 15 cents).

USDOT issues proposed rule on remote ID for drones

AJOT Newsroom | December 26, 2019 | Air Cargo | Technology

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a proposed rule that would continue the safe integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly called drones, into the nation’s airspace by requiring them to be identifiable remotely.

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Bloomberg | December 26, 2019

Drones need huge tracking network for expanded flights, FAA says

All but the smallest civilian drones would have to broadcast radio tracking data to ensure greater safety and prevent terrorism under a sweeping proposal unveiled by U.S. regulators Thursday.

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Bloomberg | December 24, 2019

Boeing discloses ‘very disturbing’ messages on Max to FAA

The documents were turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter who wasn’t permitted to speak about it. The disclosure came on the same day that Boeing ousted its chief executive officer.